Development of the BITE Master II and its application to the study of cheese hardness

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-43

  Meullenet, J F ^a   Gandhapuneni, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite; Cheese; Firmness; Hardness; Perception; Sensory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; FOOD TEXTURE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MASTICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SENSORY STIMULATION;

EID: 33746621992     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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