METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING A CHEWABLE SAMPLE

The present invention relates to a method for assessing a chewable product, comprising the steps of (i) providing a jaw assembly, wherein the jaw assembly comprises a lower jaw and an upper jaw, wherein the jaw assembly is configured such that the lower jaw and the upper jaw can move apart and together in a mastication action, and wherein the upper jaw comprises at least one tooth, and the lower jaw comprises at least one tooth; (ii) placing the chewable product between the upper jaw and the lower jaw of the jaw assembly; and (iii) moving the jaws relative to each other in the mastication action in order to impact the at least one tooth of the upper jaw and the at least one tooth of the lower jaw onto the chewable product