Table 1 Textural characterisation of the developed viscoelastic food models.

From: Unravelling the impact of fat content on the microbial dynamics and spatial distribution of foodborne bacteria in tri-phasic viscoelastic 3D models

Viscoelastic 3D models (fat concentration) (%)

Temperature (°C)

Hardness (g)

Adhesiveness (g*s)

Cohesiveness

Gumminess (g)

0

7

423.27 ± 14.74

− 458.85 ± 41.02

0.79 ± 0.02

333.80 ± 17.35

25

396.13 ± 27.02

− 440.93 ± 44.62

0.82 ± 0.04

325.11 ± 36.88

37

460.73 ± 73.82

− 470.34 ± 89.53

0.79 ± 0.03

366.78 ± 70.61

10

7

508.87 ± 37.42

− 505.10 ± 22.32

0.79 ± 0.03

397.15 ± 15.48

25

402.47 ± 45.25

− 420.35 ± 46.20

0.81 ± 0.04

324.92 ± 30.36

37

447.53 ± 40.13

− 462.19 ± 40.53

0.80 ± 0.03

358.11 ± 32.26

20

7

457.13 ± 62.60

− 464.02 ± 55.74

0.81 ± 0.06

363.52 ± 32.59

25

451.13 ± 17.09

− 481.77 ± 11.56

0.81 ± 0.01

366.88 ± 16.92

37

442.30 ± 25.03

− 500.46 ± 5.17

0.82 ± 0.03

361.11 ± 10.55

40

7

572.80 ± 49.29

− 515.60 ± 48.57

0.78 ± 0.04

445.18 ± 36.44

25

482.33 ± 51.55

− 423.28 ± 33.34

0.82 ± 0.03

390.15 ± 25.11

37

502.60 ± 91.28

− 404.56 ± 50.32

0.79 ± 0.07

384.31 ± 41.92

60

7

625.07 ± 46.98

− 133.92 ± 22.17

0.54 ± 0.02

337.22 ± 20.99

25

535.23 ± 20.55

− 80.59 ± 19.58

0.49 ± 0.03

262.46 ± 3.49

37

454.37 ± 49.13

− 95.53 ± 19.18

0.56 ± 0.03

254.24 ± 27.06

  1. Mean values (± SD are presented) for hardness (g), adhesiveness (g*s), cohesiveness, and gumminess (g), for all viscoelastic models and temperatures under study.