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UK based Lloyd Instruments, a subsidiary of US electrical and electromechanical products manufacturer Ametek, has launched a new food texture analyser.
The TAPlus, designed for both routine andsophisticated texture analysis, features a sizeable working area to accommodate large samples, and a wide range of food texture probes, jigs and attachments, as well as multi-purpose grips.
The company claims that measurements are accurate to +0.5 per cent of the reading and speeds accurate to0.2 per cent. The standard system includes the base machine, a drip tray, foodtesting base and a half-inch probe for routine applications.
Typical applications with the TAPlusinclude gelatine Bloom strength measurement to BS757, dough firmness,softness measurement, crumb strength and shelf life of baked items, cuttingforces of bread, meat and butter, and fracture properties of biscuits andconfectionery.
Lloyd Instruments adds that standard test set-ups include fatigue cyclic testing for measuring therecovery properties of a sample not expected to rupture, and a four-pointgel test to measure the four parameters of a gel: bloom, break load, modulusand work done to break. Other tests include a single hardness test, singlestickiness test to measure the adhesiveness and adhesive force of a sample,a snap strength test, and a stress relaxation test setup for measuring therelaxation of a sample when compressed for a length of time.
The TextureProfile Analysis set-up is designed to measure the hardness, cohesiveness,springiness, gumminess, chewiness, fracture force, adhesive force,adhesiveness and springiness index of a food sample.