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Description
【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、のどへの付着性が軽減された易嚥下補助組成物ならびにこれを用いた食品用組成物および医薬品用組成物に関し、詳しくは高齢者や嚥下障害者が食品本来の香味や食感を楽しみ且つ安全に嚥下でき、更に常温で長時間放置しても嚥下適性が優れている易嚥下補助組成物並びにこれを用いた食品用組成物及び医薬品用組成物に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
高齢者の人口増加に伴い、食物を飲み込む動作に障害をきたす嚥下障害者の人口も増加する傾向にある。加えて、脳血管障害、腫瘍等の疾病によって嚥下障害を伴うことも多い。嚥下障害者にとっては、水のようにさらっとした食品は、誤嚥(誤って気管に食物がはいること)しやすく、激しい咳込みや誤嚥性肺炎をおこすことがしばしば認められている。一方、硬い固形物では喉につかえ、窒息の危険性がある。その為に、従来は、食品に増粘剤を添加して適当に粘度をつけたり、固形物を細かく刻んできざみ食にすることが行われてきた。しかし、これらの処理を施すと、食品本来の美味しさや食事の楽しさと言った食欲を喚起する要因が除去されてしまう場合もある。また、誤嚥による咳き込みや誤嚥性肺炎の恐怖から、嚥下障害者は摂食を拒み低水分、低栄養状態に陥りやすい。従って重度の嚥下障害者には、鼻からの経管栄養等で水分や栄養補給を行っているが、このような現状は嚥下障害者の人間としての尊厳を著しく低下させているといっても過言ではない。
【0003】
近年、このような嚥下障害者のQOL(生活の質)を向上させようとする動きが社会的にも高まり、嚥下に適した食品物性とは何かを明らかにし、嚥下障害者でも経口摂食が可能で食べる楽しみが得られ、かつ摂食機能を向上させることができる食品を提供しようとする研究が活発になっている。それらの研究によると、嚥下に適した食品物性とは(1)嚥下しやすい適度な硬さや粘度を有すること、(2)食塊形成性(食品の口の中でのまとまり易さ)が優れていること、および(3)口腔内及び咽頭部内への付着が少ないこと、が挙げられる。
【0004】
先にも述べたように、従来より病院等では、誤嚥を防ぐ為に、水のようにさらっとして流動性のありすぎる液状食品には食品増粘剤を添加して粘凋性を持たせてきた。このような食品増粘剤としては、冷水で簡単に分散溶解しpHや塩類等の影響を受けにくいことから、澱粉、とりわけα化澱粉が好ましく使用されてきた。
しかしながら、澱粉系増粘剤は、汎用性の点では良好であるが、上記したような嚥下に適した物性を食品に付与するという面では不充分であった。すなわち澱粉系増粘剤では、▲1▼粘度の増加とともに付着性が著しく増加するので、口腔内及び咽頭部内への付着残留による誤嚥の危険性があったり、付着感によって飲み込み難さが増大することなどが最近の研究で指摘されている。また▲2▼経時的に著しく粘度が増加することから、適切な粘度で摂食者に提供することが困難であった。さらに▲3▼嗜好面でも好ましくない性質を有している。すなわち、食品の外観色調を乳白濁化させ、且つ食品本来の香味・食感を著しく変化させ劣化させることから、摂食者の食欲を低下させる原因となることが指摘されている。
【0005】
そこで、他の増粘多糖類やそれと澱粉との併用が検討されており、例えば次のような嚥下補助剤に関する技術が公開されている。
・特開平5−38262号公報には、液状食品に直接添加して食品に粘稠性を与える補助剤であって、タピオカ澱粉と馬鈴薯澱粉、デキストリンからなるものが記載されている。このものを用いると、上記▲3▼の嗜好面での劣化の問題については、従来のα化澱粉と比較するとかなり改善されるが、まだ不十分である。また上記▲1▼の付着性と上記▲2▼の粘度の経時的増加については、全く言及されておらず、付着性及び粘度の経時的安定性は従来と同程度に留まる。
・特開平10−108633号公報は、液状食品に直接添加して食品に適度な粘凋性を与える補助剤において、溶解時の「ダマ」防止を訴求したものであって、グア−ガム、キサンタンガム、デキストリンからなるものが記載されている。このものは、上記▲2▼の粘度の経時的安定性、および▲3▼の嗜好面では澱粉系に比較して著しい改善が認められるものの、▲1▼の付着残留性及び付着感による飲み込み難さについては全く考慮がなされてない。基本的には従来の澱粉系の嚥下補助剤と同じ考え方に基づいている。即ち、粘性でのみ食品の流動性を抑制しようとするものであって、このものでは流動性の抑制の程度と付着性のバランスをとることは困難である。
・特開平10−182478号公報には、蛋白質、糖質、脂質、ビタミン及びミネラル類にゲル化剤として馬鈴薯澱粉、トウモロコシ澱粉、モチトウモロコシ澱粉の1種以上を併用した組成物が記載されている。ここでは栄養面の充実に重点がおかれ、嚥下に適した物性については何ら考慮がなされていない。すなわち、従来の澱粉系嚥下補助剤の域を出ておらず、上記▲1▼〜▲3▼の問題点の解決には至っていない。
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、上記事情に鑑みなされたもので、従来の澱粉系補助剤が持つ上記の欠点▲1▼▲2▼▲3▼の全てを改善して上述した嚥下物性(1)〜(3)を同時に満足する汎用性に優れた易嚥下補助組成物ならびにこれを用いた食品用組成物及び医薬品用組成物を提供することを目的とする。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前記課題はタラガム25〜85重量%と、キサンタンガム75〜15重量%からなる混合物を含有し、さらにサイリウムシードガムを配合してなる易嚥下補助組成物によって解決できる。本発明の易嚥下補助組成物は特に、食する際のゲルの付着性が100g/m2以下であることが好ましい。本発明の易嚥下補助組成物は、各種の食品用素材や医薬品用素材と組み合わせて食品用組成物および医薬品用組成物を提供するのに好適である。
【0008】
すなわち本発明者らは、上記課題を解決するために鋭意検討した結果、タラガム、ローカストビーンガムの中から選ばれる少なくとも1種以上とキサンタンガムとを併用した場合に限って上記▲1▼▲2▼▲3▼の欠点を全て克服することができ、嚥下補助剤として最適な特性が得られることを見い出した。すなわち、ガラクトマンナンの中でもタラガムとローカストビーンガムは、キサンタンガムとゲル構造を形成する事は良く知られていたが、タラガムおよび/またはローカストビーンガムとキサンタンガムの配合比がある特定の範囲では、この形成された構造が全体としてはゾル的性質を有しながら水のような液状食品の流動性を適度に抑制し、且つ経時的な粘度の増加がなく、更に口腔内付着や付着感も著しく少ないという嚥下物性として最適な特性を有することを見いだした。
またキサンタンガムとタラガムおよび/またはローカストビーンガムとの混合物の食品への配合割合によって、形成されるゲル状構造の硬さを自由に嚥下に適した硬さに決定することができる。更に、このゲル状構造物は非常に透明度が高いため、食品の外観を損なうことがほとんどなく、しかも非常に軽い食感の構造物であることから食品本来の食感を損なうことが澱粉系増粘剤に比較して著しく少ない。
なお、これに比べて上述の特開平10ー108633号公報に記載されているグアーガムの場合は、キサンタンガムとのゲル状構造形成性能は非常に弱く、むしろ粘性の著しい増加をもたらすことが知られている。この点で本発明とは本質的に考え方を異にするものである。
【0009】
また、更に本発明者等は検討を重ね、上記タラガムおよび/またはローカストビーンガムとキサンタンガムとの混合物へサイリウムシードガムを微量配合すると、飲み込み易さと食塊形成性が改善されることを見いだした。サイリウムシードガムは糊感のない卵白様の流動特性(塊を維持しようとする性質)を有しており、この特異な流動特性を持つサイリウムシードガムの溶液が、上記のゲル状構造物が咀嚼されたときにその表面を覆うことによって、飲み込み易さと食塊形成性の改善が得られるものと考えられる。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明を詳しく説明する。
