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1. Taking a sample
1. Taking a sample
Foods such as pudding or jelly need to be mixed thoroughly in order to ensure a more unified sample. Apply the sample onto the prism surface.
2. Measuring Method
2. Measuring Method
● Hand-Held Refractometers
1) Apply pudding or jelly that has been thoroughly mixed, onto the prism. Be sure that the sample is evenly spread over the entire prism when the daylight plate is closed.
2) Look through the eyepiece. Read the boundary line where the blue and the white color meet. This is the Brix (%).
3. Example for measurement value
3. Example for measurement value
* When measuring pudding or jelly, repeated measurements may not be stable due to insoluble ingredients in the sample. If the unit is showing unstable readings, calculate the average of several measurements.
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