Food texture analyzer

1、 Product Introduction

In the process of food research and development, production, and quality control, the texture characteristics of products, such as softness, elasticity, crispness, stickiness, chewiness, etc., are key factors that affect consumer acceptance and brand reputation. However, if these sensory attributes rely solely on manual tasting or experiential judgment, they are not only subjective and have poor repeatability, but also difficult to form a unified standard, seriously restricting the consistency and process optimization of products.

Food texture analyzer(also known as food physical property tester) is a professional analytical equipment designed to achieve "digitalization of sensory experience". It is based on the principle of mechanical sensing, using high-precision sensors and various standardized probes (such as cylindrical, spherical, needle, shear knife, etc.) to simulate human oral chewing, tooth biting, finger pressing and other actions. It conducts compression, puncture, stretching, shearing, three-point bending and other tests on food samples, accurately quantifying key structural parameters such as hardness, elasticity, chewiness, adhesiveness, brittleness, recovery, and adhesion.

This instrument is widely used in the research and development, raw material screening, process optimization, shelf life evaluation, and factory quality inspection of various foods such as meat products, dairy products, baked goods, candies, jellies, noodles, rice, fish mince, and plant-based substitute proteins. By providing objective, reproducible, and traceable mechanical data,Food texture analyzerNot only does it help enterprises establish scientific product quality control standards, but it also promotes the development of the food industry towards intelligence, standardization, and high quality. It is an important core equipment for modern food laboratories.

2、 Execution standards (partial standards)

1. National standard "Food Additive Gelatin" GB6783-2013;

2. National standard "Medicinal Gelatin Hard Capsules" GB13731;

3. National standard GB28304-2012 "Food Additive Gelatin Degrane";

4. National standard "Frozen Fish mince" GB/T36187-2018;

5. Light industry standard "Edible Gelatin" QB/T4087-2010;

6. Agricultural industry standard "Determination of tenderness of meat - Shear force determination method" NY/T1180-2006;

7. AACC 74-09 Bread Hardness Test (American Grain Chemical Association);

8. AOAC (American and European gel Association);

3、 Product Features

1. Human computer interaction operation: 7-inch touch high-definition display screen, supporting bilingual switching between Chinese and English, intuitive and easy to operate.

2. Real time curve display: Automatically draw and display data curves while supporting switching between four coordinate axis types (time load, time deformation, deformation load, strain stress) to analyze data relationships from different perspectives.

3. High precision measurement: Paired with industrial grade ADI high-precision analog-to-digital conversion chips and customized force sensors, the acquisition accuracy is excellent and the error is small.

4. Testing mode: It comes with multiple testing modes (compression, puncture, shear, stretching, etc.) to choose from, and users can add the required testing modes according to their own testing needs, adapting to different sample characteristics and testing requirements.

5. Motion architecture: Closed loop motor drive+double row track slide table, ensuring displacement accuracy of up to 0.001mm, while also having limit protection and overload protection to ensure user and instrument safety.

6. * Test replay: The system software records the entire process of the test. Traceability of experiments at any time, data restoration, curve redrawing, and data synchronization playback, viewing and analyzing the experimental details of the queried samples.

7. Automatic data storage: Test data is automatically stored without loss in case of power failure. It can store 5000 sets of A4 format data reports with curve graphs and supports USB interface data export. It is suitable for quick report generation and laboratory data archiving needs in production sites.

8. Load calibration function: One click calibration, no need for multi-point calibration, ensuring measurement accuracy for long-term use.

9. GMP management system: Standard GMP management system, supporting the classification of laboratory personnel permissions and full chain traceability of operation processes.

10. * Equipped with WiFi connection function, the device supports remote OTA upgrade and maintenance.

11. * Physical buttons:Texture AnalyzerThere are physical buttons on the host, which can be used to adjust the height of the probe up and down.

12. Equipped with a 2mm gummy candy probe as standard, it supports the selection of various specifications of testing probes (such as cylindrical, spherical, needle shaped, etc.), and can be customized according to user needs, which can be quickly replaced to meet different sample testing needs.

4、 Technical parameters

5、 Application scope (partial):
1. Food sector

2. Cosmetics and daily chemical industry

3. In the field of medicine and medical materials

4. Materials and Packaging Field

6、 Test Function (Partial)

1. Freezing strength test: Select peak freezing strength and area work (toughness);

2. Carrageenan test: select rupture force, rupture distance, gel strength g/cm2, brittleness;

3. Available gum test: real-time display - peak value of positive force, peak value of negative force, gel strength g/cm2, brittleness and stickiness;

4. surimi gel test: real-time display - breaking force, breaking distance, gel strength g.cm;

5. Agar strength international standard test: 1 cm2 cylinder, 11.3mm DIA, 25mm Long;

6. Single compression test: real-time load force, brittleness, toughness, hardness, recovery force, adhesion.

7. TPA whole texture testing: brittleness, hardness, tenderness, elasticity, toughness, cohesiveness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and resilience;

8. Bending test;

9. Shear test;

10. Puncture test;

11. Tensile testing;

12. Adhesive testing;

13. Coating test;

14. Yield strength test;

15. Relaxation performance test;

16. Creep performance testing;

17. Custom measurement mode.