Rapid Compositional Analysis for Better Process Control in Egg Processing Plants

Introduction

Egg Processors are faced with a demand for an increasingly large variety of final products and customer requirements. Egg products must be created in liquid or powder form, egg yolks or egg whites, sugared or frozen, all to support a mix of both retail and wholesale customers. In order to remain competitive, costs must be kept low, with many egg breakers looking to improve process and quality control as a way to increase yield and profit. Critical testing points, such as fat and solids content, are used to ensure product quality. These test results can be used to make adjustments to in-process goods, reducing additional steps, such as fat reblending, which result in significant savings over time.

CEM’s rapid process control analyzers have proven to not only reduce test time, but to do so while maintaining the accuracy and precision typically found with traditional industry standard methods. This combination allows most users of the SMART 6, ORACLE, Sprint, and Phoenix BLACK technologies to see ROI’s of less than one year. The SMART 6 provides solids results on any egg product, liquid or powder, in just 2-3 minutes. The ORACLE universal fat analyzer is the first rapid fat analysis system that detects phospholipids and triglycerides, in as little as 90 seconds, to give a complete and accurate total fat analysis without the need for calibration.