Food Texture

Download or read book Food Texture written by Moskowitz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1987-04-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A novel reference text for food scientists and technologists, nutritionists, analytical chemists, and microbiologists concerned with sensory evaluation provides a broad overview of food texture measurement that covers both subjective (sensory evaluation) and objective (instrumental analysis) aspects of food texture asessments. Included are discussions and information concerning rheology and microstructure analysis, psychophysics, and product testing and product optimization. Numerous illustrations, graphs, and tables are presented throughout the text, and literature citations are appended to each of the 12 text chapters. Each of the chapters was prepared by experts in their respective areas of study.