PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food product that is suitable for an elderly person or a person who has difficulty in chewing or swallowing.SOLUTION: The food product is obtained by impregnating a material with an enzyme, the food product having a smooth texture and sufficient softness to be crushed by the gums or tongue in the mouth, while maintaining the natural shape and color of the material. The food product has a compressive strength of 5x104 N/m2 or lower when measured at a compression rate of 10 mm/sec by using a plunger with a diameter of 3 mm and setting the clearance at 30% of the thickness of the specimen.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】高齢者および咀嚼・嚥下困難者に適した食材を提供する。【解決手段】素材に酵素を含浸させて酵素処理を行うことで、素材の自然な形状や色調を保持しながら、口腔内においては歯茎や舌で押しつぶされる軟らかさを有し、かつ滑らかな食感を有する、圧縮応力が直径3mmのプランジャーで圧縮速度10mm/秒、クリアランスを試料の厚さ30%として測定した際に5×104N/m2以下である、当該食材を得た。【選択図】なし
