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Evaluation by Compression Testing of Bulk Dry Cooking Lentils

Evaluation by Compression Testing of Bulk Dry Cooking Lentils

16 Jul 2015

Compression testing is a common method in food testing for measuring the force required for sample failure, with a high force characterizing a hard sample, as it is important to fully understand the properties of a food item when considering packaging and shipping. In this application note, the hardness of cooked dry lentils was measured using the CT3 Texture Analyzer from Brookfield Engineering.

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