Texture Analyzers, Texture Analysis, and Texture Measurement Instruments
Rice + Grains
Food texture analysis instruments for measuring the properties of rice, grain, puffed rice and packaged rice products.
Texture Analyzers and analytical instrumentation for testing and measuring the textural and physical characteristics of rice and grain products.
TA-11 1.5" diameter cylinder probe.
Texture Technologies has worked with universities and government research institutions to develop test methods and fixtures for quantifying rice and grain products. These methods have often migrated very well into companies that manufacture those products and, as a result, rice manufacturers worldwide have standardized their food product testing using the Stable Micro Systems family of Texture Analyzers. Our instruments have even been used in the development of several enriched rice varieties that have been important advances for world health.
An enormous body of published work exists for testing rice, grain, and packaged rice products. Some are listed on the industry papers page but any web search for related studies will indicate the popularity of our texture analysis instruments for such testing. We would be pleased to provide references within the rice and grain industry upon request and discuss which probes and fixtures would be suitable for your applications and rice testing needs.
The Stable Micro Systems’ family of texture analysis instruments is extremely easy-to-use and very flexible, providing accurate and reproducible rice testing results. The TA.XTPlus, TA.HDPlus, and TA.XTExpress Texture Analyzers are simple to calibrate and easy to validate. These Texture Analyzers are used extensively throughout the rice industries in research & development and academic settings worldwide.
Most textural analysis parameters can be easily quantified with the TA.XT <Texture Analyzers and Exponent software programs and some attributes can only be measured with our instruments. Some of the many parameters that our product testing equipment can analyze include the hardness, stickiness, cohesiveness, crispness and consistency of puffed rice and other rice products.