Evaluation of the Size and Concentration of Particles in Beverages - Utilizing the qLD Method in the Beverages Field -

Minute particles within beverages hold the possibility of giving various tastes to a beverage. However, these particles may also cause trouble in production equipment. If the size and concentration of minute particles can be accurately measured and controlled, the development of new products becomes possible. In addition, production costs can be suppressed since trouble in production equipment can be prevented, thereby allowing stable production. Conventionally, the quantitative evaluation of the concentration of minute particles in the order of sub microns (smaller than 1 µm) up to a few dozen µm was difficult. However, by using the Aggregates Sizer, quantitative evaluation of the size and concentration of such minute particles becomes possible. Aggregates Sizer was developed as a system to quantitatively analyze aggregate particles in biopharmaceuticals but is also capable of quantitatively analyzing particles in beverages.
This article introduces the results of measuring the sizes and concentrations of particles within a number of beverages using Aggregates Sizer.