本発明で使用されるキサンタンガムとは、キサントモナス・キャンペストリス(Xanthomonas canpestris)が産生する天然多糖類である。グルコース、マンノース及びグルクロン酸(カリウム、ナトリウム、カルシウムの混合塩)から構成され、主鎖はグルコース、側鎖は二個のマンノースとグルクロン酸からなるものが多い構造をしている。キサンタンガム製剤として種々のものが市販されているが、本発明ではいずれも使用可能である。
【0011】
次に本発明で用いられるタラガムとは、タラ(Cesalpinia Spinosa)の種子の胚乳部分を分離精製して粉末化した水溶性天然高分子多糖類のことであり、ガラクトマンナンの一種である。
また本発明で用いられるローカストビーンガムは、タラガムと同じくガラクトマンナンの仲間であるが、ローカストビーンガムは豆科の多年性常緑樹であるカロブ樹(Carob tree)の種子の胚乳から得られる水溶性天然多糖類である。
ガラクトースとマンノースの比がタラガムの場合は1:3、ローカストビーンガムの場合は1:4である。タラガムおよびローカストビーンガムは微粉化や精製等の処理を施されたものが市販されているが、本発明ではいずれも使用可能である。
【0012】
本発明においてタラガム、ローカストビーンガムから選ばれる少なくとも1種とキサンタンガムの配合比(タラガム、ローカストビーンガム/キサンタンガム)は、これらの混合物全体を100とした重量%で25/75〜85/15、好ましくは、30/70〜75/25、より好ましくは40/60〜60/40である。タラガムおよび/またはローカストビーンガムの割合が25重量%より少なくても、また85重量%より多くてもゲル形成能が弱く、それぞれ単独の粘性が目立つようになり、咽頭部への付着性や粘着感による飲み込み難さを軽減することが困難となる。更に経時的安定性を確保することもできなくなる。
【0013】
本発明で用いられるサイリウムシードガムとはPlantago種(オオバコの一種、Plantaginaceae)植物の中の、主にPlantagoovata Forskal等の種子から採った天然植物ガムのことである。サイリウムシードガムは種子の外側を包む外皮ハスクの部分を用い、サイリウムハスク(Psyllium Husk)と呼ばれインドではイサゴール(Isapgol、Isabgol)とも呼ばれている。
このサイリウムシードガムの成分中の非セルロース多糖類はキシランを主鎖として高度に分岐した構造を持ち、側鎖は、アラビノース、キシロース、ガラクチュロン酸、ラムノースからなっている。冷水でも十分に膨潤増粘し、高い保水性を示す。また耐酸、耐塩性に優れ、その粘性は長期間安定で、非ニュートン流動の卵白様粘性を示すが糊のような食感はなくあっさりとしている。本発明では市販されているサイリウムシードガムをいずれも使用可能である。
本発明において、サイリウムシードガムの配合割合は、タラガムおよび/またはローカストビーンガムとキサンタンガムとの混合物を100とした重量%で2〜20重量%、好ましくは3〜15重量%、より好ましくは4〜10重量%である。2重量%より少ないと、サイリウムシードガムの効果が発揮できず、20重量%より多い場合ではサイリウムシードガムの流動特性が支配的になり、スプーンでとることが困難となったり、サイリムシードガムの特異な香味が目立つようになる。
【0014】
本発明の易嚥下補助組成物は、タラガム25〜85重量%と、キサンタンガム75〜15重量%からなる混合物に、サイリウムシードガムをさらに配合させたものを含有するもので、これを例えば水、湯、飲料、スープ等の各種水溶液に溶解させることによってゲル化し、嚥下適性に優れた性状を呈する。本発明の易嚥下補助組成物の製造方法は、上記の必須成分を含む配合剤を混合するものであれば特に制限されず、例えば各原料粉末をリボンミキサー、Vブレンダー等で所定量混合する方法でもよい。
【0015】
また本発明の易嚥下補助組成物は、次の測定方法によって測定される付着性の値が100g/m2以下であることが好ましい。
本発明における付着性の測定方法は、まず易嚥下補助組成物を脱イオン水に完全に溶解させてゲルを調製し、このゲルをPYREX200mlビーカーに高さ55mmになるように入れる。次にStable Micro Systems社製テクスチャーアナライザー(TA−XT2)を用い、直径19mm、長さ75mmの円柱形プランジャーに脱イオン水で充分洗浄したニッピ株式会社製コラーゲン膜(製品名:コラーゲンケーシング270)を装着し、これを上記ビーカー内に入れたゲルに貫入速度2.0mm/sで、深度45mmまで貫入し、その後同速度で上昇させる。その時のコラーゲン膜へのゲルの付着量を求め、単位面積当たりの付着量の値を付着性(単位;g/m2)とする。
この方法によれば、ヒトの皮膚を構成する主な蛋白質であるコラーゲンからなる膜と易嚥下補助組成物を含むゲルとの付着性が測定され、その値は易嚥下補助組成物を含むゲルを嚥下する際の、のどへの付着性を表す指標となる。そしてこの値が100g/m2以下であれば、のどへの付着性が比較的小さく、嚥下し易い易嚥下補助組成物であると評価できる。
尚、付着性測定に供されるゲルにおける易嚥下補助組成物の濃度は任意の濃度とすることができ、用途等に応じて設定された食する際の濃度で測定を行うことによって、食する際のゲルの付着性の値が得られる。
【0016】
本発明の易嚥下補助組成物は、例えば後述する食品用組成物素材や医薬品用組成物素材と好適に組み合わせて用いられ、嚥下適性に優れた食品用組成物または医薬品用組成物が得られる。
食品用組成物及び医薬品用組成物中での易嚥下補助組成物の配合割合は特に規定されないが、水、湯、飲料、スープ等の水溶液に溶解させる場合には、易嚥下補助組成物(ゲル化剤)濃度として0.1〜10.0重量%とするのが好ましい。0.1重量%未満では、組合せによっては食品の流動性を充分に抑制できない場合があり、10.0重量%を越えると粘度やゲル強度が強すぎて嚥下適性が著しく劣るおそれがある。またより好ましくは0.3〜6.0重量%であり、さらに好ましくは0.5〜2.0重量%である。
【0017】
本発明で用いられる食品用組成物素材としては、例えば糖質(ぶどう糖、果糖、砂糖、麦芽糖、乳糖、トレハロース、粉末水飴、エリスリトール、キシリトール、ソルビトール、還元麦芽糖、還元乳糖、還元水飴粉末、キシロオリゴ糖、ポリデキストロース等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、酸味料(クエン酸、リンゴ酸、乳酸、コハク酸、酒石酸、アスコルビン酸、クエン酸塩、リンゴ酸塩、乳酸塩、コハク酸塩、酒石酸塩、アスコルビン酸塩等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、香料、着色料、ビタミン類(ビタミンA、ビタミンB1、ビタミンB2、ナイアシン、ビタミンB6、ビタミンB12、ニコチン酸、ビタミンD群、ビタミンE、ビタミンK、ビオチン、パントテン酸、葉酸等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、ミネラル類(ナトリウム、カリウム、カルシウム、マグネシウム、鉄、亜鉛、銅、リン、マンガン、ヨウ素等を含む塩類や食品素材を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、各種蛋白質(大豆蛋白、乳蛋白、小麦蛋白、卵蛋白、魚肉蛋白、牛肉蛋白、豚肉蛋白、鶏肉蛋白等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、各種油脂類(動植物油脂、中鎖脂肪酸トリグリセライド等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、甘味料(アスパルテーム、ステビア等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、食物繊維(セルロース、ガラクトマンナン、グアガム分解物、難消化性デキストリン、コーンファイバー、ペクチン等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、各種果汁類(リンゴ、オレンジ、みかん、ぶどう、なし、もも、メロン、バナナ、パイン、すいか等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、フレーバー粉末(コーヒー粉末、抹茶粉末、煎茶粉末、ココア粉末等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、安定化剤(グリセリン脂肪酸エステル、ショ糖脂肪酸エステル、ソルビタン脂肪酸エステル、プロピレングリコール脂肪酸エステル、リン脂質、キラヤサポニン、大豆サポニン等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、調味料(塩、味噌、醤油、酒類、みりん、動植物エキス等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、スパイス類(ホワイトペパー、ブラックペパー、バジル、レッドペパー、わさび、からし、しょうが、ガーリック、シナモン、クローブ等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、野菜類(トマト、セロリ、オニオン等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、種実類(アーモンド、ピーナッツ、クルミ等を1種単独でまたは適宜混合)、山芋類またはその粘質物質等が挙げられる。
