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Sensory lexicon

Flakiness

Texture

Texture > Whole croissant to the touch

Flakiness
Consumer-given synonyms :
  • Few crumbs, many crumbs, friable, crumbles
Instruction

Create a reference operation:

Assess the behaviour of the crust: size and quantity of crumbs formed when the croissant is squeezed between the fingers and thumb. When the crumbs are small and numerous, the croissant is more friable.

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Instruction

Create a reference operation:

Assess the behaviour of the crust: size and quantity of crumbs formed when the croissant is squeezed between the fingers and thumb. When the crumbs are small and numerous, the croissant is more friable.

Click on the scale below for more details:

Instruction

Create a reference operation:

Assess the behaviour of the crust: size and quantity of crumbs formed when the croissant is squeezed between the fingers and thumb. When the crumbs are small and numerous, the croissant is more friable.

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Few crumbs/crumbs, not too flaky
Intermediate
Many crumbs/crumbs, flakes