New Method Directly Reads % Salt in Foods
Salt has been used since ancient times as both an essential
flavor enhancer and as a preservative. Modern food processing
requires that the salt be checked during processing to make
sure that the proper amount of salt is being added to
correspond to changing conditions such as type of salt being
used, processing temperature, and oil content of the food
being prepared. The current method for salt analysis is a very
cumbersome titration using silver nitrate. By the time a
sample is taken, carried back to the lab and analyzed the food
processing step requiring salt addition may already be over.
No wonder some plant operators are still using the taste
method to determine salt content.
To meet this critical need in the food processing industry,
Lazar Research Laboratories has just introduced a measurement
system which can directly measure salt content in 5 salt of
various foods such as canned vegetables, dairy products,
meats, tomato juice, pickles and baked goods without any
titration. The heart of the system is a unique sodium chloride
sensing electrode which is specific to sodium chloride and is
not interfered by other food ingredients. The system also uses
a microprocessor based ion analyzer which gives a rapid
digital readout of 5 salt.
The salt measurement system can be used directly on the
processing line with quick straightforward sample preparation
and measurement. To analyze for 5 salt of packing medium in
canned vegetables or pickles, for example, requires the user
to simply take a sample of the medium, dilute with deionized
water and pour into the salt measurement system cell. Results
in 5 salt can be obtained in as little as two minutes per
sample. The method requires no expensive chemicals or tedious
maintenance. IT can be used for both liquid foods as well as
solid foods and for food ingredients. Solid foods require a
simple additional step where the food is put into solution.
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