CLASSIFICATION METHOD OF MASTICATION DIFFICULTY OF FOOD AND MASTICATION FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION FOOD

Title:

CLASSIFICATION METHOD OF MASTICATION DIFFICULTY OF FOOD AND MASTICATION FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION FOOD

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2023157497

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a classification method of mastication difficulty of food and food for mastication functional evaluation with clear criterion and objectivity.SOLUTION: A classification method of mastication difficulty of food for classifying mastication difficulty of food when it is taken by humans includes: a measurement process for measuring hardness, adhesive force and adhesive property of food; a calculation process for calculating mastication properties from the measurement results of hardness, adhesive force, and adhesive property; and a cluster analysis process for analyzing clusters on the basis of the hardness and the mastication. A mastication functional evaluation food has same hardness and mastication property as a food belonging to same class classified by food mastication difficulty classification method on a food listed in a full denture mastication performance table.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Inventors:

SHIBUYA YASUYUKI
TAKAOKA MOTOKO

Application Number:

JP2022067441A

Publication Date:

October 26, 2023

Filing Date:

April 15, 2022

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

UNIV NAGOYA CITY
KOBE COLLEGE FOUND

International Classes:

A23G3/34; G01N33/02; A23L5/00; A23L21/10

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

You Aoyama

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