CCUSE "Laboratory of biosafety, quality of food products and food safety"

Center for collective use of scientific equipment

Spectrophotometer CM-5, Konica Minolta

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received

34.32 thousands of euros

Spectrophotometer CM-5 is designed to measure color by color parameters (L*, a*, b*) of all surfaces of solid materials, powders, pastes, liquids, granules, food products and ingredients, the surface of packaging materials, biopolymer films and gels, determining the freshness of products during storage. Kolov is an indicator of quality and safety, which is directly dependent on the quality of raw materials, recipe components and the type of technological factors influencing the food product.

The need for measurements is related to the variety of parameters that require analytical monitoring in the food laboratory, where color is the only directly obvious indicator of quality, and deserves due attention through objective and repeatable measurement of raw materials, production processes and the final product.<br /> These researches will contribute to the reduction of waste, allow to detect spoilage of products, control the quality of ingredients, and technological processes at all stages of production. This will allow to investigate the influence of storage conditions, thermal effects on the quality and safety of food products, will allow to control and adapt to prevent unwanted changes that lead to increased losses and waste. Depending on the sample, the CM-5 spectrophotometer can perform a variety of color measurement functions, measuring color samples by reflectance or transmittance with the ability to set tolerances for each measurement.