Evaluation of texture is often based on sensory judgement and experience. The advantages of using an instrument instead of sensory evaluation is that you get an objective, fast and cost efficient way to measure the texture in well-defined and controlled test conditions. The measurements of an instrument can either try to imitate test conditions from practical situations or use test conditions based on experience. Whatever is chosen as test condition, it should be able to distinguish between the different products and be reproducible.
TVT-300XP
This simple-to-use texture analyser can be used for a variety of different products and materials and ensures an efficient, easy and productive way of evaluation. The instrument can be supplied with load cells ranging from 3 to 100 kg all with a 1 g resolution. The robustness of the instrument makes it equally suitable to be placed in conjunction with a production line as in a laboratory. The included software has been developed with an aim of being comprehensive but simple-to-use.
How the instrument works
Depending on the application suitable accessories are attached to the instrument, then the product is placed on the instrument. Set the parameters for your product and start the measurement. Force is applied to the product either by pulling or compressing it and the force is plotted as a function of time or distance. Test results are shown on screen with statistical information calculated automatically. All test results and measurement data can easily be exported to a spreadsheet program for further analysis.
Applications
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Bakery Firmness and staling rate of bread crumbs, crispness of crackers and cookies, dough extensibility. |
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Confectionary Hardness, flexibilty and tensile strength of candy and stringiness of syrups. |
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Gel Gel strength and stickiness. |
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Fruits and vegetables Ripeness, bruising, crispness and flexibility. |
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Meat, fish and egg Firmness and toughness of meat and fish, gel strength of surimi, cutting force and tensile strength. |
| Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals Firmness and stickiness of moisturing cream, powder and shampoo, hardness and strength of tablets, lipstick and eyeshadow. |
Vital uses
- Process control
Ensure the same performance between different batches, shifts and factories. - Quality assurance and control
Ensure the same quality of the raw material used and the final products. - Research & Development
Find textural differences due to different ingredients or production processes.
Viable users
- Food, Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Companies
- Food Ingredient Companies
- Research Institutes
- Universities
- Bakeries
- Millers
Why use TVT?
- Permits a fast and simple evaluation of products
- Reassures reproducible results
- Comprehensible, but easy-to-use software
- Learn to operate the instrument directly after installation
- Saves data directly in database files for easy access, transfer to spreadsheet programmes, comparison and analysis
- Programmable
- The robustness of the instrument makes it equally suitable to be placed in conjunction with a production line as in a laboratory
- Functionality at a low cost
- Update the software in seconds with Flash