BULK COMPRESSION TESTING OF PEACHES TO ASSESS TEXTURE

1750-3841

Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition

Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology

Several varieties of fresh peaches at three maturity levels were subjected to bulk compression using a specially constructed apparatus. The texture notes of hardness, elasticity, graininess, and dry-moist mouthfeel were evaluated by a sensory panel. In an effort to determine if bulk compression may be used to evaluate texture in peaches a correlation analysis was performed on the instrumental and sensory data. It was found that hardness and elasticity were positively correlated with the bulk modulus and that the mouthfeel score showed a negative correlation with the modulus value.

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