| abstract |
A measuring system for automatically determining and/or monitoring the quality of a liquid or viscous foodstuff, and comprising a product container (4), a housing (2), a heating and cooling device (6), and a control unit (35), wherein the control unit is operatively connected to a thermometer (22), the heating and cooling device, a light source, an optical sensor (25) and a first measuring device, and is configured for the heating and cooling device setting a predetermined time- temperature program in the interior space for a time period, and controlling at least one of the first measuring device, and the light source and optical sensor, for automatically repeatedly performing an associated measurement on said foodstuff in the product container during said time period, for thereby determining a measured value relating to said foodstuff, and for storing and/or exporting and/or processing the measured values. |