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Spectrophotometers for Monitoring Shelf Life of Hamburger Meat Improves Marketability

Color Quality Control Keeps Mayonnaise Brands Consistent

Increase Clarity in Light Beer Using a Spectrophotometry

Color Measurement in Agriculture Improves Apple Fruit Red Coloring

Using a Spectrophotometer to Measure Beer Bottle Colors: A Method That Leads to Better-Tasting Beer

Spectrophotometers Ensure Tinted Sunscreen Brand Consistency

Measure Beer Opacity to Maintain Color Richness in Stouts and Other Dark Brews

Using Spectrophotometers to Meet the Color Standard for Canned Tomatoes

Color Quality Control Ensures Yellow Mustard Brand Consistency

Using Spectrophotometry to Measure the Impact of Fruits and Vegetables on Skin Tone

How Wineries Use Color Quality Control Equipment to Craft Wines that Are Worth Collecting

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Spectrophotometers for Monitoring Shelf Life of Hamburger Meat Improves Marketability

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Ken Phillips

Hamburgers are the All-American food and nothing screams summer like the smell of sizzling ground beef on a backyard grill. This summertime tradition has been around for ages and hamburger was once the staple food in the American household. I remember when I was growing up, my mom put hamburger in everything. From the ever-popular […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry

Color Quality Control Keeps Mayonnaise Brands Consistent

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Ken Phillips

I love mayonnaise. But mayonnaise and surprises don’t mix. I found that out when my older brother pranked me with the bucket trick when I was growing up. I found it out again when my kid, then in kindergarten, baked me a cake and used mayonnaise as frosting. Just last week, the lesson was reinforced […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry

Increase Clarity in Light Beer Using a Spectrophotometry

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Ken Phillips

I once asked a beer critic what he looks for in a high-quality glass of light beer like American lager or German pilsner. He said, “I want to see every line of my fingerprint through the glass.” In other words, he wants the lightest beer to have far more clarity than an opaque style like […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry

Color Measurement in Agriculture Improves Apple Fruit Red Coloring

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Ken Phillips

Summer is my favorite time of year because it means spending time outdoors in one of my favorite places…the garden. Despite my love of gardening, I am still just a novice and have much to learn about producing a bountiful harvest. Several years ago I added some apple trees to the corner of my yard […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry

Using a Spectrophotometer to Measure Beer Bottle Colors: A Method That Leads to Better-Tasting Beer

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Ken Phillips

When I was in college, my friends would always buy green colored beer bottles, believing that these were fancier and more “European-looking” than their brown colored peers. But after graduation, I started drinking more porter, which usually came in dark brown bottles. After years of drinking dark porters and stouts, I went back and tried […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry, Color Measurement

Spectrophotometers Ensure Tinted Sunscreen Brand Consistency

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Ken Phillips

There was something different about my employee, James. It was the same the next day, and the next. He asked me for a raise twice in a month and both times I said yes. I just couldn’t say no to that suave, collected, California tan. It wasn’t until months later, in the Spring, when he […]

Posted in Color in Chemical Industry, Color in Food Industry, Color in Pharmaceuticals

Measure Beer Opacity to Maintain Color Richness in Stouts and Other Dark Brews

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Ken Phillips

  My best friend is a diehard IPA fan and up until recently, I’d never seen her drink anything darker than a red ale. Whenever I’d offer her a taste of Guinness, she’d always shake her head and say, “Dark beer is too heavy and bitter.” One day, I decided to take her to one […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry

Using Spectrophotometers to Meet the Color Standard for Canned Tomatoes

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Ken Phillips

In the chaos of working and raising a family, my husband and I often interact more like business partners than a married couple. Thankfully, last Sunday my husband and I escaped for a much needed ‘date night’ to reconnect and take a break from the daily routines of who was grabbing what from the store […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry

Color Quality Control Ensures Yellow Mustard Brand Consistency

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Ken Phillips

Matt’s pulse was pounding. Sweat was beginning to collect at his temples. Just so slightly, his fingers were shaking. He stared at the hot dog. Could he do it? “What’s the matter?” asked Jen, and Matt turned to look in her eyes. She was beautiful. And kind. And funny. And she liked baseball. Matt had […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry

Using Spectrophotometry to Measure the Impact of Fruits and Vegetables on Skin Tone

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Ken Phillips

Spectrophotometers have played an essential role in the evaluation of fruits and vegetables for decades. Now, spectrophotometers are promoting increased produce intake. Image Source: Unsplash user Mike Dorner As early as the 1920s, scientists have used color-based evaluation systems to determine the quality of fruits and vegetables. The first attempts were rudimentary, employing the manual […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry, Color Measurement

How Wineries Use Color Quality Control Equipment to Craft Wines that Are Worth Collecting

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Ken Phillips

I once opened a bottle of white wine, and before I even took my first sip, I knew it had gone bad. How did I know? It was a dull brown color that resembled a dry, dead leaf. Since the wine should have been a light straw yellow color, I was able to quickly discover […]

Posted in Color in Food Industry
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