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  • From: Dan Conine <dconine@bertramwireless.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Brix
  • Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:19:15 -0500

The 'Brix' is really the refraction index of the liquid (how it bends
light). It isn't necessarily measuring one ingredient or another.
(that's the problem with Wikipedia: you have to be smarter than the
people making the entries sometimes).

In general, the more dissolved solids are in the sap or liquid, the more
nutrients are in it. The most common dissolved solid is sugar, and Brix
was developed to measure sugar content of grape juice because it told
how much alcohol would be produced in the wine.

The amount of sugar USUALLY correlates to the amount of other solids,
but doesn't necessarily, since some plants (apples, for instance)
produce mostly sugar water, while others may produce less sugar but have
higher amounts of minerals in their sap. Brix is best used for locally
quantified comparisons to tell how much improvement you have made from
year to year or plant to plant. It isn't going to be something that
tells you if your sweet corn is more nutritious than your tomatoes.

Just an opinion. I'm not an expert. (an 'ex' is a has-been and a 'spert'
is a drip under pressure)

Dan






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