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Bankstown, Australia -- The FOP-38 Fiber Optic Food probe, by NIR Technology Systems, is a unique device designed to measure fat, protein and moisture in food during the mixing process.
Two 500mm long stainless steel tubes connected in the center, are pushed into a suspension such as cheese, meat, butter, yogurt, dough etc. NIR light passes from one probe to the other through lexan windows. The light is then passed back through a fiber optic cable to the NIR spectrometer.
The amount of light passing through the suspension or slurry is proportional to the concentration of the fat, protein and moisture. Other components such as starch, emulsifiers, alcohol, etc may also be measured simultaneously.
The Food Probe is hand held and a button on the handle enables the operator to insert the probe into many different parts of the mixture and collect the average NIT spectrum.
The fiber optic cable can be up to 10 meters long, so that the probe can be taken to the mixing tank while the FOP-38 Spectrometer is mounted to a wall or a gantry. The results are displayed on a screen on the spectrometer, however data can be automatically sent to a remote PC or control system.
The FOP-38 Spectrometer is a diode array spectrometer scanning from 720-1100nm. Within this region of the NIR spectrum, Protein (N-H), Fat (C-H) and Water (O-H) absorb energy. The FOP-38 Spectrometer uses a concave diffraction grating to disperse the light across the silicon photodiode array detector. There are no moving parts and the system is rugged and vibration independent.
For a rapid and reliable means of measuring food mixes in situ, the FOP-38 Food Probe offers the simplest solution.
For more information visit: http://www.nirtech.net/
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