Textural Characterization of Cheeses Using Vane Rheometry and Torsion Analysis

Vane rheometry was applied to textural characterization of cheeses and compared with torsion analysis. A Haake VT 550 viscotester was used for both vane and torsion tests at strain rates of 0.003 to 0.524 s ‐1 . Angular deformation and shear stress in the vane test increased with increasing low strain rate and was rate independent at higher rates. This shear rate dependency of stress and deformation varied with cheese types. Shear stresses from the vane method were lower than torsion shear stresses. Similar texture maps of cheeses were generated by plotting stress and strain or angular deformation values from the 2 testing methods. The findings indicate the vane technique can be used for rapid textural characterization of cheeses.