Patent ID: 8747773
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of determining the presence or amount of one or more ingredients in a beverage, comprising: contacting a representative sample of a beverage and one or more detector regions of a plurality of detector regions, wherein a single detector cartridge includes the plurality of detector regions, the detector cartridge positioned within a portable detection apparatus such that the contacting occurs while the detector cartridge is positioned within the portable detection apparatus, wherein said portable detection apparatus has a shape resembling a makeup compact, the detector cartridge has a shape resembling a makeup container, the portable detection apparatus including an applicator removably positioned within portable detection apparatus and configured to contact the representative sample with the one or more detector regions, the applicator having a shape resembling a makeup applicator; wherein a first detector region of the plurality of detector regions is configured to detect a first ingredient and a second detector region of the plurality of detector regions is configured to detect a second ingredient different from the first visually reading the one or more detector regions; and determining the presence or amount of one or more ingredients in the beverage from the reading of the one or more detector regions.