The Instrumental Lab is equipped with extremely advanced facilities.

Instrumental analyses are performed to obtain data about the chemical composition of a product, about its structure, and its appearance.

These data correlate with the sensory properties of the product and are effectively used to predict sensory perception.

The equipment of the Laboratory includes:

• SPME-GC/MS Clarus 500 (Perkin Elmer)for volatile compounds detection detection (related to odour and flavour) with static or semi-static methods.
• PTR-MS, PTR-TOF-MS (Ionicon; in collaboration with the FEM Volatile Compounds Technological Platform) for volatile compounds detection (related to odor and flavor) with dynamic methods.
• TA-XT Texture Analyzer (Stable MicroSystem Ltd.) which allows the study of food texture properties. A specific envelop detector records sound emission during compression or tension tests. The Exponent software related to the machine allows to collect useful information about mechanical and acoustic properties which can be correlated to the food sensory profile.
• Colorimeter Chroma Meter CR-400 (Konica Minolta Sensing Inc.) for measuring the parameters of a product related to its colour.
• Electronic eye IRIS Visual Analyzer VA 300 (Alpha M.O.S.) that allows to collect and process images of the product to analyse its shape and colour.

C O N T A c t u s

The Sensory Lab is on the ground floor of the Palazzo della Ricerca e della Conoscenza (PRC) of the Research and Innovation Centre (CRI) at the Edmund Mach Foundation.

Tel. +39 0461 615320 / +39 0461 6153188 laboratorio.sensoriale@fmach.it