miniFood
Portable analyzer offering a practical and quick solution to determine the percentage of acidity and amount of peroxides in oil. The system can also be used for on-site testing.
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miniFood is the portable version of OxiTester and FoodLab. It can be used to monitor the quality of oil in test laboratories, oil production facilities and mills.
Thanks to its compact dimensions, its lightness and practical accessories like the bag and connection cable for vehicles, it can be easily be used for on-site testing.
System
- miniFood analyzer
- Pre-calibrated micropipette for the collection of accurate test samples
- Software on CD for use with PC
- Small cable to connect the analyzer to a PC
- Detailed functional layouts
- Operator's manual
- Kit with reagents
- Bag and 12 V connection cable for vehicle (optional)
Chemical tests for the assessment of the quality of vegetable oils
miniFood enables to rapidly assess the quality in all olive oil production phases and to measure the most important parameters in fruit, pasta and vegetable oil as is.
The technology developed by CDR enables to assess in real time the variations in terms of:
Taking into account the collection processes employed, the degree of ripening, and the processing/preservation procedures used to obtain the final product.
The execution of these tests during crushing enables to separate oil batches in function of specific qualitative parameters so that different qualities of oil can be stored and preserved in optimum conditions.
Reagents
Reagents are supplied in sealed bags each containing 10 cuvettes with a life span of one year from the date of production. Labels provide instructions on how to correctly preserve the reagents.
All reagents are free from hazardous solvents and ready for use.
Comparative tests
CDR's analytical principle implemented in FoodLab, OxiTester and miniFood has been compared with reference methods used to measure the percentage of acidity and amount of peroxides.
All the laboratories have provided positive feedback on the linearity of the system, the correlation with the reference method and the rapidity/user-friendliness of test procedures.
NEOTRON, a SINAL certified laboratory carried out a series of comparative tests between FoodLab and ISO methods for the determination of the number of peroxides and the percentage of acidity. All results match the analytical criteria for the above-mentioned parameters stated in EEC Regulation no. 2568/91.
SSOG (the laboratory of the experimental center for oils and fats) of Milan, which is a public body subject to the supervision of the Ministry of Productive Activities, performed several comparative tests on the analytical methods used for peroxides and assessed them as substantially compliant with the method stated in EEC Regulation no. 2568/91.
The system was also included in the Ring Test of Italian laboratories, promoted by SSOG, for the 2004-2005 campaign.
miniFood has been developed, designed and manufactured by CDR s.r.l.
