Major equipment inventory

AQUALAB 4TE Water Activity Meter

AQUALAB water activity meter

Measure water activity to analyze food safety and stability in 5 minutes or less with ±0.003 accuracy. Photo courtesy of Addium GmbH.

Visit Aqualab website

Brookfield Ametek® LVDV2T Viscometer

viscometer

Characterize a fluid’s resistance to flow (viscosity) at given shear rates (to compare product consistencies, assess stability, or evaluate other sample behaviors). Photo courtesy of AMETEK Brookfield.

Visit Brookfield Ametek website

TA.XT Plus® Texture Analyzer

texture analyzer

Penetrometer measures textural and/or mechanical properties by compressing or stretching product samples. Photo courtesy of Stable Micro Systems.

Visit Stable Micro Systems website

RVA 4800

RVA 4800

The Rapid Visco Analyzer offers a wide viscosity range, high sensitivity, and extended temperature capabilities (up to 140°C); has diverse applications, including UHT pasteurization and food processing.

Visit PerkinElmer website

Software

nutraCoster nutrition software

nutrition labels

A tool to generate nutrition fact labels in accordance with FDA guidelines. The software can also perform product cost analysis. Go to site

Compusense®

Compusense logo

A world-renowned sensory testing platform for performing consumer testing, descriptive analysis testing and quality testing on products. Go to site

QualtricsXM®

woman taking a survey on a smartphone

Used to create and administer surveys to help recruit participants, learn the needs and challenges of stakeholders, conduct market analysis to help advise the direction for future studies. Go to site

XLSTAT by Addinsoft

XLSTAT logo

An Excel add-on feature to analyze sensory data, create visual reports that are easy to interpret and process. Go to site