Measure Color...Measure Quality - HunterLab has been specializing in solving color problems for over 50 years.

Most consumers believe that if it looks good, it is good. However maintaining the correct food color is quite a challenge. Variations in growing season, ingredients, additives, process variations and storage methods can all affect food color. It is essential that color be monitored at all stages of the process. HunterLab spectrophotometers and colorimeters provide objective, quantifiable and precise color measurement for R&D, quality control, process control and grading.

Today over 90% of the top 30 food companies use HunterLab instruments. There is good reason for this. Food gives a unique measurement challenge since it has a wide variety of sizes, shapes, textures and optical characteristics.

For the past 50 years, meeting the measurement requirements of the food industry has been an important development area for HunterLab and today industry needs are met with a range of specialized color measurement systems.

From inspection and grading of raw materials to monitoring color consistency of final product - HunterLab, an ISO 9001 certified company, provides bench-top, portable and on-line color measurement systems for the food industry. Accurately measure the color of food products in solid, granular, flake, powder, paste and liquid form. HunterLab instruments can measure the color of many applications such as: tomatoes, fruits, vegetables, roasted peanuts, coffee, poultry, meat, fish, baked products, sauces, soups, snack foods, cereals, juices, soft drinks, dehydrated milk, cocoa and powdered drinks plus ingredients: flours, spices and flavors.

Color assessment is done for several reasons. These include:

• To determine and document ingredient effect on product color
  
• Determination of color change as a result of storage, processing and other factors
  
• QC test to ensure consistency of ingredient color
  
• Quality tests to determine conformance to final product specification

Rely on HunterLab color measurement systems to help make sure your products meet tough standards for color quality and consistency.