USTECH StarchQC
Rapid, amperometric enzymatic analyzer optimized for industrial bakeries and wheat flour millers. Evaluate starch granule damage caused during milling to predict dough water absorption, fermentation rates, and bread volumes.
Master Flour Performance and Consistency
Starch damage directly impacts the bread-making quality of wheat flour. Milled grains with high starch damage absorb significantly more water, but too much damage leads to sticky doughs, poor gas retention, and low-volume loaves. The USTECH StarchQC utilizes an advanced amperometric enzymatic sensor to measure the precise level of damaged starch grains in milled wheat flour.
Designed for high-throughput laboratory and at-line milling quality control, it provides millers with feedback within 60 seconds. Operators load a small 1 gram sample of flour, run the automated protocol, and obtain high-precision metrics that correlate directly with standardized chemical assays, avoiding lengthy wet chemistry waiting times.
Key Value Drivers
- ? Water Absorption Control: Predict exact water absorption capacity before flour enters industrial mixers.
- ? Dough proofing optimization: Improve yeast gas production and dough stickiness parameters during fermentation.
- ? Milling Diagnostics: Check roll wear and pressure alignment in mills by monitoring real-time starch damage index.
- ? Rapid & Clean Assay: No hazardous chemical cleanup required. One-button calibration checks make maintenance effortless.
Specifications
- Methodology Amperometric enzymatic detection / calibration model
- Target Analytes Damaged starch content (%)
- Analysis Time < 60 seconds
- Sample Requirements 1.0 gram of flour
- Temperature Control Automatic built-in tempering block
- Calibration Database Pre-calibrated database for wheat flour (adaptable for other grains)
- User Interface Integrated touchscreen display with built-in printer option
- Connectivity USB, Ethernet, LIMS export compatible
- Power Requirements 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
- Dimensions & Weight 300 x 280 x 350 mm | 10 kg
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