ATAGO U.S.A.,Inc. -EASY GUIDE TO REFRACTOMETERS- Sweet beans -refractometers, polarimeter, saccharimeter, Brix meter, ph meter, saltmeter

Guide top	Introduction	Hand-Held Refractometers	"Pocket" Refractometers
			Sweet beans

Sweet beans

Taking a sample

Measuring Method

Brix of various sweet beans samples

Fruit • Vegetable

Drink

Bean curd (Tofu) • Soy milk

Jam • Marmalade

Honey

Noodle • Fish bouillon

Sweet beans

1. Taking a sample

Place 20-50 grams of sweet beans in a beaker and mix well with a plastic spoon. Apply 2 or 3 drops of sample onto the prism surface. For sweet beans with low water content, soften the sample as much as possible by kneading thoroughly.

2.Measuring Method

● Hand-Held Refractometers
<MASTER-4α, 4T, 4M, 80H, N-4E (Measuring sweet beans during cooking)>

1) Apply 2 or 3 drops of sweet beans onto the prism and press the sweet beans onto the prism with a plastic spoon to help the sample spread evenly over the prism surface.

2) Look through the eyepiece. Read the boundary line where the blue and the white color meet. This is the Brix (%).
If the boundary line is not clear, point the refractometer toward a fluorescent lamp or other bright light source.

● "Pocket" Refractometers <PAL-2, 3, α>

1) Apply 2 or 3 drops of sweet beans onto the prism and spread evenly over the prism.

2) Press the "START" key.
Brix (%) value displayed in 3 seconds!

* Ogura-an contains azuki-beans. When measuring, avoid large pieces of uncrushed beans on the prism surface.

Sweet beans

1. Taking a sample

2.Measuring Method

3. Brix of various sweet beans samples