ColorFlex EZ Tomato
Color Measurement For Tomato In It's Every Processed Forms.
The ColorFlex EZ Tomato is a user-friendly spectrophotometer device made to measure the color of tomatoes in various forms, including paste/purée, sauce, ketchup, juice, and fresh tomatoes. Its precision is achieved through 45º/0º optical geometry, the only method verified to imitate how the human eye perceives color.
Measures the reflected color of solids and liquids
Product-standard storage with Pass/Fail tolerances
Displays Color Data, Color Plot, Spectral Data and Spectral Plots
Available with 45°/0° measurement geometry
Requires very little bench space
Can be connected to a printer or a PC
EasyMatch QC quality control software
ColorFlex EZ Tomato - Product Specifications
- Measurement
- Performance
- Firmware
- Physical/Electrical
Measurement Principle: Port up or Port forward dual-beam benchtop spectrophotometer
Geometry: Directional annular 45° illumination / 0° viewing
Spectrophotometer: Sealed optics; 256-element diode array and a high resolution concave holographic grating
Port Diameter/View Diameter: 31.8 mm (1.25 in) illuminated/ 25.4 mm (1 in) measured
Specular Component: Excluded
Spectral Range: 400 nm - 700 nm
Spectral Resolution: < 3 nm
Effective Bandwidth: 10 nm equivalent triangular
Reporting Interval: 10 nm
Photometric Range: 0 to 150 %
Light Source: Pulsed Xenon Lamp
Flashes per Measurement: 1 flash
Lamp Life: > 1 million flashes
Measurement Time: < 1 second from button push to measurement 2 seconds from button push to data display
Minimum Interval Between Measurements: 3 seconds
Standards Conformance: CIE 15:2004, ISO 7724/1, ASTM E1164, DIN 5033, Teil 7 and JIS Z 8722 Condition C
Standards Traceability: Instrument standard assignment in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) following practices described in CIE Publication 44 and ASTM E25
Inter-Instrument Agreement:
- ∆E*< 0.15 CIE L*a*b* (Avg) on BCRA II Tile Set
- ∆E*< 0.25 CIE L*a*b* (Max) on BCRA II Tile Set
Colorimetric Repeatability: ∆E*< 0.05 CIE L*a*b* on white tile (20 Readings)
Data Views: Color Data, Color Difference Data, Tristimulus Color Plot, Spectral Data, Spectral Difference Data, Spectral Plot, Spectral Difference Plot
USB Flash Drive Features: Backup of Setups and Data, Setup Transfer to Multiple Units, Data Export to Excel
Other Features: Pass/Fail, Average Multiple Readings, Search for Closest Standard
Illuminants: A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F2, F7, F11
Observers: 2° and 10°
Color Scales: CIE L*a*b*, Hunter Lab, CIE L*C*h, CIE Yxy, CIE XYZ
Color Difference Scales: ∆L*a*b*, ∆Lab, ∆L*C*H, ∆L*C*h, ∆Yxy, ∆XYZ
Color Difference Indices: ∆E*, ∆E, ∆C*, ∆C and ∆Ecmc
Indices and Metrics: E313 Whiteness and Tint (C/2° or D65/10°), E313 Yellowness (C/2° or D65/10°), D1925 Yellowness (C/2°), Y Brightness, Z%, 457 nm Brightness, Opacity, Color Strength (Average and Single Wavelength), Gray Change, Gray Stain, Metamerism Index, Shade Number
Tomato Color Model Only: Tomato Color Scores:
- TPS - Tomato Paste Score
- TSS - Tomato Sauce Score
- TCS - Tomato Catsup Score
- TJS - Tomato Juice Score
- Tomato a/b Ratio
- Lycopene Index
Languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
Dimensions:
- Height: 16 cm (6.3 in.)
- Width: 13 cm (5.1 in.)
- Depth: 36 cm (14.2 in.)
- Weight: 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)
Display: 7.1 cm x 5.4 cm (2.8 in. x 2.1 in.) backlit color LCD
Interface: 3 USB 2.0 ports
Power: 100 to 240 VAC 47 to 63 Hz
Operating Environment: 10° to 40°C (50° to 104° F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing
Storage Environment: -20° to 65°C (-5° to 150° F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing
Standard Accessories:
- Calibrated instrument white tile
- Certificate of traceability
- Black glass
- Green diagnostic tile
- Universal AC adaptor
- Computer interface cable
- USB flash drive
- ColorFlex EZ User guide