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TENDEROMETER [2 records]

Record 1 1988-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Meats and Meat Industries
CONT

Warner-Bratzler(WB) shear scores were related to the number of chews. Consumers preferred those steaks rated more tender by WB score. TG tenderometer(a machine which mechanically measures the amount of work required to masticate a core of meat) values were related to consumer preference but not as closely as WB results.(Nutrition Abstracts of Reviews 1973-1976).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
OBS

Propriété de texture des chairs obtenue par des essais sur la performance carnée.

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
CONT

Tenderometer readings of raw peas will accurately indicate when the crop should be harvested for optimum quality and yield.

OBS

tenderometer [noun] a device for determining the maturity and tenderness of samples of fruit and vegetables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
DEF

Relatif à la mesure de la tendreté des aliments.

CONT

La tendreté est le caractère le plus facile à mesurer en industrie grâce à un appareil: le tendéromètre qui fournit un indice fonction de la dureté des lots (indice tendérométrique).

Spanish

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