Application Note AN N209
FT-NIR Quality Control of Meat and Meat Products
Meat comes - like all natural materials - in a wide range of At the push of a button, the analyzer evaluates your sample
variation. For the meat industry it is essential to know the and displays results for protein, fat, moisture, salt content and
composition of raw meat and other ingredients in order to other parameters simultaneously.
adapt the recipes for high quality sausages, salami, ham
or other types of meat products. In addition, the testing of The Bruker Meat Calibration Package contains methods for
intermediates as well as the finished goods before delivery to the analysis of raw meat as well as meat products like ham or
the end customer is a crucial step for consumer satisfaction. cooked and raw sausages.
With the growing global demand for meat and meat Parameters commonly analyzed with FT-NIR
products it can be a challenge to keep the standard quality Fat BEFFE*
requested by the customers. FT-NIR technology being able Water Ash
to provide analysis results in less than a minute has the Protein Salt
potential to complement or even substitute a wide range of Collagen pH Value
classical test methods for the quality assessment of meat Meat protein free of connective tissue protein
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and meat products in the laboratory as well as online. (German: “bindegewebseiweißfreies Fleischeiweiß”)
Bruker Optics MPA II and TANGO are easy to use FT-NIR
spectrometers, which help you analyze the composition of
your sample with little to no sample preparation. The minced
meat or meat product is filled in either glass or disposable
polystyrene Petri dishes and placed on the integrating sphere
for measurement in reflection mode.
Benefits of FT-NIR technology
Rapid analysis results
Optimized product quality
Savings on raw material
Increased productivity
Water Content Protein Content
Fat Content Ash Content
FT-NIR Spectrometers: Bruker Optics offers various FT-NIR spectrometer models for lab, at-line and on-line applications:
TANGO MPA II MATRIX-F
Touch-screen operated FT-NIR analyzer Multi Purpose Analyzer for maximum Process monitoring with probes and
for routine use in the lab and atline. flexibility with ease-of-use. contact-less sensor heads.
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