Use of Moisture Meters in Testing of Food and Agriculture Products

It is quite evident that the implementation of modern scientific techniques in agriculture increases the quantity and improves the quality of the food and the agricultural products that are available in the market.But this can be ensured only with the help of appropriate food and agricultural testing meters. The high quality laboratory equipments or meters which test the food and agricultural products assist in enumerating the nutritional information in each measurement and also ensure that the product is of a high quality.Even though the agricultural sector is still the backbone of many economies, the percentage of people who are engaged in agricultural activities is very less compared to the other sectors of the economy. This is mainly due to the inadequate scientific equipments and the lack of awareness among people regarding the future prospects of the agricultural sectors and food industry.With the given rate of population growth, the demand of food and agricultural products rises steeply but the supply is not in matching terms with demand due to scarce resources. Advanced food and agricultural testing meters enable the people to make optimum use of the limited resources so that the returns are sufficient enough to meet the growing demand.In India, agriculture is considered to be the mainstay of the economy even today. But compared to other developed counties, the availability of high-tech equipments for food and agricultural testing is quite limited. There are only a few manufacturing industries which produce world-class scientific equipments for food and agricultural testing meters. So, it is very significant to choose the best from the available few. Some big agricultural houses may plan to import high-quality food and agricultural testing meters from abroad but the high cost and other factors act as deterrents, making them dependent on the domestic products.Some of the commonly used equipments, for testing food and agricultural products scientifically, are manufactured in India by some competent manufactures that have an ample experience and expertise in this domain. Acidity meter, Polarity meters, refractometers and moisture meters are some commonly used meters for measuring the food and agricultural content.Most of the food and agricultural products are available in the market in their raw as well as processed form. The processed food products require the use of testing meters to calculate their nutritional content and shelf life in an accurate and precise manner.If the processed food contains fruits of different varieties, the acidity meter helps in calculating the sourness of the fruits like apple, orange, pear, grapes etc. The Polarimeter, which is based on the principle of photoelectric balance, is used for measuring plain polarized light. The Refractometer gives information about the saline concentration of the product. The Moisture meter helps in measuring the water content in a given product.Thus, the use of different meters for food and agricultural products is essential to know its main ingredients and also its quality and self life in a scientific and precise manner.