APPLICATION OF TEXTURE ANALYZER IN THE ASSESSMENT FOR FOOD TEXTURE

Texture is the important factor of food quality. Sensory evaluating is tend to subjective factor. Texture analyzer is about the character of force with food texture, the result is sensitive and objective. Therefore the use of texture analyzer is more and more abroad. We expatiated the principle of texture analyzer, the application of texture analyzer in wheat products, flesh products and dairy products in this paper. Also we discussed the problems and future of the method here.