Springiness and cohesiveness decreased in layer cakes as lentil flour content increased. observed a similar effect with the addition of lentil flour to breads. Springiness is defined as food shape recovery between the end of the first bite and the beginning of the second one. Cohesiveness refers to the rate at which food disintegrates under mechanical action; it can be also defined as the resistance of food to traction. These changes there fore affect the sensations a consumer perceives during chewing. Lower springiness values were observed with yellow-lentil flours than with orange-lentil flours. However, in sponge cakes no significant differences were observed in springiness, and changes in cohesiveness were only significant when comparing control cakes with 100% lentil flour cakes (except when using 100% fine yellow-lentil flour).