Texture can be measured by means of objective (instrumental) and intrinsic subjective (sensory) tests. Among the instrumental test devices, texturometers imitate mastication conditions and present excellent correlations with sensory evaluations of texture (Szczesniak, 1963b). For this reason, they have been widely used to measure the texture of different kinds of foods. With regard to sensory analysis in the mouth, the characteristics perceived in- clude mechanical attributes (relating to reaction to the applied force), geometrical attributes (relating to the shape, size and parti- cle orientation inside the food) and attributes relating to percep- tion of moisture or fat content (Szczesni