Refractometers Market Revenue and Value Chain 2016-2026 FMI | Page 3

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Report Description
A refractometer is used to measure the extent of light bending, when it travels from air
to any other medium. Refractive index is determined till five digit precision and for most
of the compounds, reactive index is between 1.3000 and 1.7000. Refractive index is
based on the wavelength of light and temperature of the sample. Refractive index
identification is done for various applications including petroleum, agriculture and food
and beverages. Most common industrial application is determination of dissolved solute
in liquid samples.
Refractometer is mainly used for measuring dissolved content or substances in solutions,
particularly related to sugar content. Refractometers are thus, used to measure critical
angle of refraction of a sample. Refractometer helps to analyse different properties of a
particular sample such as salinity or sugar content, sweetness in beverages, hydrocarbon
content of motor fuels, and blood protein in the given sample. Factors such as accuracy,
location of measurement, compatibility with other instruments, sample throughput have
an impact on the selection of proper refractometer.
In measuring sugar content, BRIX measurement has gained significant traction in recent
years. Increasing consumer inclination towards nutritional information among food
products has led manufacturers to develop measures to analyse such information. For
instance, to analyse sugar concentration, BRIX instruments are used by food
manufacturers. Conventionally, BRIX measurement was done through pycnometer, BRIX
hydrometer and Abbe refractometer. Nowadays, BRIX measurement is done through
digital refractometers and digital density meters. Refractometers are a modern way of
measuring BRIX ensuring reproducible and rapid results.