In-line Brix measurement in tomato ketchup and sauces preparation Tomato ketchup and tomato sauce are among of the most popular food condiments. Typically, they are made of tomato concentrate or whole peeled tomatoes. Ketchup and tomato sauce also contain water, sugar, vinegar, salt, seasoning, and a starch-based thickener. Monitoring and control of the ketchup preparation process The ketchup is produced by diluting tomato paste or tomato puree with water to the desired Brix. After that, other ingredients such as sugar or sweetener, salt and preservatives are added to the mixture according to the recipe. Next, mixed tomato paste proceeds to sterilization and de-aeration. Afterwards, it will be homogenized for required consistency. Download the application note to learn how Vaisala Polaris Sanitary Refractometer provides continuous monitoring and control of the whole ketchup preparation process: In the mixing/ dilution tank. The refractometer ensures a constant Brix value, as tomatoes from different suppliers may differ in concentration. In-line to final product holding tank. The refractometer provides the final quality control measurement before the product is stored in a holding tank. In the filling line. The refractometer measures the concentration of the end product before bottling and controls CIP process (see the application note on Product interface detection). Download our application note in PDF by filling in the form. Go back to all food and beverage applications. Image Email Address*First Name*Last Name*Country*--Please Select--United StatesUnited KingdomCanadaChinaIndiaJapanAustraliaBrazilFranceGermanyFinland--------------AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBrit/Indian Ocean Terr.Brunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, The Dem. Republic OfCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern Terr.GabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard/McDonald Isls.HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (North)Korea (South)KuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarN. Mariana Isls.NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern IrelandNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian Territory, OccupiedPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome/PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard/Jan Mayen Isls.SwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks/Caicos Isls.TuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUS Minor Outlying Is.UruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis/Futuna Isls.Western SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweState or Province*--Please Select--Other - not US or CAAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutD.C.DelawareFloridaMicronesiaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMarianasMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyomingAlbertaManitobaBritish ColumbiaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon TerritoryCompany*TitleBusiness Phone*I authorize Vaisala to send me information about relevant products and services. See our Privacy Policy for more details. You can modify your preference settings or unsubscribe at any time here
Tomato ketchup and tomato sauce are among of the most popular food condiments. Typically, they are made of tomato concentrate or whole peeled tomatoes. Ketchup and tomato sauce also contain water, sugar, vinegar, salt, seasoning, and a starch-based thickener. Monitoring and control of the ketchup preparation process The ketchup is produced by diluting tomato paste or tomato puree with water to the desired Brix. After that, other ingredients such as sugar or sweetener, salt and preservatives are added to the mixture according to the recipe. Next, mixed tomato paste proceeds to sterilization and de-aeration. Afterwards, it will be homogenized for required consistency. Download the application note to learn how Vaisala Polaris Sanitary Refractometer provides continuous monitoring and control of the whole ketchup preparation process: In the mixing/ dilution tank. The refractometer ensures a constant Brix value, as tomatoes from different suppliers may differ in concentration. In-line to final product holding tank. The refractometer provides the final quality control measurement before the product is stored in a holding tank. In the filling line. The refractometer measures the concentration of the end product before bottling and controls CIP process (see the application note on Product interface detection). Download our application note in PDF by filling in the form. Go back to all food and beverage applications. Image Email Address*First Name*Last Name*Country*--Please Select--United StatesUnited KingdomCanadaChinaIndiaJapanAustraliaBrazilFranceGermanyFinland--------------AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBrit/Indian Ocean Terr.Brunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, The Dem. Republic OfCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern Terr.GabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard/McDonald Isls.HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (North)Korea (South)KuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarN. Mariana Isls.NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern IrelandNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian Territory, OccupiedPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome/PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard/Jan Mayen Isls.SwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks/Caicos Isls.TuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUS Minor Outlying Is.UruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis/Futuna Isls.Western SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweState or Province*--Please Select--Other - not US or CAAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutD.C.DelawareFloridaMicronesiaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMarianasMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyomingAlbertaManitobaBritish ColumbiaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon TerritoryCompany*TitleBusiness Phone*I authorize Vaisala to send me information about relevant products and services. See our Privacy Policy for more details. You can modify your preference settings or unsubscribe at any time here