{"id":341536,"date":"2025-05-13T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterlab.de\/measuring-baked-goods-with-the-aeros-colorimeter\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:58:19","slug":"measuring-baked-goods-with-the-aeros-colourimeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/en\/measuring-baked-goods-with-the-aeros-colorimeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring baked goods with the Aeros colour measurement device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#x201D;1&#x2033; _builder_version=&#x201D;4.16&#x2033; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#x201D;4.16&#x2033; background_size=&#x201D;initial&#x201D; background_position=&#x201D;top_left&#x201D; background_repeat=&#x201D;repeat&#x201D; locked=&#x201D;off&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D;][et_pb_column type=&#x201D;4_4&#x2033; _builder_version=&#x201D;4.16&#x2033; custom_padding=&#x201D;|||&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D; custom_padding__hover=&#x201D;|||&#x201D;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#x201D;4.24.2&#x2033; text_font_size=&#x201D;18px&#x201D; header_3_font=&#x201D;||||||||&#x201D; background_size=&#x201D;initial&#x201D; background_position=&#x201D;top_left&#x201D; background_repeat=&#x201D;repeat&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-280071 alignright size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterlab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aeros_5161_19_buns-1920w-213x300.png\" alt=\"Aeros\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aeros_5161_19_buns-1920w-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aeros_5161_19_buns-1920w.png 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\"\/><\/strong>As baked goods often have an <strong>irregular surface<\/strong> and are partially covered with grains or pieces of chocolate, the surface as a whole is considered for the color measurement. Until now, the small measuring area of conventional colorimeters meant that several measurements had to be laboriously averaged.<\/p>\n<h3>Averaging<\/h3>\n<p>The measuring head of the Aeros can be adjusted horizontally and thus positioned eccentrically above the edge of a sample pan or the sample plate. For the measurement, the dish\/plate rotates under the sensor while the device performs <strong>35 measurements<\/strong> in <strong>5 seconds<\/strong> and calculates the average value. This measures the surface of the roll\/biscuit and provides an accurate and repeatable measurement of the color of the product.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#x201D;4.16&#x2033; background_size=&#x201D;initial&#x201D; background_position=&#x201D;top_left&#x201D; background_repeat=&#x201D;repeat&#x201D; locked=&#x201D;off&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D;][et_pb_column type=&#x201D;4_4&#x2033; _builder_version=&#x201D;4.16&#x2033; custom_padding=&#x201D;|||&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D; custom_padding__hover=&#x201D;|||&#x201D;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#x201D;4.24.2&#x2033; text_font_size=&#x201D;18px&#x201D; header_3_font=&#x201D;||||||||&#x201D; background_size=&#x201D;initial&#x201D; background_position=&#x201D;top_left&#x201D; background_repeat=&#x201D;repeat&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D;]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-280253 alignleft size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterlab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Anwendung-Aeros-Kekse-comp-1920w-220x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Anwendung-Aeros-Kekse-comp-1920w-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Anwendung-Aeros-Kekse-comp-1920w.png 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Handling the samples is simple, as a bowl or a blank plate is simply covered with the product in a circle. Just make sure that the bottom of the tray is completely covered by the material, e.g. in the case of cookies double stacked on top of each other (see picture on the left).<\/p>\n<h3>Height adjustment of the Aero<\/h3>\n<p>The ideal height of the sensor above the sample is ensured by IR distance measurement and thus ensures exact color measurement. The sample then rotates under the eccentrically positioned sensor. During rotation, several measurements are taken in succession and the average value is automatically calculated. Due to the <strong>unusually large measuring area<\/strong> that is scanned, the overall color of the food can be reproduced very accurately.<\/p>\n<p>A comparison with intermediate measurements without a measuring flash guarantees that the measurement is insensitive to the ambient <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Colorimetry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/en\/glossar\/light\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">light<\/a> present.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#x201D;4.16&#x2033; background_size=&#x201D;initial&#x201D; background_position=&#x201D;top_left&#x201D; background_repeat=&#x201D;repeat&#x201D; locked=&#x201D;off&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D;][et_pb_column type=&#x201D;4_4&#x2033; _builder_version=&#x201D;4.16&#x2033; custom_padding=&#x201D;|||&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D; custom_padding__hover=&#x201D;|||&#x201D;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#x201D;4.27.4&#x2033; text_font_size=&#x201D;18px&#x201D; header_3_font=&#x201D;||||||||&#x201D; background_size=&#x201D;initial&#x201D; background_position=&#x201D;top_left&#x201D; background_repeat=&#x201D;repeat&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D;]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-280317 alignright size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterlab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kekse-300x225.png\" alt=\"Cookies\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"\/>As this <strong>non-contact measuring method<\/strong> is very user-friendly and the <strong>measurement results<\/strong> are <strong>extremely accurate and repeatable<\/strong>, this method is recommended for measuring small baked goods, bread rolls or other baked goods.