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Texture analyzer
Type
Equipment
Acronym
TA500
Code
APP/00143
Date of commissioning
10 June 2011 → …
Organisation
  • Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health (BW23)
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Food sensory sciences
    • Food technology
Keywords
Texture analysis puncture test compression test TPA
Brand Name/manufacturer
Instron
Other information
 
Description

The texture analyser is designed to quantify textural properties of foods under extension or compression and measures forces up to 500 N. The instrument is equipped with a range of probes to perform different types of texture analysis like puncture tests, compression tests, 3-point bend tests, texture profile analysis (TPA), etc.