また医薬品用組成物素材としては、例えば上記の各種ビタミン類や、アセトアミノフェン、イブプロフェン、ケトプロフェン、メフェナム酸等が挙げられる。
【0018】
なお、本発明における易嚥下補助組成物及びそれを用いた食品組成物並びに医薬品組成物は、嚥下が良好でかつ常温で長時間放置しても嚥下適性に優れることを特徴とするものであって、他の成分、原料の使用について制限されるものではない。例えば本発明で得られる好ましい特性に悪影響を与えない範囲で、他のガム類などを共存させてもよく、例えば、グアガム、ジェランガム、カラギーナン、ゼラチン、寒天、タピオカ澱粉、馬鈴薯澱粉などを適宜配合することも可能である。
【0019】
本発明の易嚥下補助組成物は、タラガム25〜85重量%と、キサンタンガム75〜15重量%からなる混合物を必須成分として含有するものであり、液状食品の流動性を適度に抑制するものであるので、高齢者や嚥下障害者が安全に嚥下できるとともに、食品に添加しても食品の外観や食感をほとんど損なわないので嗜好面での劣化がほとんどないうえ、経時的な粘度の増加がなく、さらに付着性も著しく少ないという優れた嚥下適性が得られるものである。また、さらにサイリウムシードガムが配合されているため、飲み込み易さと食塊形成性を改善することができる。したがって本発明の易嚥下補助組成物を用いた食品用組成物および医薬品用組成物は、例えば病院や高齢者を対象とした各種施設における給食や医薬品に好適であるほか、嚥下が未熟な乳児の離乳食や医薬品、あるいはスプーンですくって口へ運ぶ動作が未発達の幼児のための食品や医薬品としても好適である。
【0020】
【実施例】
以下、実施例及び比較例を示して本発明を具体的に説明するが、本発明は下記実施例に制限されるものではない。尚、以下の例において%はすべて重量%を意味する。
(参考例1、2、実施例3、参考例4〜8、実施例9〜11、比較例1〜10)
下記表1および表2に示した配合割合で調製した組成物を表1および表2に示す濃度(ゲル化剤濃度)で用い、後述のようにしてゲルを調製した。また得られたゲルについて官能試験および付着性の測定を行って嚥下適性を評価した。その結果を表に合わせて示す。
【0021】
〈ゲルの調製〉
表1および2に示す配合割合の組成物(ゲル化剤)に粉糖3.8gを加えて粉体混合し(全体で5gとなる)、これを5℃の脱イオン水95ccに徐々に加えて分散し、完全に溶解させた後、5℃で一晩放置した。但し、ゲル化剤としてトロミアップ、スルーソフトを用いる場合(比較例6,7)は、粉糖を加えず、ゲル化剤3gに脱イオン水97ccを加えてゲルを調製した。
〈官能試験〉
調製したゲルの外観(透明感)・香味(異味異臭)・粘つき感・飲み込み易さについては、専門パネル3名で評価した。また粘つき感と飲み込み易さについては、上記のようにして調製したゲルを5℃に保持し、調製してから10分後および5時間後にそれぞれ官能試験を行った。
これらの官能試験の評価結果は◎:非常に良好、○:良好、△:やや悪い、×:悪い で示した。
〈付着性〉
ゲルの付着性は、上述したコラーゲン膜を用いた測定方法により測定した。
【0022】
【表1】
【0023】
【表2】
【0024】
表1および表2において
(*1):大日本製薬株式会社製エコーガムRD
(*2):三栄源エフエフ・アイ株式会社製ビストップD−1321
(*3):MRCポリサッカライド株式会社製精製タラガム
(*4):三晶株式会社MEYPRODYN200
(*5):大日本製薬株式会社ヘルシーガム
(*6):日清サインス株式会社製トロミアップ(デキストリン)
(*7):キッセイ薬品工業株式会社製スルーソフトS(デンプン)
である。
【0025】
(実施例12,13)
表3に示す配合割合で各原料を均一に混合して易嚥下補助組成物を得た。表3において、SLENDID 200(*8)はコペンハーゲンペクチンファクトリー社製脂肪代替物(ペクチン)である。これ以外の配合剤は上記表1,2で使用したものと同様のものを用いた。
実施例12は、ゲルのなめらかさ、外観的な均一性を訴求したもので、実施例13は、食感的な「重さ」をSLENDIDを使用して調節したものである。
また得られた易嚥下補助組成物(ゲル化剤)5gを冷水95g(5℃)に入れてよくかき混ぜ、上記実施例1と同様の方法で嚥下適性の評価を行った。その結果を表3に併記した。ただし粘つき感と飲み込み易さについては、調製したゲルを5℃に保持し、調製してから5時間後の評価結果のみを示した。
【0026】
【表3】
【0027】
(実施例14:嚥下困難者用グレープ風味ゲル状飲料の素組成物)
下記表4に示した成分原料を均一に混合してグレープ風味ゲル状飲料の素を調製した。得られた組成物17gを冷水83gに溶解させたゲル状飲料を5℃に5時間保持した後に、上記実施例1と同様にして嚥下適性を評価した。その結果を表に併記する。
本実施例で得られたゲル状飲料は長時間経過しても良好な嚥下適性を有することが認められた。
【0028】
【表4】
【0029】
(実施例15:嚥下困難者用ゲル状煎茶飲料の素組成物)
下記表5に示した各粉末原料を均一に混合してゲル状煎茶飲料の素組成物を調製した。得られた組成物17.4gに冷水82.6gを入れてよくかき混ぜたゲル状煎茶飲料を5℃に5時間保持した後、上記実施例1と同様にして嚥下適性を評価した。その結果を表に併記する。
本実施例で得られたゲル状煎茶飲料は長時間経過しても良好な嚥下適性を有することが認められた。
【0030】
【表5】
【0031】
(実施例16:嚥下困難者用ゲル状アイソトニック飲料の素組成物)
下記表6に示した各粉末原料を均一に混合してゲル状アイソトニック飲料の素組成物を調製した。得られた組成物8.036gに冷水91.964gを入れてよくかき混ぜたゲル状アイソトニック飲料を、上記実施例1と同様にして嚥下適性の評価を行った。結果を表に併記する。
本実施例のゲル状アイソトニック飲料は長時間経過しても良好な嚥下適性を有することが認められた。
【0032】
【表6】
【0033】
(実施例17:嚥下困難者用ゲル状栄養補給飲料の素組成物)
下記表7に示した各粉末原料を均一に混合してゲル状栄養補給飲料の素組成物を調製した。得られた組成物28.4gに冷水71.6gを入れよくかき混ぜて得られたゲル状栄養補給飲料について、上記実施例1と同様にして嚥下適性の評価を行った。結果を表に併記する。
本実施例のゲル状栄養補給飲料は長時間経過しても良好な嚥下適性を有することが認められた。
【0034】
【表7】
【0035】
(実施例18:嚥下困難者用ゲル状ビタミン強化飲料の素組成物)
下記表8に示した各粉末原料を均一に混合してゲル状ビタミン強化飲料の素組成物を調製した。得られた組成物19gに冷水81gを入れてよくかき混ぜたゲル状ビタミン強化飲料について実施例1と同様にして嚥下適性の評価を行った。結果を表に併記する。
本実施例のゲル状ビタミン強化飲料は長時間経過しても良好な嚥下適性を有することが認められた。
【0036】
【表8】
【0037】
(実施例19:嚥下困難者用ゲル状アセトアミノフェン含有飲料の素組成物)
