chewability
How easily masticated
Chewability is how easy or pleasant something is to chew.
The term appears most often in food science and pet food marketing, describing texture that yields satisfyingly to the teeth: The gummies have good chewability.
It also surfaces in dentistry when assessing how well teeth or dentures function.
Resembling animal hide
- gristlyHaving tough connective tissue
- sinewyLean yet muscular
- jerkyCured meat snack
- hardtackImperishable unleavened wafer
overcooked · well-done · rubbery · stringy · cartilaginous · chewy · woody · stale
Oral texture perception
spongy · crisp · crunchy · crumbly · gelatinous · stringy · grainy · doughy
Bone holding teeth
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- bitePierce with teeth
- grindCrush into particles
- gnawBite repeatedly at
chomp · molar · incisor · saliva · mandible · tongue · swallow · bolus
leathery
Resembling animal hide
hardtack · overcooked · well-done · rubbery · stringy · cartilaginous · chewy · woody · stale · dried-out
mouthfeel
Oral texture perception
fibrous · spongy · crisp · crunchy · crumbly · gelatinous · stringy · grainy · doughy · springy
jaw
Bone holding teeth
gnaw · chomp · molar · incisor · saliva · mandible · tongue · swallow · bolus · masticate
fork-tender
Cooked until easily pierced
braised · slow-cooked · stewed · marbled · juicy · tender · flaky · poached · tenderized
chewabilityunchewable
Cannot be gnawed
hardness · toughness · rigidity · brittleness · impenetrability
chewabilityinedible
Unfit for consumption
inedibility · indigestible · indigestibility · unconsumable · unpalatability
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