Videometer SeedLab – we’ve got you sorted!

The new Videometer instrument for enhanced seed imaging is now located at CHAP Digital Phenotyping Lab. The system is a turnkey solution that makes seed analysis completely automatic. Our SeedLab is able to physically pick and sort seeds based on their classification.
The Videometer SeedLab will assist CHAP with various research projects by enabling fast and detailed characterization and analysis of seeds and grains. Read more about how CHAP’s Research Assistant, Faye McDiarmid, explains the newly implemented system for crop health & protection.

How pure is your Arabica coffee?

Most of us start our day with freshly brewed coffee, but do you ever wonder if the coffee beans are what the packaging says? A new research paper illustrates how Videometer’s technology effectively determines adulterated Arabica coffee with Robusta beans.
Learn how the Austrian researchers achieved 100% of correct classification in the discrimination and adulteration model using spectral imaging.

Alfalfa seed vigor measured with spectral imaging

Seed vigor is an excellent feature to measure seed health and quality. This metric can change depending on how seeds were stored, developed, and their maturation.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seeds do not have an ISTA official method for testing vigor, therefore a recent study, published in the Smart Agriculture of Sensors journal, explores how the VideometerLab can test them in a fast, non-destructive way.
The scientists used various types of alfalfa seeds to ensure the validity of the study. Furthermore, the experiment was concluded with an average accuracy of predicting seed vigor between 93.3% to 95.7%.

Learn more about the exciting results of the potential use of spectral imaging technology in this field.

Videometer at IAFP European Symposium 2022

How to detect aflatoxin-contaminated maize?

Jens Michael Carstensen has been invited to speak at IAFP’s European Symposium, held at the beginning of May 2022 in Munich, Germany.
The conference gathered experts in food technology who want to ensure food safety. The conference days were filled with knowledgeable seminars and presentations, where one of the speakers was Videometer’s CEO.
As one of the DiTECT partners, Jens Michael Carstensen decided to showcase how spectral imaging and the VideometerLab technology can aid with the detection of contaminants in raw materials . The seminar was filled with visual examples depicting the powerful Videometer software and its capabilities in measuring what we see - and beyond. Some examples included fusarium, gray mold seen in malting barley, or impurities in white powder.
Read more about the food protection seminar here.

A newly published study by Scientific Reports shows how the VideometerLab is capable of detecting aflatoxin in corn kernels.
Food contamination is an integral part of food safety, this field is constantly tested with new technology to ensure the health of end customers.
The University of Belgrade along with the Maize Research Institute decided to analyze if Videometer’s instrument can aid in the detection of toxins usually found in crops like maize or rice.
The findings of this research showed that it is possible to distinguish the kernels as they change pigment content in response to the contamination.
The study concluded that spectral imaging as a non-destructive analysis form may further help organizations effectively detect aflatoxins found in grain samples.