Tortilla Chips


Industry:

Food

Baked

Snack

Attributes measured:

hardness

firmness

peak force

Background

In this application study the firmness characteristics of ten different kinds of tortilla chips from six different brands were tested with the TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzer and TA-101 Crisp Chip Fixture. Samples included Tostitos (Original, Cantina, and Organic Blue Corn), Utz (Organic Yellow Corn and Organic Blue Corn), Simply Balanced (Organic Yellow Corn and Organic Veggie Flavored), Santitas, On The Border Café Style, and Xochitl tortilla chips.