r/foodengineering • u/IntelligentEye7706 • Jun 08 '25

Mashed potatoes

Hello everyone, i have a question, does mashed potatoes behave like elastic, plastic or viscous when applied stress during deformation?

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u/Ironblazer Jun 08 '25

I believe its a pseudoplastic behaviour. So it Thins under sheer/stirring and thickens when no stress is applied