PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an evaluation method which efficiently and objectively evaluates changes of desire to eating, which is caused by pungent taste substances and bitter taste substances, noninvasively with low restraint in a short time.SOLUTION: By using a near-infrared spectroscopy, an amount of change of hemoglobin concentration associated with the acts of salivary glands is measured.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】無侵襲、低拘束、短時間で、辛み物質または苦味物質による摂食意欲の変化を効率的かつ客観的に評価することができる評価方法を提供する。【解決手段】近赤外線分光法を用いて、唾液腺活動に伴うヘモグロビン濃度の変化量を計測する。【選択図】図2
