New Lasagne Stickiness Testing Jig From Lloyd Instruments

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17th September 2008

Source: Lloyd Instruments

New Lasagne Stickiness Testing Jig From Lloyd Instruments

Lloyd Instruments has developed a new jig for the versatile TAPlus texture analyzer to test the stickiness of cooked sheets of pasta such as lasagne. With lasagne being a hugely popular dish both as supermarket ready meals and in industrial meals for pubs and cafes, the texture of the final product is extremely important. The stickiness is related to the starch content of the pasta sheet, which in turn is related to the cooking temperature and time. Measuring pasta stickiness allows these parameters to be optimized.

The cooked pasta sheet is mounted between the TAPlus base table and a rectangular plate containing a rectangular hole. A matching rectangular probe is used to apply a uniform compression force to the pasta sheet through the hole. The force required to withdraw the probe is then measured. The probe may be held in contact with the pasta sheet for a predefined time before withdrawal, if required.

The tests can be fully configured and controlled using NEXYGENPlus texture analysis software. In addition to a comprehensive library of industry-standard texture analysis (including stickiness) and other tests, NEXYGENPlus features an enormous range of other facilities. These include user-defined test creation, data collection, reporting and exporting of test data, video and still picture capture, test data security and audit trails, and test automation and customisation.

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