Spice color measurement presents several challenges, from controlling costs for more expensive spices to maintaining effective quality control procedures. The ColorFlex L2 from HunterLab easily addresses these and other measurement difficulties, reducing wastage and ensuring accuracy.
The Challenges of Spice Color Control
Spice color control comes with several unique hurdles, including:
- Meeting industry-standard control regulations, such as those from the American Spice Trade Association (ASTA)
- Measuring color as it changes throughout stages of production and considering the influence of maturity on color
- Managing costs in spectral data measurement, especially for more expensive spice varieties
- Maintaining quality control by identifying variations that could indicate compromised food safety
How the ColorFlex L2 Helps
The ColorFlex L2 is a durable, reliable color measurement solution that takes up minimal space on your benchtop. It works on everything from powders to granules, making it ideal for measuring spices throughout various stages of production. This solution includes all scales and indexes in the food industry, including ASTA.
It enables you to control costs, even for expensive spice varieties, by measuring small samples and reducing the wastage of end products. You can even export your results to monitor data and safety over time.
