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Gel strength

2 articles tagged Gel strength

A translucent pâte de fruit gel holding a clean fold as a spoon lifts it.
Scientific Parameter • 10 min read

Pectin Gelation: pH, Brix and Dose for a Firm Set

Why an HM pectin gel sets, sets weak or fails: the pH and soluble-solids window, the dose, rapid vs slow set, and how to fix a weak or weeping pâte de fruit.

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Texture probe compressing an amber gelatin cube to measure gel firmness.
Scientific Parameter • 9 min read

What Gelatin Bloom Strength Really Measures

The science behind the bloom number — how the gelometer test works, why firmness tracks concentration times bloom, and what heat, acid, and fresh fruit do to a gel.

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