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Texture

Texture (food science) is a sensory characteristic representing structural, mechanical, and surface properdies of foods. Thus only sensory assessment can directly and accurately determine the textural feature.



Definitions in the literature

  • Texture is a sensory attribute perceived through sight, hearing, and touch, and it is probably the most important sensory attribute linked to the structure of food [1].
  • ... the sensory and functional manifestation of the structural, mechanical and surface properties of foods detected through the senses of vision, hearing, touch and kinaesthetics [2].