Article: Sweet success: the latest options for on-line measurement of sugar solids.

When it comes to measuring sweetness, processors have more choices than a kid in a candy store.

Determining sugar solids in a syrup, beverage, blended product or any other kind of liquid or slurry is a vital aspect of quality control. But the significance of solids measurement goes far beyond QC. Accurate monitoring of solids on line, coupled with the right kind of control system, can keep product in spec during the highest-speed blending while eliminating sweetener giveaway.

Processors who need to keep track of sucrose solids have a wide array of options, from hand-held hydrometers to on-line refractometers and spectroscopes. Choosing one involves balancing ...

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