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Rheology of Chocolate

Rheology of Chocolate

Paperback

Chemistry

ISBN10: 6206782573
ISBN13: 9786206782575
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: Jul 7 2025
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The book titled Rheology of Chocolate is structured into five chapters. Chocolate is one of the world's most beloved snacks, and its texture-or mouthfeel-is essential to how consumers perceive its quality. The textural aspects of chocolate, which influence its characteristic flavor, can be finely controlled. Mouthfeel is typically evaluated by examining flow behavior-this is where rheology comes in. The most fundamental rheological test performed on chocolate is viscosity measurement. In this process, a small sample is sheared at a fixed shear rate, and the stress required to achieve that rate is measured. Dynamic viscosity is then calculated by dividing shear stress by shear rate. The viscosity-temperature profile of chocolate is crucial for optimizing formulation, tempering, and even for considering the ideal consumption conditions.

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