Basic Food Analysis Equipment Appropriate equipment is essential

Basic Food Analysis Equipment Appropriate equipment is essential for reliable and valid results.

Equipment -- Mass (Weight) n n n Electronic balance 100 -gram mass Analytical balance Electronic balance A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Length n n The metric system is the common unit of measure used within the scientific community. Ruler that measures length in centimeter and millimeter divisions A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Volume n n n Beakers Graduated cylinders Test tubes Erlenmeyer flasks Pipettes Volumetric pipettes Graduated cylinder A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Temperature n n n Alcohol thermometer Candy thermometer Celsius thermometers n n n Bi-metallic stemmed thermometer Thermocouple Continuous read thermometer Note: Do not use GLASS thermometers. A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Time n n An accurate stopwatch or clock The stopwatch or clock must be able to measure time in seconds. A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- p. H n n n Litmus paper p. H indicator strips p. H meter A 1. 01 --Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment – Water activity n n Hand-held unit Stationary unit A 1. 01 --Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Color n n n Colorimeter Spectrophotometer Hunterlab Color and Color Difference Meter A 1. 01 --Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Viscosity n Simple equipment n n Stopwatch Funnel Bostwick Consistometer Viscometer A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Refractometer n n Used to measure sugar content of foods Often used by growers to check sugar content of fruit before picking. A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment – Texture Analyzer n n Simple equipment – knife and cutting board Texture analyzer – multiple attachments to measure: n n n succulence of fruit tenderness force required to move a plunger a fixed distance through a food. A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment

Equipment -- Stretchability n Simple equipment n n n Fork Ruler Tensile stretch test equipment A 1. 01 -- Food Analysis Equipment