Powder examples
See how samples similar to yours behave
Powders don’t behave the same way from one product to the next – a free-flowing drink mix, a cohesive cosmetic pigment, a fine pharmaceutical API, or a mineral blend can each present very different challenges in handling, processing, and performance. This page brings together real-world powder testing examples across a wide range of sample types and industries, showing how targeted measurements translate into meaningful results – from flowability to caking, whether its desirable or unwanted depending upon your application. Explore the tests, see typical outputs and comparisons with similar samples in their field, and discover how powder data can help you improve consistency, troubleshoot process issues, and specify materials with confidence.
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Food ingredients and blends
Baking powder
Carrageenan
Caster sugar
Coarse sea salt
Coffee granules
Coffee powder
Coffee whitener
Cornflour
Couscous
Demerara sugar
Drinking chocolate
Flaked rice
Garam masala
Gellan gum
Granular sweetener
Granulated sugar
Ground almonds
Icing sugar
Light brown soft sugar
Linseed
Loose tea
Malt drinking powder
Oatbran
Polenta
Protein powder
Red lentils
Sea salt flakes
Sesame seed
Slimming powder
Soy protein
Table salt
Tapioca
Thickening granules
Wheatbran
White flour
Wholemeal flour
Xanthan – Locust bean gum blend
Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical powders
Baby formula
Ethylcellulose
Gellan gum
Influenza medication
Protein powder
Slimming powder
Cosmetics and personal care powders
Baby powder
Bath salts
Denture cleanser
Face powder
Foot powder
Washing powder
Agriculture, animal feed and horticulture
Bird sand
Grass seed
Insect food
Nyjer seed
Sawdust
Industrial and speciality powders
Carpet freshener
Cement
Interior filler
Plaster
Scouring powder
Soda crystals
Stain removing powder
Sugar soap
Tile grout
Wallpaper adhesive
Water softener
Note: Data shown above obtained from testing in glass vessels.
