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CRISPINESS [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Food Industries
CONT

Crispiness qualifies a product whose textural property displays a tendency to yield suddenly with a characteristic sound when subjected to an applied force. It is typical of dry food items such as biscuits(crackers) and potato crisps(chips).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Paramètre sensoriel caractérisant la texture d'un produit extrudé et qui dépend de la forme, de la taille des alvéoles et de leurs caractéristiques mécaniques.

CONT

La croustillance est un critère de qualité. Elle est due à la structure poreuse qui subit de multiples fractures durant l'écrasement du produit. Celles-ci sont accompagnées d'un bruit qui intervient dans l'évaluation sensorielle.

Spanish

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