Color measurement of baby porridge, puree and puree from fruit and vegetables

Manufacturers of vegetable purée, fruit purée and puree meet very high standards.
Whether as a complete meal (baby porridge), snack or dessert, the raw materials are strictly controlled, often come from organic or even biodynamic farming and are specially tailored to the nutritional needs of the baby, child or adult.

Nevertheless, the purchase decision does not depend solely on the list of ingredients.
The color of the baby food also plays a major role – often unconsciously.
Depending on the nutritional requirements of the parents, they react to a paler, natural color or to a more intense color that reflects the raw material, e.g. banana, pumpkin or broccoli in a clear yellow, orange or green.
It is also important that a particular product on the shelf always has the same color, as the buyer associates a different – usually poorer – quality of the product with a color variance and consequently refrains from buying it.

Our solutions for porridges, purees and mash:

Agera

Colour measurement “as the eye sees”

  • 0°/45° geometry

    This geometry according to DIN corresponds very precisely to the colour impression that the human eye has of the sample.
  • Integrated camera

    The integrated camera helps to place the sample precisely and to save a photo with the measurement data.
  • Integrated QC software

    The EasyMatch QC Essentials quality control software is integrated into the device and provides all the required colour indices and metrics.
Agera
  • Full spectrum + UV

    With an illumination range of 360-700 nm, the Agera is also suitable for measuring optically brightened samples.
  • Smart user interface

    Your measurement results can be easily transferred to existing LIMS or SPC systems.

  • Easy to use and precise

    Simple "one touch" measurement reduces training time, optimizes the workflow and increases your productivity.

ColorFlex L2

Compact colorimetric station

  • Many different Port Plates

    Many Port Plates (13 mm, 19 mm, 25.4 mm, 31.8 mm) for many types of samples.

  • Compact dimensions

    With a weight of 2.75 kg and dimensions of 16 cm (height), 21 cm (width) and 24 cm (depth), the CFL2 is the ideal partner in the laboratory and production.

  • Integrated Essentials 2.0 QC software

    Colour location visualization, spectral curves, spectral data and PASS/FAIL with individual tolerances.

ColorFlex L2 Spectrophotometer
  • 45°/0° geometry

    The CFL2 measures colour as the human eye sees it.
    Every day.
    Reliable and precise.

  • In many versions

    The ColorFlex L2 is also available in Tomato and Coffee versions.

  • Easy to use and precise

    Support from Help Wizard.
    Reduces training time, optimizes the workflow and increases your productivity.

Application example:

Agera “Instrumental colour measurement of baby food”

The Agera from HunterLab with its 0°/45° measuring geometry is ideal for determining color as the human eye perceives it. As a stand-alone device, it requires little space and can be easily set up and operated in any laboratory. The color measurement of baby food is therefore uncomplicated and precise. For liquid or viscous samples, HunterLab recommends measuring in a 64 mm glass cuvette with a suitable cuvette aperture. Especially for translucent samples, the ring and disc set is available as an accessory to ensure a fixed layer thickness and a consistent background.The orifice plate with a recess for the round cuvette can be placed on the orifice opening above the sensor so that the...

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Further information for you on this topic:

  • ColorFlex L2 brochure

  • Agera brochure

Your local partner:

  • STOTTO

  • 3 Meer End - Interchange Business Park
    Birstall Leicester
    Leicestershire LE4 3EH
    UNITED KINGDOM

  • + 44 (0) 116 269 1240

HunterLab worldwide:

  • Europe / Middle East / Africa

    HunterLab Europe GmbH

  • Dr.-August-Einsele-Ring 15

    82418 Murnau

  • +49 8841 9464

  • Headquarters, North / South America

    Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.

  • 11491 Sunset Hills Road

    Reston, VA 20190-5280

  • +1 571 470 6028

  • Asia-Pacific

    HunterLab Asia Limited

  • Flat E, 13F Leahander Centre,

    28 Wang Wo Tsai Street,
    Tsuen Wan,
    New Territories,
    Hong Kong

  • +852 2406 1723

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