下記表9に示した各粉末原料を均一に混合してゲル状アセトアミノフェン含有飲料の素組成物を調製した。得られた組成物12.2gに冷水87.8gを入れよくかき混ぜたゲル状アセトアミノフェン含有飲料について、上記実施例1と同様にして嚥下適性の評価を行った。結果を表に併記する。
本実施例のゲル状アセトアミノフェン含有飲料は長時間経過しても良好な嚥下適性を有することが認められた。
【0038】
【表9】
【0039】
(実施例20:オブラート代替え易嚥下ゲル状製剤組成物)
下記表10に示した各粉末原料を均一に混合してオブラート代替え易嚥下ゲル状製剤組成物を調製した。この組成物は、冷水や温湯等に溶かして非常に柔らかいゲル状物としたところに風邪薬等の散剤を分散することによって、高齢者や幼児等が飲み込みやすくしたものである。
また得られた組成物20gを冷水80g(5℃)に入れてかきまぜたゲル状物について上記実施例1と同様にして嚥下適性の評価を行った。
本実施例のオブラート代替え易嚥下ゲル物は長時間経過しても良好な嚥下適性を有することが認められた。
【0040】
【表10】
【0041】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明によれば、 高齢者や嚥下障害者が、安全に且つ食品本来の美味しさを楽しみながら嚥下でき、常温で長時間放置しても嚥下に適した物性を維持できる易嚥下補助組成物が得られる。この易嚥下補助組成物は食品用組成物並びに医薬品用組成物などの用途に幅広く応用できるものである。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an easily swallowing assisting composition with reduced adhesion to the throat, and a food composition and a pharmaceutical composition using the same. The present invention relates to an easily swallowing assisting composition that can be enjoyed and safely swallowed, and has excellent swallowability even when left at room temperature for a long time, and a food composition and a pharmaceutical composition using the same.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As the population of elderly people increases, the population of dysphagia people who have difficulty in swallowing food tends to increase. In addition, dysphagia is often accompanied by diseases such as cerebrovascular disorders and tumors. For people with dysphagia, foods that are dry like water are prone to aspiration (the food accidentally enters the trachea) and are often found to cause severe coughing and aspiration pneumonia. On the other hand, hard solids can be used in the throat and can be suffocated. Therefore, conventionally, a thickener has been added to the food to give it an appropriate viscosity, or a solid product has been finely chopped into chopped foods. However, when these treatments are performed, factors that stimulate appetite, such as the original taste of food and the enjoyment of meals, may be removed. In addition, dysphagia patients tend to fall into a low-moisture and low-nutrition state due to aspiration of coughing and a fear of aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, people with severe dysphagia are given water and nutrition through tube feeding from the nose, etc., but this situation is said to significantly reduce the dignity of people with dysphagia. It's not too much to say.
[0003]
In recent years, movements to improve the quality of life (QOL) of people with dysphagia have increased socially, and the food properties suitable for swallowing have been clarified. However, active research is being conducted to provide foods that can be enjoyed by eating and that can improve eating ability. According to those studies, the food properties suitable for swallowing are (1) suitable hardness and viscosity that are easy to swallow, and (2) excellent bolus formation (easiness to collect in the mouth of food) And (3) low adhesion to the oral cavity and pharynx.
[0004]
As mentioned earlier, hospitals have traditionally added food thickeners to make them sticky to liquid foods that are too fluid, such as water, to prevent aspiration. I came. As such a food thickener, starch, especially pregelatinized starch, has been preferably used because it is easily dispersed and dissolved in cold water and is not easily affected by pH, salts, and the like.
