Do you work within the food and beverage industry? Are you searching for accurate and reliable meters to measure Brix, viscosity, acidity, or moisture levels? Then, look no further! Atago manufactures an extensive range of meters designed for use throughout the entire food and beverage production chain.
About Atago
Established for almost 80 years, Atago is arguably the world leader in manufacturing meters designed for use in the food and beverage industry. The brand produces devices that measure food and beverage quality in all areas of the production and supply chains. These include portable meters, laboratory benchtop meters, and inline checkers. View the full range of Atago meters here.
Real-World Example
Atago meters are widespread across the food and beverage industry. An Instrument Choice scientist was excited to notice an IC-PAL-1 featured on an advertisement at their local Aldi store. Check it out below!
Typical Examples of Atago Food and Beverage Meters
Digital Hand-held Pocket RefractometerProduct Code: IC-PAL-1
Benefits
With a wide Brix range from 0.0 to 53%, the IC-PAL-1 has automatic temperature compensation and can take accurate measurements at the touch of a button.
Features
Measures: Brix and Temperature
Range: Brix 0.0 to 53%. Temperature 10 to 100°C
Uses: Works perfectly in measuring almost any fruit juice, food, or drink, such as soup, sauce, ketchup, tomato sauce, low-sugar jam, or marmalade.
What is Brix?
Brix is the sugar content of an aqueous solution (°Bx). One degree Brix is 1 gram of sucrose in 100 grams of solution and, this represents the strength of the solution as a percentage by mass.
Digital Viscometer VISCO Product Code: IC-VISCO
Benefits
One dial button operation, one-touch setup, and one hand measurement preparation. This viscometer is portable, and its fully digital display makes it easy to interpret results.
Features:
Measures: Viscosity Torque and, Temperature
Range:
- Vistosity: A1 50 to 200,000mPa-s, 50 to 200,000cP, A2 100 to 600,000mPa-s, 100 to 600,000cP, A3 500 to 2,000,000mPa-s, 500 to 2,000,000cP (1mPa-s=1cP)
- Torque: 0 to 100%
- Temperature: 0 to 100°C
Uses: Beverages, milk, tomato juice, sauces, mayonnaise, olive oil, honey, jam, yogurt, curry, and jelly.
What is Viscosity?
Viscosity is a property of fluids that describes the resistance of a liquid to flow, and this is related to the internal friction within the fluid. Without going into too much detail, viscometers indicate quality for raw and processed products.
Honey RefractometerProduct Code: IC-PAL-22S
Benefits
With a press of a button on the IC-PAL-22s, you can determine the honey moisture percentage, which gives a wealth of information about the quality and stability of your product. See how easy it is to measure honey moisture on the IC-PAL-22s here.
Features:
Measures: Honey Moisture
Range: 12 to 30%
Uses: Perfect for checking the grades of incoming products and assessing the class of outgoing honey.
Why Measure Moisture Levels?
The determination of moisture content within honey is key to assessing the quality of the product as the moisture present will determine product stability as well as the likelihood of fermentation and granulation.
Product Code: IC-PAL-BX|ACID F5 Master Kit
Benefits
This pocket Brix-Acidity Meter is for measuring a range of fruits. The meter comes in a kit, including a scale, beaker, and measuring spoon to ensure you have everything you need to take precise and accurate results. Specific meters for Asian pear, plum, pineapple, kiwi,blueberry, citrus, tomato, strawberry, apple, banana, grapes, and wine.
Features:
Measures: Brix, Acidity
Range:
- Brix: 0.0 to 60.0%
- Acid: 1L (Low Acidity Citrus): 0.10 to 4.00%
- Acid: 1H (High Acidity Citrus): 2.50 to 8.80%
- Acid: 2 (Grape & Wine): 0.10 to 4.00%
- Acid: 3 (Tomato): 0.10 to 3.00%
- Acid: 4 (Strawberry): 0.10 to 3.50%
- Acid: 5 (Blueberry): 0.10 to 4.00%, 10.0 to 40.0 C
Uses: Can be used to evaluate the sugar/acid ratio in a range of fruits, including grapes, tomato, strawberries, and blueberries.
Why Measure Acidity and Brix?
As mentioned above, Brix measures the sugar content of food and beverage and indicates sweetness. However, sweetness alone does not always determine the tastiness of fruit, and there should be a balance between tartness and sweetness. A Brix Acidity meter gives a sugar/acid ratio, which indicates the maturation levels of fruits.
Conclusion
Atago produces outstanding meters for use in the food and beverage Instrusty. You can search the full range here.
For more information on any of the products listed above or for help finding the best meter for your application, contact one of the Instrument Choice Scientists. We’re here to help!
Call us on 1300 737 871 or email customer-service@instrumentchoice.com.au.