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Method for determining the fat content of trimmings or similar pieced meats

  • US 3,396,280 A
  • Filed: 08/24/1965
  • Issued: 08/06/1968
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1964
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. IN A METHOD OF DETERMINING THE RATIBETWEEN FAT AND LEAN IN A BATCH OF MEAT LUMPS PREPARED FOR PRODUCTION OF MEAT PRODUCTS THE STEPS OF DISTRIBUTING SAID LUMPS IN A LAYER ON A CONVERYOR FEEDING SAID LAYER ONTO A ZONE IN WHICH IT IS IRRADIATED WITH LIGHT, MEASURING BY PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS THE LIGHT REFLECTED FROM SAID LAYER IN SAID ZONE AND DERIVING FROM THE MEASURED INSTANTANEOUS VALUES A MEAN VALUE AS A MEASURE OF THE RAIO OF LEAN AND FAT IN SAID PORTION.

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