However, starch-based thickeners are good in terms of versatility, but are insufficient in terms of imparting physical properties suitable for swallowing as described above to foods. In other words, with starch-based thickeners, (1) adhesion increases remarkably with increasing viscosity, so there is a risk of aspiration due to residual adhesion in the oral cavity and pharynx, and difficulty in swallowing due to adhesion This has been pointed out in recent research. (2) Since the viscosity increases remarkably over time, it was difficult to provide it to the eater with an appropriate viscosity. Further, (3) it has an undesirable property in terms of preference. That is, it has been pointed out that the appearance color of food is opacified, and the original flavor and texture of the food are remarkably changed and deteriorated.
[0005]
Thus, other thickening polysaccharides and their combined use with starch have been studied. For example, the following technologies related to swallowing aids have been disclosed.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-38262 describes an auxiliary agent that is added directly to a liquid food to give the food a consistency, and is composed of tapioca starch, potato starch, and dextrin. When this product is used, the problem of deterioration in the above aspect (3) is considerably improved as compared with the conventional pregelatinized starch, but is still insufficient. Further, there is no mention of the above-mentioned adhesion of (1) and the increase in viscosity of (2) over time, and the adhesion and stability of viscosity over time remain at the same level as before.
JP-A-10-108633 discloses an auxiliary agent that is added directly to a liquid food to give the food an appropriate viscosity, and appeals to prevent “dama” at the time of dissolution. Gua gum, xanthan gum , Which consists of dextrins. In this case, although there is a marked improvement over the stability of the viscosity of (2) above and the preference of (3) compared to the starch system, it is difficult to swallow due to the stickiness and stickiness of (1). No consideration is given to this. Basically, it is based on the same concept as a conventional starch-based swallowing aid. That is, it is intended to suppress the fluidity of food only by viscosity, and with this, it is difficult to balance the degree of fluidity suppression and adhesion.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-182478 describes a composition in which at least one of potato starch, corn starch and waxy corn starch is used as a gelling agent in proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and minerals. . Here, emphasis is placed on nutritional enhancement, and no consideration is given to physical properties suitable for swallowing. That is, it has not left the range of conventional starch-based swallowing aids, and has not yet solved the problems (1) to (3).
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and improves all of the above disadvantages (1), (2) and (3) of conventional starch-based adjuvants, and the above-described swallowing physical properties (1) to (3) An object of the present invention is to provide a swallowing auxiliary composition excellent in versatility that satisfies the above-mentioned requirements, a food composition and a pharmaceutical composition using the same.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above-mentioned problem can be solved by an easy-to-swallow composition comprising a mixture of 25 to 85% by weight of tara gum and 75 to 15% by weight of xanthan gum and further blended with psyllium seed gum . In particular, the swallowing assist composition of the present invention preferably has a gel adhesion of 100 g / m 2 or less when eating. The swallowing assist composition of the present invention is suitable for providing a food composition and a pharmaceutical composition in combination with various food materials and pharmaceutical materials.
