Application Studies / Snack Cracker Acoustic Three Point Bend

Snack Cracker Acoustic Three Point Bend

Industry:

Food

Attributes measured:

hardness

firmness

crunchiness

crispiness

three point bend test

reference acoustic envelope detector

raed

wheat thins

melba-toast

jagged-smooth-ratio

average force gradient

average force drop off

Background

Three point bend tests are commonly used to measure the bending and breaking force of a wide variety of stiff and brittle products. This application study covers two different types of snacks: Melba Whole Grain Snacks and Wheat Thins Whole Wheat Crackers. While these two types of snacks are not directly comparable, they were tested with identical settings to demonstrate the method.

This is the second in our acoustic snack series. For the first study in the series, click here; for the third, click here.

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