Brix Refractometer
| A brix refractometer is the instrument used to measure refractive index of an item's sucrose (Brix) level. Although brix refractometers are best known for measuring liquids, they are also used to measure gases and solids.
A Brix Refractometer is frequently used by grape growers, Kiwifruit growers, home brewers as well as food producers for Brix testing of sucrose levels in their fruit. A Brix Refractometer can also used in the gelatin industry. To convert the Refractive Index (See our refractive index table) of a gelatin sol (reported in Brix) to a gelatin concentration, one need only multiply by eight-tenths (0.8). A sol with a 10.0 Brix would therefore be 8% gelatin by weight.
This is known to be a reliable conversion for gelatin sols as low as 1% up to over 50%.
The following of our products can be configured to be used as a Brix Refractometer:
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