Honey Colour Portable Photometer Hanna®

Name: Honey Colour Portable Photometer Hanna®
Brand: HANNA
SKU: HI96785
Price: 490 EUR
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Hanna HI96785 honey colour photometer: 0–150 mm Pfund range and 1 mm resolution. Includes five cuvettes, light shield cap, 30 ml glycerol and a 9 V battery.

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Details of Honey Colour Portable Photometer Hanna®

0–150 mm Pfund

COLOUR RANGE

1 mm Pfund

RESOLUTION

Hanna HI96785 photometer for measuring honey colour in mm Pfund and comparing batches with a numerical reading.

Use it to classify batches, agree a colour specification with a buyer or check differences between harvests. It measures light passing through a sample in a 10 mm cuvette against a glycerol reference. Its 1 mm Pfund resolution is different from the stated accuracy: ±2 mm Pfund at 80 mm Pfund and 25 °C.

01 · MEASUREMENT

Glycerol for the reference, honey for the reading

Place about 4 ml of glycerol in a cuvette and calibrate with the light shield cap fitted. Use a second clean cuvette containing about 4 ml of honey, follow the orientation marked on the instrument and press READ. The display gives the colour directly in mm Pfund. Keep the optical faces dry and free from fingerprints and scratches: dirt or a different cuvette position affects the light path.

02 · SAMPLE

Remove interference before comparing

Use a representative, homogeneous test portion without crystals or bubbles. If liquefaction is needed, control its temperature and let it cool before measuring colour. Our working guideline for warming honey is 35–40 °C: monitor the actual honey temperature and keep heating time short. HMF increases with time and temperature, and stronger heating accelerates deterioration. Spain’s general legal HMF limit is 40 mg/kg (RD 1049/2003, with specific exceptions).

03 · INTERPRETATION

Colour provides a clue to honey type

The table gives commercial references from the 2023 Guide to Iberian Monofloral Honeys. Its overlapping ranges support characterisation alongside sensory and pollen analyses. Conductivity is measured separately with a conductivity meter and a prepared solution. The HI96785 measures colour.

04 · BEFORE BUYING

Portable instrument with measurement consumables

A 9 V battery provides approximately 750 measurements according to Hanna. Five cuvettes, a light shield cap and 30 ml of glycerol are included. Plan for replacement cuvettes and reference solution, and record each result with its batch and preparation conditions.

COMMERCIAL REFERENCE VALUES

Honey type	Colour · mm Pfund	Conductivity · mS/cm
Acacia	≤ 35	≤ 0.30
Avocado	≥ 80	≥ 0.80
Albaida	≤ 40	≤ 0.30
Alfalfa	≤ 35	≤ 0.30
Almond	≤ 30	≤ 0.25
Forest (blend with honeydew)	≥ 90	0.70–0.90
Ling heather (Calluna)	≥ 70	≥ 0.60
Heather (Erica)	49–114	0.50 to over 0.80
French lavender (L. stoechas)	≤ 50	≤ 0.50
Chestnut	≥ 49	≥ 0.80
Viper’s bugloss (Echium)	≤ 48	≤ 0.50
Wild lavender	≤ 70	≤ 0.40
Eucalyptus	40–80	≥ 0.40
Sunflower	30–65	≤ 0.45
Lemon	≤ 35	≤ 0.40
Strawberry tree	≥ 70	≥ 0.60
Oak honeydew	≥ 90	≥ 0.90
Mountain	≥ 80	≤ 0.80
Citrus blossom	≤ 45	≤ 0.55
Meadow	≤ 48	≤ 0.30
Retama broom	≥ 70	≤ 0.70
Rosemary	≤ 35	≤ 0.30
Thyme	≤ 84	≤ 0.60
Blackberry	49–90	≤ 0.60

Source: Guía de mieles monoflorales Ibéricas, 4th edition, 2023, by Orantes, Gonell, Torres and Gómez-Pajuelo. Maximums, minimums and ranges follow the guide. They are neither standalone proof of origin nor universal legal limits. 1 mS/cm = 1,000 µS/cm. Forest, mountain and meadow describe mixed floral sources.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model	Hanna HI96785
Range	0–150 mm Pfund
Resolution	1 mm Pfund
Accuracy	±2 mm Pfund at 80 mm Pfund and 25 °C
Cuvette	Square, 10 mm optical path
Reference	Analytical-grade glycerol
Power	9 V battery
Auto shut-off	10 min in measurement; 1 h in calibration