Texture analyzer (food testing)
49-90 Testing Machines Inc

The Lab Master Food Texture Analyzer provides precise, repeatable measurement of textural properties for a wide variety of foods and ingredients. The instrument includes texture measurement software, a flat panel touch-screen display, load cell and interchangeable probe mounting, all in a network-ready Windows PC. Thousands of data points per test generate force/distance curves that reveal food properties during tension and compression testing.

See expanded list of sensory properties below.

APPLICATIONS
Baked goods, Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy products, Pasta, Meat, Fish and other food items and ingredients.

SPECIFICATIONS
Load range*: 0 to ±5 lb (2.3 kg) or 0 to ±250 lb (113.4 kg)
Load resolution: 0.1 g (0.0002 lb.) or 4.5 g. (0.01 lb.)
Load accuracy: ±0.5% of reading
Position (displacement) resolution: 0.1 μm
Position accuracy: ±1.0 μm
1000 data points per second