Patent ID: 7428042

Claim:
A food analyzer which can be installed on a self-propelled food loading unit, comprising: optoelectronic means for determining a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation reflected and/or absorbed by at least one foodstuff loaded by the self-propelled unit; processing means for determining, as a function of the acquired spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, chemical and physical information about elements in the loaded at least one foodstuff; and a weighing system operable to measure a weight of the at least one foodstuff loaded onto the self-propelled unit, receive the chemical and physical information, control loading of the at least one foodstuff onto the self-propelled unit as a function of the measured weight and on the basis of the chemical and physical information, and update a set weight of the at least one foodstuff to be loaded onto the self-propelled unit as a function of the measured weight and on the basis of the chemical and physical information.