Food Calorimeter

Product Code : SCL-CLE-12620

Quick Answer: The Food Calorimeter is designed to measure the energy content in foods, using a borosilicate water jacket of 205 mm x 100 mm diameter around an integral combustion chamber.

Last updated: October 2026

Key Features

• Borosilicate water jacket, 205 mm x 100 mm diameter
• Integral combustion chamber, open at the base
• Copper spiral heat transfer tube connected to the combustion chamber
• Wire stirrer passing through the cover
• Bored and split rubber stopper to hold a thermometer
• Supplied without the base unit and without a thermometer

Technical Specifications

About This Product

This calorimeter is an alternative to using a boiling tube of water and a thermometer to measure the energy in food. A filter pump connected to the copper spiral draws the products of combustion from the chamber through the spiral, passing their heat to the surrounding water jacket, which is stirred with the wire stirrer while a thermometer in the stopper records the temperature.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included with the food calorimeter?

The calorimeter does not include the base unit and is supplied without a thermometer.

How are the combustion products handled?

When in use, the copper spiral heat transfer tube is connected to a filter pump, which draws the products of combustion through the spiral.

Related: Chemistry Lab Equipment, Initial Lab Thermometer - Pack of 10, Combustion Apparatus.

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