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