Tomato products: pulp, ketchup, and chili sauce.Bigelow, W. D. (Willard Dell)
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Tomato products: pulp, ketchup, and chili sauce.
Bigelow, W. D. (Willard Dell)
Tomato products
In Table 8 are given a series of corrections making it possible to use
this method at any temperature between 50 and 80° Fahrenheit. The more
closely the readings are taken to 68° F. the more accurate the results.
Moreover, when it is attempted to strain the insoluble solids from
hot pulp or cyclone juice, considerable evaporation occurs, causing
concentration of the product and producing an error in the results.
When hot pulp is handled, therefore, it must be strained as quickly
as possible, and more accurate results may be obtained if the pulp
is cooled quickly before straining. This may be done by placing in a
large can and stirring vigorously while the can stands in ice water, or
shaking under water in a large flask.
There are several forms of hydrometer which may be used for determining
the specific gravity of the filtrate. The ordinary specific gravity
hydrometer is the most logical form to use, since it gives the specific
gravity directly. Unfortunately, specific gravity hydrometers with the
particular marking required for this work are not a stock article, and
would, therefore, have to be made to order. For this reason they would
be difficult to obtain and not easily replaced if broken.
The Brix hydrometer appears to solve the difficulty. This hydrometer
has no direct relation to specific gravity, but Brix readings can,
of course, be converted to the specific gravity readings by a table
arranged in parallel columns. Table 9 gives the specific gravity of
tomato pulp and the corresponding Brix reading of the filtrate. The
Brix hydrometer gives directly the per cent of sugar in a solution of
cane sugar, one degree Brix being equivalent to one per cent sugar at
the temperature for which the hydrometer was calibrated. This fact and
the ordinary purpose for which the instrument is manufactured are of no
interest to us in this connection, however. The Brix hydrometer of the
range desired for the examination of cyclone juice and pulp is a stock
article and can be secured readily.
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