Flow Properties of Canola Seed Pastes

Flow properties of Canola seed pastes, prepared by crushing seeds to <0.125 mm dia. and adding Canola oil, were measured under the following conditions: shear rate 0.1 to 225 s −1 , concentration 35.3 to 95.7% (g solid/g liquid), temperature 288.15 to 328.15 K. The pastes were shear thinning and their rheological behavior was described by a Herschel‐Bulkley model. For solid concentrations ≥ 40%, a turning temperature (T′) was noted. Below T, the shear stress fell with increasing temperature but above T shear stress increased with increasing temperature.