Texture analysis is primarily concerned with measurement of the mechanical properties of a product, often a food product, as they relate to its sensory properties detected by humans. Fifty years of texture research has developed a set of definitions relating the sensory properties of a product to the instrumental properties which can be calculated from the results of a two cycle texture profile analysis test. Texture analyzers perform this test by applying controlled forces to the product and recording its response in the form of force, deformation and time.

Whats texture?


whats texture


The above set of graphs show two ways of looking at the data from one 2 cycle Texture Profile Analysis test. The force vs time graph clearly shows the force peak resulting from each compression cycle, while the force vs distance graph better displays the response of the sample to the application and removal of strain.

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