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Saccharimeter

A polarimeter calibrated in International Sugar Degrees (°Z) rather than angular degrees; used in the sugar industry for purity determination under the Codex CXS 212 and FSSAI standards; pure sucrose reads exactly 100 °Z at standard conditions.

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Biot equationChiralityDextrorotatory (+)Enantiomeric excess (ee)EnantiomersInvert sugarLaevorotatory (-)Laurent half-shade polarimeterOIML R 139Optical rotation (α)Specific optical rotation ([α])

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