Texture profile analysis A Texture Profile Analysis “TPA”test was performed using a
QTS-25 Texture Analyzer (Brookfield CNS Farnell,Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England) equipped with a
Texture-Pro program v. 2.1. The samples were compressed
twice with a flat cylindrical probe (3 mm in diameter), which
allowed the sample to be deformed without being penetrated.
The testing conditions were: 24°C room temperature; two consecutive cycles of 50% compression; cross-head moved at a