[0008]
That is, as a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that the above (1) (2) only when xanthan gum is used in combination with at least one selected from tara gum and locust bean gum. It has been found that all of the disadvantages of (3) can be overcome, and that optimal characteristics can be obtained as a swallowing aid. That is, among galactomannans, it was well known that tara gum and locust bean gum form a gel structure with xanthan gum, but in a specific range where the blending ratio of tara gum and / or locust bean gum and xanthan gum is within this specific range, The overall structure has sol-like properties while moderately suppressing the fluidity of liquid foods such as water, there is no increase in viscosity over time, and there is also very little sticking to the mouth and feeling of adhesion. It has been found that it has the optimum characteristics as a swallowing physical property.
Moreover, the hardness of the gel-like structure formed can be freely determined to the hardness suitable for swallowing by the mixture ratio to the foodstuff of the mixture of a xanthan gum, tara gum, and / or locust bean gum. Furthermore, since this gel-like structure is very transparent, the appearance of the food is hardly impaired, and it is a structure with a very light texture. Significantly less than a sticky agent.
In comparison with this, in the case of guar gum described in the above-mentioned JP-A-10-108633, the gel-like structure forming performance with xanthan gum is very weak, and rather, it is known to cause a significant increase in viscosity. Yes. In this respect, the idea is essentially different from the present invention.
[0009]
Furthermore, the present inventors have further studied and found that when a small amount of psyllium seed gum is added to the mixture of tara gum and / or locust bean gum and xanthan gum, the ease of swallowing and the formation of the bolus is improved. Psyllium seed gum has an egg white-like flow characteristic without stickiness (property to maintain a mass), and the psyllium seed gum solution with this unique flow characteristic is chewed by the gel structure. By covering the surface when it is done, it is thought that the ease of swallowing and the improvement of bolus formation are obtained.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The xanthan gum used in the present invention is a natural polysaccharide produced by Xanthomonas campestris. It is composed of glucose, mannose and glucuronic acid (a mixed salt of potassium, sodium and calcium), and has a structure in which the main chain is composed of glucose and the side chain is composed of two mannose and glucuronic acid. Various xanthan gum preparations are commercially available, but any of them can be used in the present invention.
[0011]
Next, the tara gum used in the present invention is a water-soluble natural polymer polysaccharide obtained by separating and purifying the endosperm portion of the seed of cod (Cesalpinia Spinosa), and is a kind of galactomannan.
The locust bean gum used in the present invention is a member of the galactomannan, similar to tara gum, but the locust bean gum is a water-soluble natural product obtained from the endosperm of the seed of the carob tree, which is a perennial evergreen tree of legumes. It is a polysaccharide.
The ratio of galactose to mannose is 1: 3 for tara gum and 1: 4 for locust bean gum. Tara gum and locust bean gum are commercially available that have been subjected to treatments such as pulverization and purification, but both can be used in the present invention.
[0012]
In the present invention, the blending ratio of at least one selected from tara gum and locust bean gum and xanthan gum (tara gum, locust bean gum / xanthan gum) is 25/75 to 85/15, preferably 25/75 to 85/15, based on 100% of the total mixture. Is 30/70 to 75/25, more preferably 40/60 to 60/40. Even if the proportion of tara gum and / or locust bean gum is less than 25% by weight or more than 85% by weight, the gel-forming ability is weak and the individual viscosity becomes conspicuous, and the adhesion to the pharynx and adhesion It becomes difficult to reduce the difficulty of swallowing by feeling. Furthermore, the stability over time cannot be ensured.
[0013]
The psyllium seed gum used in the present invention is a natural plant gum extracted from seeds such as Plantagovata Forscal, among Plantago species (Plantaginaceae) plants. Psyllium seed gum uses a hull husk that wraps the outside of the seed and is called psyllium husk and is also called Isapgol and Isabgol in India.
The non-cellulose polysaccharide in this psyllium seed gum component has a highly branched structure with xylan as the main chain, and the side chain is composed of arabinose, xylose, galacturonic acid, and rhamnose. Even cold water swells and thickens sufficiently and exhibits high water retention. In addition, it is excellent in acid resistance and salt resistance, and its viscosity is stable for a long period of time. It exhibits a non-Newtonian flow egg white-like viscosity, but has no texture like glue. Any commercially available psyllium seed gum can be used in the present invention.
In the present invention, the blending ratio of the psyllium seed gum is 2 to 20% by weight, preferably 3 to 15% by weight, more preferably 4 to 4% by weight based on 100% of the mixture of tara gum and / or locust bean gum and xanthan gum. 10% by weight. If the amount is less than 2% by weight, the effect of the psyllium seed gum cannot be exhibited. If the amount is more than 20% by weight, the flow characteristics of the psyllium seed gum become dominant, making it difficult to take with a spoon, The peculiar flavor of becomes noticeable.
[0014]
Easy swallowing aid composition of the present invention, a tara gum 25-85% by weight, in a mixture consisting of xanthan gum 75 to 15 wt%, those containing those obtained by further blending psyllium seed gum, which for example water, hot water It is gelled by dissolving it in various aqueous solutions such as beverages and soups, and exhibits excellent swallowability. The production method of the swallowing assist composition of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it mixes the above-mentioned compounding ingredients containing essential components. For example, a method of mixing a predetermined amount of each raw material powder with a ribbon mixer, a V blender or the like. But you can.
[0015]
Moreover, it is preferable that the value of the adhesiveness measured by the following measuring method is 100 g / m < 2 > or less as for the easily swallowing assistance composition of this invention.
In the method for measuring adhesion in the present invention, first, a gel is prepared by completely dissolving the swallowing assisting composition in deionized water, and this gel is placed in a PYREX 200 ml beaker so that the height is 55 mm. Next, using a texture analyzer (TA-XT2) manufactured by Stable Micro Systems, a collagen membrane manufactured by Nippi Co., Ltd. (product name: collagen casing 270) was thoroughly washed with deionized water on a cylindrical plunger having a diameter of 19 mm and a length of 75 mm. Is inserted into the gel placed in the beaker at a penetration speed of 2.0 mm / s to a depth of 45 mm, and then increased at the same speed. The adhesion amount of the gel to the collagen film at that time is determined, and the value of the adhesion amount per unit area is defined as adhesion (unit: g / m 2 ).
