Suasage Casings
Enhancing Consistency in Collagen Sausage Casings through Precise Color Measurement and Control using ColorFlex L2
The ColorFlex L2 (CFL2) instrument is ideal for measuring certain food products. One such food based products that can be measured using the CFL2 is collagen sausage casings.
Collagen is used as a meat casing because it is safe, versatile, cost effective, and is liked by consumers. Collagen casings are a manufactured product and generally speaking it is easier to control the color over a natural product. By controlling the color of the casing the customer can produce consistent sausages that have the same color, shape, and tenderness which appeals to consumers.
The collagen casings (pictured above) are approximately 1.25 inches to 2 inches. The size and nature of the casings make them an ideal sample for the ColorFlex L2 instrument. The CFL2 instrument is compact, fast, and measures a 1 inch area.
The casings are translucent and need to be backed to ensure consistent measurements; the CFL2 white tile works perfectly for this purpose. A consistent measurement method was obtained by using the largest area of view possible, backing the sample with the white tile, and averaging a total of 3 measurements.
The CFL2 is a robust instrument that is ideal for a wide variety of industries, including food applications. The CFL2 ease of use and area of view make it perfect for measuring these collagen casings in a repeatable manner.
