Abstract: With the development of food science and industry,more and more attention has been paid to the application of texture analyzer in quality test of food. The relationship between output parameter values of texture analyzer and sensory characteristics of food was introduced.Furthermore,the application of texture analyzer in research on quality improvement and process optimization of starch and starch- based food were reviewed. The information was summarized for raw materials selection,quality control,process optimization,product development,and preservation of the starch based foods by using texture analyzer.