Applications
Food & Beverage
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Food and Beverage Applications
Near Infrared (NIR) analyzers from Verum Analytics measure key quality parameters in food and beverage manufacturing applications. In supplier validation, process optimization and final product testing LT-NIR provides the tools to monitor your whole process, resulting in higher profits and better quality.
Validate Quality at All Process Points
Raw Materials and Ingredients
Ensure the raw materials you receive conform to your specifications. IsoChem analyzers can be cart-mounted and require no special background to use. Receiving personnel can validate supplier quality as shipments come in. Identify mix-ups, measure moisture, particle size, and additives.
Real-time Process Monitoring
Achieve a better understanding of your process conditions, with the ability to measure 20 process points with a single analyzer. Monitor batch or stream quality throughout the process and make adjustments in real time. LT instruments can be integrated into your DCS for automated process control. Common applications include blend monitoring, brix, acidity, alcohol, oils, fat and protein measurements.
Product Quality Control
Ensure compliance with government regulations and build brand reputation by providing a consistent quality of product. All of this is possible with LT-NIR.
Increase Process Efficiency
LT-NIR can increase profits by helping you optimize your process. Control the usage of your most valuable ingredients by accurately monitoring changing process conditions. Verum Analytics also offers mix detection solutions, allowing you to know exactly when thorough mixing and blending is achieved. With a rapid detection time and integration into your control system, you can control these conditions in real time, assuring your batches are all to spec.
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A Wide Variety of Measurements are Possible
The list below is a sampling of NIR Measurement of Foods, Food products, and Beverages. The Near Infrared analysis of Food and Beverage products has helped our customers save money, improve quality, and meet regulatory requirements. Please contact us for information on these or other measurements you may have.
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Acetic Anhydride | % Acetic Acid & % Anhydride - request more information |
Animal Foods | %Moisture & Formula Identification - request more information |
Animal Foods | Phosphate in additive - request more information |
Baby Formula | Protein, Fats, & Solids - request more information |
Baker’s Flour | Ash, Protein, Water, Color, Starch, & Particle Size - request more information |
Beer | Alcohol, Original Gravity, & Calories - request more information |
Bread | Protein, Fat, & Moisture - request more information |
Biscuits | Protein, Fat, & Moisture - request more information |
Butter | Non-fat Solids, % moisture - request more information |
Carbonated Beverages | Brix - request more information |
Cereals | Protein, Fat, & Moisture - request more information |
Cheese | Moisture, Salt, & pH - request more information |
Coffee Beans | Moisture & Color - request more information |
Corn Starch | DE and %Solids - request more information |
Corn Sweetener | Dextrose, Fructose, & AO - request more information |
Crackers | Fat & Oil Content - request more information |
Distilled Liquors | Alcohol Content - request more information |
Edible Oils | Iodine Value, Unsaturation - request more information |
Flour | Ash Content - request more information |
Fruit Juices | Acid Levels & Brix levels - request more information |
Ketchup | % Acid & Salt - request more information |
Mayonnaise | Fat, PH, & Salt - request more information |
Milk | Lactose, Lactates, Ash, Skim Milk content, & Casein - request more information |
Molasses | % Brix - request more information |
Nutrient Premix | Additives - request more information |
Orange Juice | Citric Acid, % Water - request more information |
Orange Juice | Brix & Acid Levels - request more information |
Pasta | Fat Content - request more information |
Peanut Butter | Protein, Moisture, Fat, Salt, Sugar - request more information |
Potato Chips | Internal, Surface, & Seasoning Salt Content - request more information |
Salad Dressing | Fat, PH, & Salt - request more information |
Soybean Meal | Protein, Moisture, & Fat content - request more information |
Starch | Additive Concentration - request more information |
Starch | Hydroxylethyl Substitution - request more information |
Sugar | RDS, SD, & POL Sugar - request more information |
Sugar | Pol, Brix, & Color - request more information |
Sugar Cane Juice | Brix & Sucrose - request more information |
Tea Blends | Blend Identification - request more information |
Tobacco | Menthol, Tar, Polyphenols, Volatile bases, & Stem/Lamina - request more information |
Tobacco | Ammonia & Water - request more information |
Tobacco | Moisture, Sugars, & Nicotine - request more information |
Tonic Water | Acid Levels - request more information |