Measurement of Texture Characteristics of Rice Using the EZ Test Shimadzu Texture Analyzer

Introduction

Recently, numerical conversion of texture of materials and products is becoming more important. Especially in the food industry, various types of evaluation are performed on a wide range of materials, from raw ingredients to product packaging for quality assurance and development of new products. The EZ Test Shimadzu Texture Analyzer is used for various purposes such as numerical conversion of texture characteristics of foods such as chewiness, firmness, and palatability; quality evaluation based on the change of hardness; and strength evaluation of food packaging. The Analyzer is usable for such a wide range of purposes because a wide variety of jigs can be selectively used according to the type of test being performed. We conducted texture characterization of rice using the Texture Analyzer.

November 10, 2010 GMT