The 848 Food/Beverage Titrino plus from Metrohm provides a complete package for all the usual analyses of food, beverages and wine
Soft drinks have been part of our global lifestyle since the nineteenth century and many of the soft drinks we consume today are the same as those first enjoyed centuries ago.
Citric acid is a weak organic acid.
It is a natural preservative and is also used to add an acidic, or sour, taste to foods and soft drinks.
Citric acid exists in a variety of fruits and vegetables, most notably citrus fruits.
Lemons and limes have particularly high concentrations of the acid; it can comprise as much as 8% of the dry weight of these fruits.
As a food additive, citric acid is used as a flavouring and preservative in food and beverages, especially soft drinks.
It is denoted by E number E330.
Citric acid is recognised as safe for use in food by all major national and international food regulatory agencies.
It is naturally present in almost all forms of life, and excess citric acid is readily metabolized and eliminated from the body.
Contact with dry citric acid or with concentrated solutions can result in skin and eye irritation, so protective clothing should be worn when handling these materials.
Excessive consumption is capable of eroding the tooth enamel.
Close contact to the eyes can cause a slight burning sensation, and may cause loss of sight.
Sometimes a high concentration of citric acid can damage hair, since it opens hair cuticles.
It can strip the hair of needed minerals and bleach it.
Analysis of the acidity of drinks and food stuffs is therefore of great importance.
In addition to the more than 100 determination methods described in detail, the 848 Food/Beverage Titrino plus from Metrohm also includes the accessories for your titrations.
The Titrino plus offers considerably more than you would expect in this price category.
With their operating dialogue intended for routine users, the Titrino plus instruments are so easy to use that only a short familiarization period is required.
Their robustness also makes them the ideal titrators for routine determinations in day-to-day laboratory work.
At the end of the determination, the result is shown automatically.
Optionally you can connect a printer or save the result on a USB stick.
