Chloride (NaCl) and sulfurous acid in meat products, soups or canned vegetables, water content in chocolate, titratable acid in dairy products, sugar content in soft drinks… The solutions we offer with our refractometers, density meters, potentiometric and Karl Fischer Titrators help manufactures of food and beverages to fulfill the strict regulations on the quality and safety of their products.
GPS Instrumentation Ltd. offers analytical instruments, which allow to determine a wide range of relevant parameters in the quality control of food and beverage:
Refractometers
Brix, HFCS42, HFCS55, Plato
Density Meters
Brix, Alcohol Content
Potentiometric Titrators
Chloride, Salinity, Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Acidity, Iodine Value, Saponification Value, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium
Karl Fischer Titrators
Moisture (water content)
Overview Applications Food and Beverage
The table below contains some examples of relevant quality assurance parameters in the food & beverage industry which can be determined with the instruments to offer.
| Type of Product | Parameter | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Spirits, wine, beer, vinegar | Alcohol content (after distillation) | Density Meter |
| Alcohol content (sake) | Density Meter | |
| Amino acids (sake) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Plato degree | Density Meter | |
| Alcohol / extract (Beer) | Density Meter Refractometer |
|
| pH value and titrable acidity | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| CO2 content | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Chloride (NaCl) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Volatile acids | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Soft drinks | Brix by refractive index | Refractometer |
| Brix by density | Density Meter | |
| Citric acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Phosphoric acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Milk and dairy products | pH value and titrable acid | Potentiometric Titrator |
| Calcium | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Brix | Refractometer | |
| Chloride (NaCl) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Ascorbic acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Specific gravity / density | Refractometer | |
| Kjehldahl nitrogen | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Meat, meat extracts (bouillon), soups, spices, sauces | Chloride (NaCl) | Potentiometric Titrator |
| Specific gravity, density (bouillon) | Density Meter | |
| Kjeldahl nitrogen | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Sulfurous acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Brix (soy sauce) | Refractometer | |
| Table salt, pickling salt, spices | Chloride (NaCl) | Potentiometric Titrator |
| Fluoride | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Concentration (brine) | Density Meter | |
| Total iodine | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Nitrite | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Moisture | Karl Fischer Titrator | |
| Cocoa, coffee, tea, chocolate | Brix (coffee and tea extract) | Refractometer |
| pH value and titrable acidity | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Ash alkalinity | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Chloride | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Kjeldahl nitrogen (chocolate) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Free fatty acids (cocoa butter) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Iodine value (cocoa butter) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Refractive index (cocoa butter) | Refractometer | |
| Saponification value (cocoa butter) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Moisture (chocolate) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Fruit and vegetable juices, nectars, jams, honey | Brix | Refractometer |
| Moisture (honey) | Karl Fischer Titrator | |
| pH value and titrable acidity | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Ascorbic acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Sulfurous acid (sulfite) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Chloride | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Calcium, Magnesium | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Ash alkalinity | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Formol number | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Reducing sugars | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Fruits and vegetables | Brix | Refractometer |
| Oxalic acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Chloride (NaCl) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Total sulfurous acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Fats, oils, butter | Density, specific gravity | Density Meter |
| Refractive index | Refractometer | |
| Acidity and free fatty acids | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Iodine value | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Peroxide value | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Saponification value | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Humidity | Karl Fischer Titrator | |
| Chloride (NaCl) in butter | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Flavors | Specific gravity | Density Meter |
| Refractive index | Refractometer | |
| Peroxide value | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Sweeteners, thickening and gelling agents | Saccharin | Potentiometric Titrator |
| Cyclamate | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Methoxy and ethoxy groups | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Canned and dried vegetables, fruits and mushrooms | Oxalic acid | Potentiometric Titrator |
| Total sulfurous acid | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Total acidity | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Chloride (NaCl) | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Cereals | Moisture | Karl Fischer Titrator |
| Chewing gum | Moisture | Karl Fischer Titrator |
| Mineral water, drinking water | pH value, acidity, alkalinity | Potentiometric Titrator |
| Ca, Mg and total hardness | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Chloride, sulfate | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Sulfides, hydrogen sulfide | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Dissolved oxygen | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Total and residual chloride | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| Permanganate index | Potentiometric Titrator | |
| CO2 content | Potentiometric Titrator |
