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Dried Distillers Grain (DDG)
Posted on by Ken Phillips
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, focused on understanding customer needs, providing appropriate solutions and education, and helping to solve customer color challenges across these industries and cultures.
Measuring Citrus Juices
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Color is often used as an indication of quality and freshness for food products; this especially applies to orange juice where a red-orange color is preferred. The HunterLab ColorFlex EZ instrument is widely used in the citrus industry to objectively measure the color of juices. Originally citrus juice manufactures used subjective methods for evaluating sample […]
Is the color of beer related to the color of the distillers grain?
Posted on by Ken Phillips
HunterLab has worked on an application for whole grain barley. This whole grain barley is used in making beer. The color of the final liquid beer product is related to the color of the grain used to make it. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, […]
How do I measure the color of semi-solid materials?
Posted on by Ken Phillips
One thing to keep in mind when measuring creams, gels, pastes, and other semi-solid materials is to maintain a consistent sample thickness. One option is to “sandwich” a fixed quanity of your semi-solid material in a suitable clear-bottomed container, so that it can be placed at the port for measurement. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent […]
What are the NCI National Cheese Color Standards?
Posted on by Ken Phillips
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, focused on understanding customer needs, providing appropriate solutions and education, and helping to solve customer color challenges across these industries and cultures.