NIR Archives - Shallot Holmes & the Food Detectives

NIR, MIR, IR spectoscopy; molecular spectroscopy

The detectives battle it out over NIR vs IR spectroscopy

19 January 2022

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NIR; NIR online; IR spectrosocpy; spectroscopy; confectionery; sugar; quality control

NIR for quality control of sugar confectionery saves the holiday season

22 December 2021

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wine; alcohol content; steam distillation

The detectives turn up the steam on alcohol determination in wine

Steam distillation

24 November 2021

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cheese blending; cheese; quality control; NIR; IR spectroscopy; protein; total solids content

The detectives take the stink out of monitoring of cheese blending with NIR

10 November 2021

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flour milling; NIR; IR spectroscopy; protein; Moisture; ash; food quality control

The detectives bake up an NIR plan for quality control of raw material in flour milling

13 October 2021

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NIR calibration; NIR

The detectives get tipsy on tips on how to calibrate an NIR model

1 September 2021

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NIR; NIR calibration; NIR calibration model; IR spectroscopy, spectroscopy; NIR instrument

The detectives learn how to develop an NIR calibration model

19 August 2021

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NIR, quality control, chocolate, chocolate production, fat extraction, Soxhlet extraction, hydrolysis, IR spectroscopy

From bean to bar: the detectives break down quality control of chocolate

7 July 2021

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NIR, Raman spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy

The detectives get familiar with Raman spectroscopy, compare it to NIR

31 May 2021

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