Patent ID: 7954423

Claim:
An apparatus for determining crystallization solidification curves of a fat-containing mass, comprising: a tube section through which a liquid fat-containing mass flows, said tube section defining a removal location from which a sample of the liquid fat-containing mass can be removed; a measurement chamber, said measurement chamber being connected to said tube section such that the sample of fat-containing mass enters said measurement chamber, said measurement chamber including a temperature sensor being designed and arranged to sense the temperature of the sample of fat-containing mass contained in said measurement chamber, said measurement chamber including a cooled wall being designed and arranged to solidify the sample of fat-containing mass contained in said measurement chamber, said measurement chamber including a movable piston; and a melting chamber, said melting chamber being separate from and outside of said tube section and said measurement chamber and comprising a heating unit that heats said melting chamber so as to melt the solidified sample of fat-containing mass when provided within said melting chamber; said piston of said measurement chamber being designed and arranged to be moved in a way to transfer the solidified sample of fat-containing mass from said measurement chamber into said melting chamber.