A study of cracks in dry cereal products

This paper is a study of checking and breakage of dry cereal products like crackers. The products studied were produced on an industrial line; almost no cracks were observed for Plain crackers (PCs), whereas 100% of the crackers with topping (CTs) exhibited cracks. Environmental SEM images suggested that miniature cracks initiated around the piercing holes of the crackers and then extended during storage.