{"id":23116,"date":"2025-02-03T10:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/?p=23116"},"modified":"2025-02-03T10:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:27:07","slug":"texture-analyser-and-volume-scanner-provide-precision-for-food-product-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/en\/texture-analyser-and-volume-scanner-provide-precision-for-food-product-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Texture Analyser and Volume Scanner provide precision for food product development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Food Pilot Plant product development environment at LAB University of Applied Sciences has been enhanced with a Texture Analyser and a VolScan (Stable Micro Systems), which are used to investigate the textural properties of food products with the precision required for research. The equipment was purchased to support product development and research services of bakery industry, but it is widely applicable also to other food product types. With this equipment, it is possible to develop and study the textural properties of food products, from baked goods to sweets, protein products, snack bars, spoonable snacks, biscuits, cheeses, gels, pasta products, fruits, and snack products (Stable Micro Systems 2024). Product development and quality assurance can be notably assisted, as textural properties can be measured objectively, and the results can be compared over a long period of time. For instance, target values for hardness can be set for product texture, which are aimed for when a new product or new recipe is developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texture Analyser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texture Analyser is used to analyse textural properties, such as hardness, elasticity, brittleness, flexibility, and ductility of the material. The equipment operates based on compression and tensile tests, which can be modified according to the material properties and the parameters desired to be measured. The tests can be used to determine, for instance, breaking point of a material or to understand how the material behaves when chewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Food Pilot Plant&#8217;s Texture Analyser is equipped with a wide range of measuring probes to enable versatile analyses (Figures 1A and 1B). Ready-made and standard measurement programs are provided, which can be modified as needed, or completely new ones can be developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Steel-colored measuring and research instruments\" class=\"wp-image-23117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1A. Some of the measurement probes of the Food Pilot Plant\u2019s Texture Analyser. (Photo: Saara Sammalisto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowish cheese-like food product with a steel-colored measuring head on top\" class=\"wp-image-23118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva1B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1B. An example of a food product measured with a ball-shaped measurement probe. (Photo: Saara Sammalisto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a two-bite compression test (texture profile analysis, TPA) is often used to investigate crumb texture of bakery products. In TPA, a 36 mm diameter cylindrical probe compresses a 25 mm thick bread crumb sample twice to a deformation of 40% at a constant speed (Figure 2, Sammalisto et al. 2021). TPA simulates the chewing of the sample in the mouth (Texture Technologies 2024). The maximum force required for the first compression describes the hardness of the sample, and conclusions can be drawn from the measurement data of two compressions, for instance, about the recovery of the structure between compressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva2_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holding a bread sample\" class=\"wp-image-23119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva2_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva2_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva2_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva2_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva2_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 2. Executing texture profile analysis (TPA) from an oat bread sample. (Photo: Jarkko Nikulin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional equipment of Texture Analyser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Texture Analyser is equipped with backward (Figure 3) and forward extrusion sets, which enable analysing consistencies of viscous materials such as sauces, spoonable products, and doughs. For example, dough consistency determined using backward extrusion method has been reported to be related to the softness of the bread crumb structure in gluten-free oat baking (Sammalisto et al. 2021) and buckwheat baking (Pitk\u00e4nen 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva3_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"A berry-colored food product in a transparent glass, with a glass measuring head on top\" class=\"wp-image-23120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva3_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva3_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva3_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva3_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva3_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 3. Measuring consistency from a spoonable snack product. (Photo: Saara Sammalisto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crisp fracture rig is suitable to monitor crispness of snack products, such as potato or rye chips, during recipe development, for instance (Figure 4A). The Blade set is used to measure the cutting force of a chocolate bar, which indicates the chew resistance of the material (Figure 4B).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4A_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"A chip-like food product with a round measuring head on top\" class=\"wp-image-23121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4A_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4A_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4A_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4A_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4A_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 4A. Crisp fracture support rig. (Photo: Saara Sammalisto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"A chocolate bar-like food product with a blade on top\" class=\"wp-image-23122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva4B_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 4B. Blade set. (Photo: Saara Sammalisto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Three point bend rig, a blunt blade cuts for example a crispbread, allowing the breaking point (or bending behaviour in the case of softer products) and the fragility of the structure to be monitored. Differences in breaking force and fragility of three commercial crispy products were examined, as shown in Figure 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva5_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"A diagram of the products' textural properties (force and distance)\" class=\"wp-image-23123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva5_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva5_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva5_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva5_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva5_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 5. Example graphs investigating textural properties of three commercial crispy products. (Figure: Saara Sammalisto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, a Kieffer test has been purchased to Food Pilot Plant. Kieffer\u2019s test is used to determine extensibility properties of wheat dough (Smewing 2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volume Scanner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Volume scanner (VolScan Profiler, Figure 6) measures volume of a sample with laser, and a 3D image is drawn from the product (Stable Micro Systems, 2024a). The sample mass can be used to calculate the density and specific volume of the product. The equipment is suitable, for example, for product development of bakery and snack products to achieve a more aerated structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva7_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Bread in a measuring device, with a spike piercing through the bread\" class=\"wp-image-23125\" style=\"width:667px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva7_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva7_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva7_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva7_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/17_2025_Kuva7_Rakenne-ja-tilavuusanalysaattorit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 6. Measuring specific volume of a bread with VolScan Profiler. (Photo: Saara Sammalisto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b3edfb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saara Sammalisto<\/strong> (Doctor of Food Sciences) works as a researcher at LAB University of Applied Sciences in the Food Pilot Plant product development environment. In her doctoral thesis, defended in the spring of 2024 at the University of Helsinki, she investigated the textural properties of doughs, oat breads, and milling products of oats.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitk\u00e4nen P. 2019. Gluteenittoman taikinan konsistenssi ja leivontalaatu. Master&#8217;s thesis. University of Helsinki. EKT series 1884. Cited 3 Jan 2025. Available at <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10138\/309379\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10138\/309379<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sammalisto S., Laitinen M. &amp; Sontag-Strohm T. 2021. Baking Quality Assessment of Twenty Whole Grain Oat Cultivar Samples. Foods. Vol. 10 (10), 2461. Cited 10 Dec 2024. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods10102461\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods10102461<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smewing J. 2014. Texture Analysis in action: the Kieffer Dough and Gluten Extensibility Rig. Texture Analysis Professional Blog. Cited 10 Dec 2024. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/textureanalysisprofessionals.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/texture-analysis-in-action-kieffer.html\">https:\/\/textureanalysisprofessionals.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/texture-analysis-in-action-kieffer.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stable Micro Systems. 2024. Texture Analysis Application Areas. Cited 10 Dec 2024. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stablemicrosystems.com\/TextureAnalysisApplications.html#food\">https:\/\/www.stablemicrosystems.com\/TextureAnalysisApplications.html#food<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texture Technologies. 2024. Texture Profile Analysis. Cited 10 Dec 2024. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/texturetechnologies.com\/resources\/texture-profile-analysis\">https:\/\/texturetechnologies.com\/resources\/texture-profile-analysis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Food Pilot Plant product development environment at LAB University of Applied Sciences has been enhanced with a Texture Analyser and a VolScan (Stable Micro Systems), which are used to investigate the textural properties of food products with the precision required for research. 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