<\/p>\n<p>For manufacturers of baked goods, the degree of browning, lightness and darkness are a benchmark for the visual classification of their product. The BCU value is often included here. This is a Baking Contrast Unit (BCU) that indicates how <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Colorimetry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/en\/glossar\/light\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">light<\/a> or dark a product appears. The scale ranges from 0.0 for dark products and up to 5.25 for <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Colorimetry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hunterlab.eu\/en\/glossar\/light\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">light<\/a> products. The BCU scale, as well as all other important color scales and indices (CIE L,a,b) are available in the integrated software of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hunterlab.co.uk\/products\/spectrophotometers\/aeros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aeros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>HunterLab also offers solutions for measuring cookies and other baked goods with <a href=\"https:\/\/hunterlab.co.uk\/products\/spectrophotometers\/spectratrend-ht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online or inline color measurement within the production chain<\/strong><\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/hunterlab.co.uk\/products\/spectrophotometers\/miniscan-ez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>portable devices<\/strong><\/a> for measuring individual measuring points on the product itself.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][difl_dual_button btn_left_background_bgcolor=&#x201D;#DC4A50&#x2033; use_left_button_icon=&#x201D;off&#x201D; btn_right_background_bgcolor=&#x201D;#FFFFFF&#x201D; use_right_button_icon=&#x201D;off&#x201D; left_button=&#x201D;Talk to us, we will be happy to advise you!&#x201D; left_button_url=&#x201D;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM4NTAifX0=@&#x201D; left_button_wrapper_margin=&#x201D;|12px|||false|false&#x201D; right_button_wrapper_margin=&#x201D;|||12px|false|false&#x201D; left_button_padding=&#x201D;16px|24px|16px|24px|true|true&#x201D; left_button_padding_tablet=&#x201D;16px|24px|16px|24px|true|true&#x201D; left_button_padding_phone=&#x201D;16px|16px|16px|16px|true|true&#x201D; left_button_padding_last_edited=&#x201D;on|phone&#x201D; right_button_padding=&#x201D;16px|24px|16px|24px|true|true&#x201D; right_button_padding_tablet=&#x201D;16px|24px|16px|24px|true|true&#x201D; right_button_padding_phone=&#x201D;16px|16px|16px|16px|true|true&#x201D; right_button_padding_last_edited=&#x201D;on|phone&#x201D; alignment=&#x201D;left&#x201D; alignment_tablet=&#x201D;center&#x201D; alignment_phone=&#x201D;center&#x201D; alignment_last_edited=&#x201D;on|tablet&#x201D; _builder_version=&#x201D;4.25.2&#x2033; _dynamic_attributes=&#x201D;left_button_url&#x201D; _module_preset=&#x201D;be95d251-2d55-4926-b8b4-f039f8b01275&#x2033; left_button_font=&#x201D;|700|||||||&#x201D; left_button_text_color=&#x201D;#FFFFFF&#x201D; left_button_font_size=&#x201D;16px&#x201D; left_button_line_height=&#x201D;22px&#x201D; right_button_font=&#x201D;Nunito Sans|700|||||||&#x201D; right_button_text_color=&#x201D;#E63D28&#x2033; right_button_font_size=&#x201D;16px&#x201D; right_button_line_height=&#x201D;22px&#x201D; custom_margin=&#x201D;20px||||false|false&#x201D; left_button_text_align_tablet=&#x201D;&#x201D; left_button_text_align_phone=&#x201D;center&#x201D; left_button_text_align_last_edited=&#x201D;on|phone&#x201D; left_button_font_size_tablet=&#x201D;16px&#x201D; left_button_font_size_phone=&#x201D;14px&#x201D; left_button_font_size_last_edited=&#x201D;on|phone&#x201D; left_button_line_height_tablet=&#x201D;22px&#x201D; left_button_line_height_phone=&#x201D;20px&#x201D; left_button_line_height_last_edited=&#x201D;on|phone&#x201D; right_button_font_size_tablet=&#x201D;16px&#x201D; right_button_font_size_phone=&#x201D;14px&#x201D; right_button_font_size_last_edited=&#x201D;on|phone&#x201D; right_button_line_height_tablet=&#x201D;22px&#x201D; right_button_line_height_phone=&#x201D;20px&#x201D; right_button_line_height_last_edited=&#x201D;on|phone&#x201D; border_radii_left_button=&#x201D;on|4px|4px|4px|4px&#x201D; border_width_all_left_button=&#x201D;2px&#x201D; border_color_all_left_button=&#x201D;#DC4A50&#x2033; border_radii_right_button=&#x201D;on|4px|4px|4px|4px&#x201D; locked=&#x201D;off&#x201D; global_colors_info=&#x201D;{}&#x201D; btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=&#x201D;on|desktop&#x201D; btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover=&#x201D;#FFFFFF&#x201D; left_button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#x201D;on|hover&#x201D; left_button_text_color__hover=&#x201D;#dc4a50&#x2033; btn_right_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=&#x201D;on|desktop&#x201D; btn_right_background_bgcolor__hover=&#x201D;#E63D28&#x2033; right_button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#x201D;on|hover&#x201D; right_button_text_color__hover=&#x201D;#FFFFFF&#x201D;][\/difl_dual_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As baked goods often have an irregular surface and are partially covered with grains or pieces of chocolate, the surface as a whole is considered for the color measurement. 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