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Why It’s Important to Measure the Color of Protein Substitutes

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Spectrophotometric Color Measurement Keeps Ketchup Red as Manufacturers Eliminate Preservatives

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ASBC Beer Color and Turbidity

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Color and haze measurement of fruit drinks and carbonated beverages

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Color Measurement of Wine

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BCU – Baking Contrast Units

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Can the color of Fresh Spaghetti Sauce be measured with Tomato Scores?

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Why It’s Important to Measure the Color of Protein Substitutes

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Ken Phillips

Consumers have become more health-conscious in recent years. As a result, protein substitutes are becoming more common on grocery store shelves and in diets. As with many other food products, it is essential to measure the colors of protein substitutes. The color of protein substitutes appeals to the senses and indicates quality. A spectrophotometer can […]

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Spectrophotometric Color Measurement Keeps Ketchup Red as Manufacturers Eliminate Preservatives

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Ken Phillips

Ketchup is one of the most popular condiments in North America. Photo by Dennis Klein on Unsplash Consumers are demanding more natural, healthier food virtually across the board and the condiment industry is no exception. The ketchup segment of that accounts for more than $8 billion annually, with the vast majority of ketchup consumption happening […]

Posted in Applications, ColorFlex EZ Tomato, Food

ASBC Beer Color and Turbidity

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Ken Phillips

ASBC Color The ASBC Beer Color scale has a range of approximately 1 to 11 units, with the more yellow, pale worts at the low end of the scale and the redder color of dark worts, beers and caramels at the upper end of the scale. The industry reference method for ASBC Beer Color and […]

Posted in Color and Appearance Theory, Food, UltraScan PRO, UltraScan VIS, Vista Tagged ASBC, beer, EBC, scattering, turbidity Leave a comment

Color and haze measurement of fruit drinks and carbonated beverages

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Ken Phillips

FAQ: “I have worked with a company measuring the color of sports drinks. Now this company is interested in fruit drinks and also in carbonated soft drinks. Have you worked with these types of beverages? Any advice or recommendations?” Fruit drinks contain: water corn sweeteners may contain some fruit juice or fruit solids flavors (oil […]

Posted in Food, UltraScan VIS Tagged beverage, carbonization, clouding agent, fruit drink, haze, sports drink, transmission haze Leave a comment

Color Measurement of Wine

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Ken Phillips

Wine is a natural product where some color variation is expected and accepted. High color comes from high anthocyanin content and high tannins associated with red wines. Color varies with wine processing practices, particularly fermentation temperature. Co-pigmentation in wine and berry colors, related to presence of anthocyanins, enhances the wine color. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has […]

Posted in Food Tagged wine, wine color Leave a comment

BCU – Baking Contrast Units

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Ken Phillips

Baking Contrast quantifies lightness of baked crust, crumb and similar applications. Monitoring lot differences in fresh bread and cookies is a typical application but BCU can be applied to monitor browning in any baked product. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ, Food, MiniScan EZ Tagged baking, Baking Contrast Units, BCU, doneness Leave a comment

Can the color of Fresh Spaghetti Sauce be measured with Tomato Scores?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Ken Phillips

FAQ: “We have another question. Our current Standard for Fresh Spaghetti Sauce is to Run on the TK setting. It appears as if the Product is Rather orange compared to our Crushed tomato product which is run on the TS setting resulting in a lower color. What do you believe is the proper setting for […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ Tomato, Food Tagged Fresh Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti Sauce, TC, TCS, TJ, TJS, TKS, tomato color, Tomato Scores, TP, TPS, TS, TSS Leave a comment
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