Particle sizes in my chocolate cake
In the food industry, control of the chemical and physical properties of ingredient is of paramount importance, both to ensure the quality, taste and nutritional characteristics of the finished product […]
Alfatestlab services for Food and Drinks industries
In Alfatestlab we support the food industry since several years in formulation, deformulation and bench-marking projects, trouble shooting and R&D by providing material characterization by innovative analytical techniques. Whether it’s solid, paste, […]
Flavour control in food industry
Flavour perception is made up of a combination of smell, taste, and texture. Sensory characteristics of food, in particular the taste and flavour, have a very specific effect on the […]
Calcium carbonate: evaluating particle size and surface area
Calcium carbonate is used in various fields, as an additive including the food industry for instance, as a result of its whitening and anti-acid (code E170) properties, as well as […]
Smell of alcohol from pre-packaged sliced bread? Ethanol content measurement and identification of discriminant volatile compounds through sensory analysis
When opening a package of sliced bread, a smell of alcohol is very often perceived. This results from the treatment of bread slices with ethyl alcohol: the treatment is only […]
Recycled PET packaging: olfactive quality evaluated by sensory analysis
The use of human sensory panel is the historical way to evaluate the olfactive quality of specific products but, despite a rigorous training, the response of the individual to a […]
Chocolate analytical testing
Chocolate can be described as a suspension consisting of non-fat particles (sugar and cocoa solids and, eventually, milk powder particles) dispersed in cocoa butter as a continuous phase. The textural […]
Sensory benchmarking of chocolate hazelnut spreads with e-nose
Sensory analysis is an efficient tool to compare competitors’ products to the target leaders’ one in the market, to develop a new product or to improve a current one. In […]
Dissolution rate in food industry
The food industry is one of the most regulated industries in the world, as the mishandling of food products can have detrimental side effects. To achieve desired product performance and […]
There’s always time for a coffee break!
Italians love coffee. Drinking coffee is a kind of ritual for us: hurried or unhurried, there’s always time for a coffee break! Since coffee-drinking is so important to us, understanding how […]