PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hardness measuring device capable of measuring the hardness of a semi-solid food easily and accurately. SOLUTION: A semi-solid food hardness measuring device 1 has a jig 2 provided with an approaching portion 21 and a jig 2 with the tip end side of the approaching portion 21 facing vertically downward, and the tip of the approaching portion 21 is half. A holder 3 that is placed at the measurement start position, which is a position that abuts on the upper surface of the solid food, and is held so that it can be released, and a non-contact type sensor 4 that detects the position information of the jig 2 and outputs the detection result. , Starts measurement for a predetermined time set in advance when a trigger signal is input, and starts measurement when the timer 5 and the jig 2 are released and start to fall when the predetermined time elapses. A trigger signal is output as time, and the time when the end signal is input is regarded as the end of measurement, and the amount of displacement from the start of measurement to the end of measurement of the jig 2 is determined based on the detection result from the sensor 4. A unit 6 is provided. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1
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