PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To contribute to the improvement of QOL (quality of life) of a person with chewing and swallowing difficulty by providing multilayer food similar to curry and rice, multilayer food having rice-containing jelly in at least one layer such as a dessert like Sakuramochi (rice cake filled with bean paste and wrapped in a cherry leaf), multilayer food close to daily food in appearance and allowing changes in taste and texture to be enjoyed while eating, particularly multilayer food having texture and physical property suitable for the person with chewing and swallowing difficulty to eat while having appearance and taste close to daily food.SOLUTION: Multilayer food uses rice-containing jelly containing a gelling agent and at least 3 mass% of rice in at least one layer of the multilayer food.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】カレーライスに類似する多層食品や、桜餅風デザート等といった、少なくとも一層に米含有ゼリーを有する多層食品であり、外観が常食に近く、更に喫食中に味や食感の変化を楽しむことができる多層食品を提供する。特には、常食に近い外観や味を有しつつも、咀嚼・嚥下機能低下者の喫食に適した食感や物性を有する多層食品を提供し、咀嚼・嚥下機能低下者のQOLの向上に貢献する。【解決手段】多層食品の少なくとも一層に、ゲル化剤および3質量%以上の米類を含有する米含有ゼリーを用いる。【選択図】図1
