# Saccharimeter

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A '''saccharimeter''', from [Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek) σάκχαρ (''sákkhar''), meaning "sugar", and μέτρον (''métron''), meaning "measure", is an instrument for measuring the concentration of [sugar](/source/sugar) solutions.

This is commonly achieved using a measurement of [refractive index](/source/refractive_index) ([refractometer](/source/refractometer)) or the angle of rotation of [polarization](/source/Polarization_(waves)) of optically active sugars ([polarimeter](/source/polarimeter)).

Saccharimeters are used in [food processing](/source/food_processing) industries, [brewing](/source/brewing), and the distilled alcoholic drinks industry. 

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|File:Saccharimeter Zucker-Museum.jpg|A saccharimeter at the [Sugar Museum (Berlin)](/source/Sugar_Museum_(Berlin))
|File:Polarimeter Saccharimeter-UNIL 603.867-IMG 2052-black.jpg|Saccharimeter at the [EPFL](/source/EPFL) Physics Museum
|File:Soleil saccharimeter-IMG 6954-gradient.jpg|[Soleil](/source/Jean-Baptiste_Soleil) saccharimeter on display at the [Palais de la Découverte](/source/Palais_de_la_D%C3%A9couverte)
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==External links==
===Historical===
* [https://nistdigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15421coll3/id/1112/rec/1 Bates Type Saccharimeter NIST Museum object].

Category:Measuring instruments

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