A Brief History of Coffee Quality Control
One of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide is coffee, and both consumers and growers place a high value on the finished product's quality. The history of quality control in [...]
Plant-Based Protein Requires MAP Gas Analysis
The food we eat is intimately connected to life on earth. It affects human health, the safety of our air, land, and water, and the well-being of communities around the [...]
Keeping Value-Added Produce Valuable
Keeping Sliced Apples Fresh Apples are easily America's favorite fruit, and in this short article we are going to find out how one of our customers has dramatically changed the [...]
MAP Gas Analysis for Respiring Leafy Greens
The Health Benefits of Leafy Greens Leafy green vegetables are one of the most nutritious foods that you can eat. Salad greens, spinach, kale, bok choy, these greens are just [...]
MAP & EGA Gas Analyzers Made in America
At Bridge Analyzers we take pride in the fact that every Exhaust Gas Analyzer and every Modified Atmosphere Packaging Gas Analyzer we produce is made and serviced right here in [...]
Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Grain
Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) of cereal and grain products like rice, corn, wheat, oats, millet, and barley greatly increases their shelf-life and shelf-stability. Maintaining the shelf-life and quality of these [...]
Gas Analyzers: Engines and Bananas to Meat and Back
The Early Days: Exhaust Gas Analyzers When Bridge Analyzers first began to design and manufacture exhaust gas analyzers in 1993 for forklift and automotive emissions testing and performance tuning purposes, [...]
Modified Atmosphere Packaging vs. Vacuum Packaging
Modified Atmosphere Packaging vs. Vacuum Packaging If you walk through any grocery store’s meat aisle, you will see meat and poultry neatly displayed in a variety of packages. The best [...]
Low-Oxygen Modified Atmosphere Packaging
While High-Oxygen modified atmosphere packaging is still a prevalent meat packaging technology, many of the largest meat producers in the world have turned to Low-Oxygen modified atmosphere packaging as their [...]
High-Ox Modified Atmosphere Packaging Limitations
When modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for meat began, most practitioners were using a high oxygen concentration in their gas mix. At the time, this High-Ox modified atmosphere packaging was extremely [...]