a hydrometer scale used to measure the approximative sugar content of grape juice, sweet wines and sugar solutions. The scale is calibrated to indicate percentage by weight of sucrose.
1. Each package must bear the following particulars in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly marked and visible from the outside ... number of units (optional), minimum sugar content, measured by refractometer and expressed in Brix degrees (optional), maximum firmness, measured by penetrometer and expressed in kg/O,5 cm2 (optional) ...
2. The concentration is determined refractometrically (°Brix), the cell being filled after first being rinsed with some of the solution.
