Fruit & Vegetable Product Testing Attachments

TA.XTplus Texture Analyser

All of the texture analyser range can be used for testing the products listed below. A selection of special attachments and typical measurements are also shown which are commonly used in this application area.  However, this does not show the complete range of attachments available for the testing of fruit and vegetable products.  Test procedures include: compression, puncture/penetration, tension, fracture/bending, extrusion, cutting/shearing.

TA.HDplus Texture Analyser

Small Cylinder probe Can be used to measure skin rupture force and flesh firmness of e.g. fruit	Typical measurements include: Ripeness (normally associated with a loss of firmness): apples, peas, peaches, etc. Firmness: can be used to e.g. determine optimum blanching times of processed fruit and vegetables, optimum shelf for maintenance of freshness of ready prepared salads, crudites etc. Skin Rupture Force: ('Bioyield Point') Crust Crispness: French Fries Flexibility/Rigidity: vegetable batons Consistency: fruit purees, fruit preparations Stickiness: dried fruits	5-blade Kramer Shear cell  Used to assess firmness (in bulk) of fresh or processed fruit/vegetables
Multiple Pea Rig Used to assess (in bulk) the firmness of such non-uniform samples as peas		Multiple Chip Rig  Used to assess the firmness of French Fries
Three Point Bend Rig Can be used to assess fruit/vegetable flexibility		Fracture Wedges Can be used to assess fracture/'bite force' of e.g. carrot batons, celery
Mini Kramer/Ottawa cell Particularly suited to reduce the force of bulk shearing/compression of multi particle products or products of non-uniform texture	Circular Sample Support  Used to provide stable support for circular samples for e.g. penetration/compression tests with the ability to retain any potential fluid expressed during the test	Multiple Puncture Probe Particularly suited for the penetration of multiple particulates or non-uniform products to create an averaging effect

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Application Studies are available for the testing of FRUIT & VEGETABLE products using either the TA.XT2i, TA.XTplus or TA.HDplus texture analysers. In addition, scientific papers have been published which reference the use of the TA.XT2i/TA.XTplus/TA.HDplus in the testing of FRUIT & VEGETABLE products. Click here for paper titles and citation details.