Application Studies / Regular & Alternative Cheeses Tested with the TA-426N Cheese Extensibility Rig

Regular & Alternative Cheeses Tested with the TA-426N Cheese Extensibility Rig

Industry:

Food

Dairy

New Foods

Attributes measured:

flexibility

tensile strength

peak force

extensibility

stretchability

work to extend

Background

The extensibility, or stretchability, of cheese has remained an important characteristic of study since Texture Technologies’ original application study, Cheese Stretchability with the TA-426 Fixture. In this new study, the TA-426N’s hooked lifting plate was centered in the sample well and a target weight of cheese was evenly distributed over the plate and around the slotted stem. The samples were heated for 10 minutes at 400° F. A ring holds down the edges of the melted cheese so the cheese can stretch when pulled. Three replicate tests were performed for each of the four brands tested: Sargento Mozzarella, Kraft Fat Free Mozzarella, Daiya Cutting Board Mozzarella Style Shreds, and Violife Just Like Mozzarella Shreds.

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