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BRIX refractometers have been regarded as the best objective measure and rating of produce quality for the past 200 years.

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• For traditional refractometers, see here.
• For digital refractomers, see here

Faster, easier, less messy and more accurate (0.1 degree BRIX) than optical refractomers.

This is a Japanese refractometer made purely of metal. It is not known whether they used the BRIX scale, but was likely used for a variety of purposes - see below.

For a history of refactory technology, see here. It goes back 4000 years.

For a history of refractometers, see here

Degrees Brix is a measure of the dissolved solids in a liquid, based on its specific gravity, and is commonly used to measure dissolved sugar content of a solution. One degree Brix is 1 gram of sucrose in 100 grams of solution and represents the strength of the solution as percentage by mass. If the solution contains dissolved solids other than pure sucrose, then the °Bx only approximates the dissolved solid content. *For example, when one adds equal amounts of salt and sugar to equal amounts of water, the degrees Brix of the salt solution rises faster than the sugar solution, because it is denser. Wikipedia 

* The bold italics is what I added to Wiki in 2018, as they had steadfastly refused to acknolwedge that BRIX measures all dissolved nutrients in a disolved solution. Until then, Wiki  insisted that BRIX was a measure of sugars only!

Both Optical and Digital refractomers require you to extract liquids, juices and sap from the produce or other.

Plastic nosed pliers make it easy to squeeze juices out of fruit or veggies.

Shop here for Plastic-nosed Pliers!  ($15 + Express, Tracked postage)

Garlic crushers can be used for more difficult tasks, e.g. for harder to extract sap juices.

Shop here (soon) for Stainless Steel Garlic Crushers