ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
A simple shear press instrument for measuring the tenderness of whole soybeans was developed. A perforated plate was forced through a sample of beans by a hydraulic piston and the required pressure of the hydraulic fluid indicated the force required which was related to tenderness of the beans. Soybeans were processed to various degrees of tenderness. Samples were tested by both the simple shear press and a L.E.E. Kramer shear press. The correlation coefficient between these instruments was 0.9933. The average of the coefficients of variation of all samples tested with the simple shear press was 4.61%. This showed that the simple shear press could be used in place of the L.E.E. Kramer shear press for determining tenderness of whole soybeans.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1973.tb02856.x
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