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

Shelf-stable meat products like salami, pepperoni, jerky, need precise water activity measurement to ensure quality and profitability.
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.

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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.

Water activity for food safety and quality
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.

How water activity controls microbial growth
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
 

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Discover more

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.

Water activity helps producers of dried fruits, nuts, and seeds (like these) achieve the perfect taste, texture, and shelf life.
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).