According to this method, the adhesion between a membrane made of collagen, which is a main protein constituting human skin, and a gel containing a swallowing assisting composition is measured, and the value is obtained from the gel containing the swallowing assisting composition. It becomes an index indicating the adhesion to the throat when swallowing. If this value is 100 g / m 2 or less, it can be evaluated that it is an easily swallowing assisting composition that has relatively low adhesion to the throat and is easy to swallow.
In addition, the concentration of the easy swallowing assisting composition in the gel used for the adhesion measurement can be an arbitrary concentration, and it is eaten by measuring at the concentration at the time of eating set according to the use etc. The value of the adhesion of the gel is obtained.
[0016]
The easily swallowing assisting composition of the present invention is used in combination with, for example, a food composition material or a pharmaceutical composition material, which will be described later, to obtain a food composition or a pharmaceutical composition excellent in swallowability.
The mixing ratio of the swallowing assisting composition in the food composition and the pharmaceutical composition is not particularly specified. However, in the case where it is dissolved in an aqueous solution of water, hot water, beverage, soup, etc., the swallowing assisting composition (gel (Agent) The concentration is preferably 0.1 to 10.0% by weight. If the amount is less than 0.1% by weight, the fluidity of the food may not be sufficiently suppressed depending on the combination. If the amount exceeds 10.0% by weight, the viscosity and gel strength are too strong, and the swallowability may be extremely poor. More preferably, it is 0.3-6.0 weight%, More preferably, it is 0.5-2.0 weight%.
[0017]
Examples of the food composition material used in the present invention include sugars (glucose, fructose, sugar, maltose, lactose, trehalose, powdered starch syrup, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, reduced maltose, reduced lactose, reduced starch syrup powder, xylooligosaccharides. , Polydextrose, etc. alone or as appropriate mixed), acidulant (citric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, citrate, malate, lactate, succinate, tartrate , Ascorbate, etc. alone or as appropriate mixed), flavoring, coloring, vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, nicotinic acid, vitamin D group, vitamin E, Vitamin K, biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, etc., alone or as appropriate mixed), minerals (Nato Um, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, phosphorus, manganese, iodine, and other salts and food materials, alone or in combination, various proteins (soy protein, milk protein, wheat protein, egg protein) , Fish protein, beef protein, pork protein, chicken protein, etc. singly or as appropriate mixed), various fats and oils (animal and vegetable oil, medium chain fatty acid triglyceride etc. singly or as appropriate mixed), sweetener (aspartame, Stevia or the like alone or as appropriate mixed), dietary fiber (cellulose, galactomannan, guar gum degradation product, indigestible dextrin, corn fiber, pectin or the like alone or as appropriate mixed), various fruit juices (apple, Orange, mandarin, grape, none, peach, melon, banana, pine, watermelon, etc. Coffee powder, matcha powder, sencha powder, cocoa powder, etc. alone or as appropriate mixed), stabilizer (glycerin fatty acid ester, sucrose fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, propylene glycol fatty acid ester, phospholipid, quillaja saponin, Soy saponin, etc. alone or as appropriate mixed), seasoning (salt, miso, soy sauce, liquor, mirin, animal and plant extract etc. alone or as appropriate mixed), spices (white pepper, black pepper, basil, Red pepper, wasabi, mustard, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, clove, etc., alone or in combination, vegetables (tomato, celery, onion, etc., alone or in combination), seeds (almond, Peanuts, walnuts, etc. singly or as appropriate), yam or its sticky substances I can get lost.
Examples of the pharmaceutical composition material include various vitamins described above, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, mefenamic acid and the like.
[0018]
The easy swallowing assisting composition and the food composition and pharmaceutical composition using the same in the present invention are characterized in that swallowing is good and excellent in swallowability even when left at room temperature for a long time. The use of other components and raw materials is not limited. For example, other gums and the like may coexist within a range that does not adversely affect the preferable characteristics obtained in the present invention, for example, guar gum, gellan gum, carrageenan, gelatin, agar, tapioca starch, potato starch and the like are appropriately blended. It is also possible.
[0019]
The swallowing assist composition of the present invention contains a mixture consisting of 25 to 85% by weight of tara gum and 75 to 15% by weight of xanthan gum as essential components, and moderately suppresses the fluidity of liquid food. Therefore, elderly people and people with dysphagia can safely swallow, and even when added to foods, the appearance and texture of foods are hardly impaired, so there is almost no deterioration in taste and there is no increase in viscosity over time. In addition, excellent swallowability such that adhesion is remarkably low can be obtained. Moreover, since psyllium seed gum is further blended, the ease of swallowing and the formation of bolus can be improved. Therefore, the food composition and pharmaceutical composition using the easy swallowing assist composition of the present invention are suitable for feeding and medicine in various facilities for hospitals and elderly people, for example, and for infants who are immaturely swallowed. It is also suitable as baby food, medicines, or foods and medicines for infants who have not yet been able to scoop them up with a spoon and carry them to the mouth.
[0020]
【Example】
EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example and a comparative example are shown and this invention is demonstrated concretely, this invention is not restrict | limited to the following Example. In the following examples, “%” means “% by weight”.
( Reference Examples 1, 2, Example 3 , Reference Examples 4-8, Examples 9-11, Comparative Examples 1-10)
Gels were prepared as described below using the compositions prepared at the blending ratios shown in Tables 1 and 2 below at the concentrations (gelling agent concentrations) shown in Tables 1 and 2. The gel obtained was subjected to a sensory test and an adhesion measurement to evaluate swallowability. The results are shown in the table.
[0021]
<Preparation of gel>
3.8 g of powdered sugar is added to the composition (gelling agent) with the blending ratio shown in Tables 1 and 2 and powder mixed (the total is 5 g), and this is gradually added to 95 cc of deionized water at 5 ° C. After being dispersed and completely dissolved, it was left at 5 ° C. overnight. However, in the case of using Tromi-up or through soft as a gelling agent (Comparative Examples 6 and 7), no powdered sugar was added, and 97 cc of deionized water was added to 3 g of the gelling agent to prepare a gel.
