Manufacturers of fries and other potato products add dextrose to potato products for color. The chips are passed through a dextrose solution. However, how much dextrose a solution contains is often unclear to the manufacturer. Brix cannot be used to measure this, because the varying amount of starch in the measurement gives a distorted picture. NIR is best used to measure the amount of dextrose in the solution.
With the spectrometer of IT Photonics, the amount of dextrose can be determined in real time, in a few seconds. This ensures a constant quality and color of fries or other potato products. Other concentrations in solutions can also be measured well with this complete in-line measurement. In addition to an in-line measurement, a portable, wireless solution is also available.
With NIR, the percentage of starch (especially for the potato flour industry), phosphate and fats can also be measured in a few seconds. Incoming raw materials can be measured quickly with NIR and quality control can easily be carried out on manufactured (potato) products.
Here you will find more information on the spectrometers of IT PhotnicsWould you like more information about measuring the amount of dextrose in a solution in the production of fries or about analyzers for the potato processing industry in general?
Contact our product managers for more information on a NIR analyser for dextrose measurement.
Dextrose for color in potato products. Which instrument works best for measuring dextrose in a solution?
