Cured Meats
Maximizing taste, texture, quality
Master meat curing. To secure safety, consistency and profitability, shelf-stable meats need accurate water activity measurements. AQUALAB instruments deliver.
Market insights
Market insights6 min read
Water activity and shelf-stable meat products
Market Insight
Water activity. If you’re making shelf-stable meat, you’re required to measure it. But you can also profit from measuring it, and this guide will show you how.
Top Quality Shelf-Stable. Producing safe, profitable dry cured meat and shelf-stable meat products is far easier once you’ve mastered water activity. AQUALAB helps you avoid over-drying and improve shelf life with fast, reliable measurements.
Customer Stories3 min read
Olympia Provisions
Not your average meats.
CUSTOMER STORY
Olympia’s commitment to craft and perfection led them to METER Group. Their AQUALAB system has helped them improve their QA and QC and impress inspectors.
Fast. Accurate. Safe. AQUALAB instruments lead the water activity and moisture content market. The world’s biggest brands trust AQUALAB devices to help keep batches safe, shipments running, and production at top performance.
Trusted by
Quality Assurance. Water activity influences many reactions that reduce or end shelf life. AQUALAB keeps your batches safe, consistent and ready-to-clear – every single time.
Expertise library4 min read
Water activity for food safety and quality
Food Safety Education Guide
Water activity is the leading parameter for food quality and safety by controlling microbial growth, prevent caking and clumping, determine shelf life, and plenty more.
Expertise library4 min read
How water activity controls microbial growth
Education Guide
Microorganisms rely on water for growth – without it, they're forced to go dormant. But how do you know how much water is available and which microbes will grow?
Upgrade to Aqualab. Produce your cured meat products with greater safety, quality and speed with AQUALAB instruments.
Products
AQUALAB 3
Lightning-fast total moisture analysis to tighten process control and boost quality.
- MC + aw in one
- Results in 60 seconds
- For the lab or the line
AQUALAB 4TE
Fast. Precise. Economical. Meet the renowned instrument that brought water activity to the business world.
- aw in <5 min.
- Highly compliant + compatible
- Secure data storage
Market Snapshot
RATING THE TOP JERKY BRANDS
We bought bags of kibble from a variety of retailers. We tested big brands alongside small niche companies. The result? A market snapshot of thirteen pet food brands. In this quick 15 minute webinar, Scott Campbell (President at Addium) reviews the findings.
Learn. Apply. Grow. Find out how water activity measurements can streamline jerky manufacturing and improve yields in our Knowledge Base.
Education guides
Education guides4 min read
Introduction to water activity (aw): The beginner's guide to water activity's role in food production
Education Guide
Water activity (aw) is directly related to the microbial susceptibility of food products and is correlated with many of the reactions that end shelf life in foods. Learn why water activity measurements in food are so powerful.
Education guides20 min read
The food manufacturer’s complete guide to water activity
Education Guide
For a cheap ingredient, water can cause a lot of expensive problems in the food industry. The best way to understand water in your product is by learning about water activity (aw).