PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary agent for cooking care food with which care food improved in softness, taste, flavor and appearance, and improved in the satisfaction rating of deliciousness visually felt, and adjusted to have desired flexibility is easily, safely and sanitarily cooked without complicated operation nor sophisticated knowledge about catabolic enzyme, also is easily cooked without taking high costs even when using various kinds or a small amount of the care food, and is suitable for cooking the care food in home, a small scale hospital, care facilities and the like and to provide utensils for cooking care food.SOLUTION: The auxiliary agent for cooking care food is introduced in the inner part of food raw material via pressurization, and is used for cooking softened care food while keeping the shape of the food raw material. The auxiliary agent contains catabolic enzyme, seasoning, and substance readily soluble in water, has powdered, granulated, frozen dried, tablet or capsule shaped, liquefied or ice state, and is easily soluble in water.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】軟らかさ、味、香り、見た目を向上させ、視覚から受けるおいしさの満足度を向上させ、所望の柔軟性に調整した介護食を、煩雑な操作を不要とし、分解酵素についての高度の知識を必要とせず、安全、且つ衛生的に、しかも多品種、少量でもコスト高にならずに簡単に調理することができ、家庭や小規模な病院、介護施設等における介護食の調理に好適な介護食調理用補助剤や、介護食調理用器具を提供する。【解決手段】圧力処理により食品素材の内部に導入され、食品素材の形状を保持して軟化した介護食を調理するための介護食調理用補助剤であって、分解酵素、調味料及び易水溶化物を含み、粉末状、顆粒状、凍結乾燥状、錠剤、カプセル状、液状、又は氷状の形態を有し、易水溶性である。【選択図】図1
