Chopin alveograph
Alveógrafo de Chopin
- Date
- 1921 · confidence high
- Place
- France
- Credited to
- Marcel Chopin
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
Instrument that measures wheat flour quality by inflating a bubble of dough until it bursts and recording pressure against volume, simulating fermentation and baking to characterize the flour's suitability.
What it led to
- standardized flour quality across the baking industry
- quality control in mills and bakeries worldwide
- flour classification by use (bread, pastry, pasta)
- modern rheological instrumentation for food