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Directional Instruments

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ken Phillips

  HunterLab manufactures bench top instruments with two different geometry types: directional 45/0 (or 0/45) and diffuse sphere instruments, as discussed in a previous blog note. A 45/0 directional instrument illuminates the sample at a 45˚ angle from the sample surface and the detector is located 0˚ in line perpendicular to the sample surface. The […]

Posted in Color and Appearance Theory, ColorFlex EZ, ColorFlex EZ Citrus, ColorFlex EZ Coffee, ColorFlex EZ Tomato, MiniScan EZ Tagged 0/45, 45/0, gloss, texture Leave a comment

What is HCCI – HunterLab Coffee Color Index?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Ken Phillips

HCCI – HunterLab Coffee Color Index measures the reflectance of ground coffee products at 640 nm, which is optimal for defining the degree of roast. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development in several industries. Today, he is the global market development […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ Coffee Tagged coffee, coffee meter, roast coffee Leave a comment

What are the SCAA Roast Coffee Standards?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Ken Phillips

The SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) has produced a series of eight visual color standards for roast classification of ground coffee. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development in several industries. Today, he is the global market development manager for HunterLab, […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ Coffee, Food Tagged coffee, ground coffee, roast coffee, SCAA 3 Comments

ColorFlex EZ Coffee Meter

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Ken Phillips

Recently HunterLab developed the ColorFlex EZ Coffee meter. The color of coffee is important because it is predominantly used to assess the degree of roasting. The CFEZ Coffee is specially designed to measure the color of roasted coffee grounds, freeze-dried coffee, and instant powders. Specialty scales have been added to the CFEZ to help easily […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ Coffee, Uncategorized Tagged coffee, coffee meter, roast coffee Leave a comment

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