Skip to main content

gel strength

2 articles tagged gel strength

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.

bloom strengthgelatingel strength
A translucent pâte de fruit gel holding a clean fold as a spoon lifts it.
Scientific Parameter • 12 min read

Pectin Gelation in Pâte de Fruit: The Science of pH and Gel Strength Control

How Formul.io's Pâte de Fruit Calculator uses pectin chemistry, pH management, and Brix-dependent gelation models to predict gel strength from soft spreads (30-45) to firm confections (65-80) with pro...

pectin-gelationpate-de-fruitgel-strength
← All Scientific Parameters