A new and innovative method to determine total carotenoids in egg and egg products
SANOVO PROCESS SOLUTIONS now offer the notebook-sized “iCheck® Egg” spectrophotometer kit specially designed for on-the-spot and rapid monitoring of yolk and egg product colour through determination of beta-carotene equivalents.
This innovative one-step extraction system is superior to the traditional methods with regard to the ease of application and gives results comparable to the standard method AOAC. The analytical quality is comparable to the laboratory analysis by HPLC, and can be performed in 10 Minutes with this test kit.
In conclusion, for the first time a quantitative analysis of total carotenoids can be performed in egg and egg products at production site with very little equipment and within minutes. This will greatly enhance the validity of results and the ease of application and will improve the product quality.