Description
Split mass by percent/100 and its complement.
Food quantities depend on whether their basis is gross, edible, drained, wet, dry or solid mass. Changing the denominator can change a reported concentration or yield without changing the actual sample or proving anything about its safety.
Split mass by percent/100 and its complement.
When to use this tool
Use Brix Supplied Solids Mass Factor when you need a stated food-mass, composition-basis or yield calculation.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter solutionMass, suppliedSolidsPercent. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read solidsMass, remainingMass. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative solution mass and suppliedSolidsPercent from zero through 100. Split mass by percent/100 and its complement.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| solutionMass | Solution Mass | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedSolidsPercent | Supplied Solids Percent Unit: %. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 100. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| solidsMass | Solids Mass | Required. Finite number. |
| remainingMass | Remaining Mass | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"solutionMass": 200,
"suppliedSolidsPercent": 15
},
"output": {
"solidsMass": 30,
"remainingMass": 170
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The percentage is supplied as an assumed mass-solids basis; refractometer readings are not automatically verified true solids or sugar content.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile measured quantities and preparation records on a common basis. Use the appropriate laboratory, nutritional or safety assessment when arithmetic alone cannot establish the intended property.
References
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