<Sensory test>
The appearance (transparency), flavor (unpleasant odor), stickiness, and ease of swallowing of the prepared gel were evaluated by three specialist panels. Regarding the sticky feeling and ease of swallowing, the gel prepared as described above was held at 5 ° C., and a sensory test was conducted 10 minutes and 5 hours after the preparation.
The evaluation results of these sensory tests are indicated by ◎: very good, ○: good, Δ: somewhat bad, ×: bad.
<Adhesiveness>
The adhesion of the gel was measured by the measurement method using the collagen film described above.
[0022]
[Table 1]
[0023]
[Table 2]
[0024]
In Table 1 and Table 2 (* 1): Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Echo Gum RD
(* 2): Bistop D-1321 manufactured by San-Ei Gen FFI Co., Ltd.
(* 3): Purified tara gum manufactured by MRC Polysaccharide Co., Ltd. (* 4): MEYPRODYN200, Sanki Co., Ltd.
(* 5): Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Healthy Gum (* 6): Tosomi-up (dextrin) manufactured by Nissin Signs Co., Ltd.
(* 7): Through soft S (starch) manufactured by Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
It is.
[0025]
(Examples 12 and 13)
Each raw material was uniformly mixed at the blending ratio shown in Table 3 to obtain a swallowing assist composition. In Table 3, SLENDID 200 (* 8) is a fat substitute (pectin) manufactured by Copenhagen Pectin Factory. The other compounding agents were the same as those used in Tables 1 and 2 above.
In Example 12, the smoothness and appearance uniformity of the gel were promoted, and in Example 13, the texture “weight” was adjusted using SLENDID.
Further, 5 g of the obtained easy swallowing assisting composition (gelator) was placed in 95 g of cold water (5 ° C.) and stirred well, and the swallowability was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are also shown in Table 3. However, for the feeling of stickiness and ease of swallowing, the prepared gel was kept at 5 ° C., and only the evaluation results after 5 hours from the preparation were shown.
[0026]
[Table 3]
[0027]
Example 14 Elementary Composition of Grape Flavored Gel Beverage for Difficulty Swallowing
The ingredients of the ingredients shown in Table 4 below were uniformly mixed to prepare a grape-flavored gel beverage. A gel-like beverage in which 17 g of the obtained composition was dissolved in 83 g of cold water was held at 5 ° C. for 5 hours, and then the swallowability was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are also shown in the table.
It was confirmed that the gel beverage obtained in this example had good swallowability even after a long time.
[0028]
[Table 4]
[0029]
(Example 15: Elementary composition of gel-like sencha drink for persons with difficulty swallowing)
Each powder raw material shown in the following Table 5 was uniformly mixed to prepare an elementary composition of a gel-like sencha beverage. A gel-like sencha beverage, which was obtained by adding 82.6 g of cold water to 17.4 g of the obtained composition and stirred well, was maintained at 5 ° C. for 5 hours, and then the swallowability was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 above. The results are also shown in the table.
It was confirmed that the gel-like sencha drink obtained in this example had good swallowability even after a long time.
[0030]
[Table 5]
[0031]
(Example 16: Elementary composition of gel-like isotonic beverage for persons with difficulty swallowing)
Each powder raw material shown in Table 6 below was uniformly mixed to prepare an elementary composition of a gel-like isotonic beverage. The gel-like isotonic beverage prepared by adding 91.964 g of cold water to 8.036 g of the obtained composition and stirring well was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 above. The results are shown in the table.
It was confirmed that the gel-like isotonic beverage of this example had good swallowability even after a long time.
[0032]
[Table 6]
[0033]
(Example 17: Elementary composition of gel-like nutritional supplement drink for persons with difficulty swallowing)
Each powder raw material shown in the following Table 7 was uniformly mixed to prepare an elementary composition of a gel-like nutritional supplement drink. The gel-like nutritional drink obtained by adding 71.6 g of cold water to 28.4 g of the obtained composition and stirring well was evaluated for swallowability in the same manner as in Example 1 above. The results are shown in the table.
It was confirmed that the gel-like nutritional supplement of this example had good swallowability even after a long time.
[0034]
[Table 7]
[0035]
(Example 18: Elementary composition of gel-like vitamin-enriched drink for persons with difficulty swallowing)
Each powder raw material shown in the following Table 8 was uniformly mixed to prepare an elementary composition of a gel-like vitamin-enriched beverage. The gel-like vitamin-enriched beverage obtained by adding 81 g of cold water to the obtained composition 19 g and stirring well was evaluated for swallowability in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in the table.
It was confirmed that the gel-like vitamin-enriched beverage of this example had good swallowability even after a long time.
[0036]
[Table 8]
[0037]
(Example 19: Elementary composition of gel-like acetaminophen-containing beverage for those with difficulty in swallowing)
Each powder raw material shown in the following Table 9 was uniformly mixed to prepare an elementary composition of a gel-like acetaminophen-containing beverage. The gel-like acetaminophen-containing beverage in which 87.8 g of cold water was added to 12.2 g of the obtained composition and stirred well was evaluated for swallowability in the same manner as in Example 1 above. The results are shown in the table.
It was confirmed that the gel-like acetaminophen-containing beverage of this example had good swallowability even after a long time.
[0038]
[Table 9]
[0039]
(Example 20: Oblate alternative easy swallowing gel-form preparation composition)
Each powder raw material shown in Table 10 below was uniformly mixed to prepare an easy-swallow gel preparation composition replacing the wafer. This composition is made easy to swallow by elderly people, infants, etc. by dispersing a powder such as a cold medicine in a very soft gel-like material dissolved in cold water or hot water.
In addition, the swallowability was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 with respect to a gel-like material obtained by stirring 20 g of the obtained composition in 80 g of cold water (5 ° C.).
It was confirmed that the oblate-replaceable swallowing gel of this example had good swallowability even after a long time.
[0040]
[Table 10]
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, elderly people and persons with dysphagia can safely swallow while enjoying the original taste of food, and can maintain physical properties suitable for swallowing even when left at room temperature for a long time. An easy swallowing assist composition is obtained. This easy-to-swallow composition can be widely applied to uses such as food compositions and pharmaceutical compositions.
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