JP2018000095A - Sealed container-filled minced meal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a chopped meal in a sealed container containing root vegetables, which is easy to swallow when eaten and can taste the original texture of the ingredients. Provide food. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] One or more kinds of vegetables (A) selected from burdock, lotus root and bamboo shoot having a longest diameter of 1 mm or more and less than 7 mm, and a kind selected from potato, sweet potato, pumpkin and taro having a longest diameter of 7 mm or more and less than 30 mm A chopped meal in a sealed container containing the above vegetables (B) so that the weight ratio of the vegetables (A) and the vegetables (B) is 1: 2. [Selection figure] None

Description

The present invention relates to a chopped meal in a sealed container that is easy to swallow when eaten and can taste the original texture of the food, even though it is a chopped meal in a sealed container containing root vegetables.

For older people with reduced chewing (chewing food) and swallowing (swallowing food) functions and for those who have recovered from some disease and need rehabilitation from tube feeding to oral nutrition Eating is difficult and eating itself is a great effort. As one of such meals for those who have difficulty chewing / swallowing, “Kizami Meals” prepared by finely chopping foods are provided (Non-Patent Document 1).

By the way, foodstuffs such as burdock, lotus root and bamboo shoot are positively blended mainly in Japanese food because they have good flavor and rich fiber. However, when the above-mentioned ingredients are blended into chopped meals, it is difficult to swallow because the fiber of the ingredients remains in the mouth at the time of eating, even though the ingredients are finely chopped, because there are many fibers It becomes.
In addition, in chopped foods that are cooked with finely chopped ingredients, when heat treatment is performed to soften the ingredients, the shape and texture of the root vegetables are lost due to overheating, making it difficult to taste the original texture of the ingredients It becomes.
For this reason, there is a strong demand for chopped foods that maintain the original texture of vegetables and are adjusted to a state in which they are easy to eat and swallow.

Junko Fujitani, Setsuko Kanaya, Shizuko Hayashi, “How to make a dysphagic diet”, Nippon Medical Planning, Inc., April 28, 2000, p. 15

The purpose of the present invention is a chopped food in a sealed container that is easy to swallow when eaten and can enjoy the original texture of the food, even though it is a chopped food in a sealed container containing root vegetables Is to provide.

The inventors of the present invention have intensively studied to achieve the above object.
As a result, by adjusting the blending ratio and blending amount of specific vegetables to be mixed into the sealed container containing chopped food, surprisingly, when eating, despite being a chopped food in a sealed container containing root vegetables It has been found that a chopped food in a sealed container that can be swallowed and can be swallowed and that has the original texture of the food can be obtained, and the present invention has been completed.

That is, the present invention
(1) One or more vegetables (A) selected from burdock, lotus root and bamboo shoots having a longest diameter of 1 mm or more and less than 7 mm;
One or more kinds of vegetables (B) selected from potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and taros with a longest diameter of 7 mm or more and less than 30 mm,
A chopped meal in a sealed container containing the vegetable (A) and the vegetable (B) in a weight ratio of 1: 2 or more,
(2) The chopped food in a sealed container according to (1),
Further contains a thickener,
Chopped food in a sealed container,
It is.

According to the present invention, despite being a chopped meal in a sealed container containing root vegetables, it is easy to swallow when eaten and can enjoy the original texture of the foodstuff. Can be provided. This can contribute to improving the quality of chopped foods and increasing demand.

The present invention will be described in detail below. In the present invention, “%” means “mass%” and “part” means “part by mass”.

<Features of the present invention>
The present invention is a chopped meal in a sealed container containing vegetables (A) with a lot of fiber such as root vegetables, which contains a specific vegetable (B) in a specific size, and further includes the vegetable (A) (B ) At a specific ratio, it is a sealed container that contains root vegetables and can be swallowed and can be swallowed, and the original texture of the ingredients can be tasted. It is characterized in that a chopped meal can be obtained.

<Chicken meal in sealed container>
The chopped food is a meal prepared by chopping food to make it easy to eat for those who have weak chewing power and thickened, and the chopped food in the sealed container of the present invention is used in the sealed container. The one that can be stored after filling. Such chopped foods in sealed containers can be stored for a long period of time by preparing and storing them in a low temperature zone (chilled) around 5 ° C. after manufacturing, or by applying freezing and pressure heat treatment. Become. Thereby, an opening and a heating process can be given and provided at the time of provision in a facility, a hospital, etc., and a burden on a cooker is reduced.

<Vegetable (A)>
The chopped meal in a sealed container of the present invention contains one or more vegetables (A) selected from burdock, lotus root and bamboo shoots.
The burdock, lotus root and bamboo shoots mentioned above have a lot of fiber and tend to leave fibers in the mouth when eating, but if it is a chopped food in a sealed container of the present invention described later, it is easy to swallow when eating. And you can taste the original texture of the ingredients.

<Longest diameter of vegetable (A)>
The longest diameter of the vegetable (A) is 1 mm or more and less than 7 mm, it is easy to swallow when eaten, and the original texture of the food can be tasted, so the longest diameter is 1 mm or more and 6 mm or less. Good.
When the longest diameter of vegetables (A) is smaller than the said range, when eating a chopped meal in a sealed container, it becomes difficult to taste the original texture of the ingredients. When the longest diameter of vegetables (A) is larger than the said range, when eating a chopped meal in a sealed container, it is difficult to obtain a mass, and as a result, physical properties are difficult to swallow.
In this invention, the longest diameter means what measured the longest part among the diagonals of vegetables.

<Vegetable (B)>
The chopped food in a sealed container of the present invention contains one or more vegetables (B) selected from potato, sweet potato, pumpkin and taro. By containing vegetables (B) containing abundant starches in a chopped meal in a sealed container, the vegetables (B) collapse appropriately when eating and wrap the vegetables (A), making it easy to make a bolus in the mouth It becomes a state. As a result, although it is a chopped meal in a sealed container containing root vegetables, it becomes a chopped meal in a sealed container that is easy to swallow when eaten.

<Longest diameter of vegetables (B)>
The longest diameter of the vegetable (B) is 7 mm or more and less than 30 mm, and when eating a chopped meal in a sealed container, it becomes a physical property that is easy to swallow, and the vegetable (B) collapses moderately at the time of eating. ), And it becomes easy to make a bolus in the mouth. Therefore, the longest diameter is preferably 7 mm or more and 25 mm or less, and more preferably 7 mm or more and 20 mm or less.
When the longest diameter of the vegetables (B) is larger than the above range, it becomes difficult to eat the vegetables (A) and (B) in a well-balanced manner when eating the chopped meal in a sealed container. It becomes difficult to swallow due to lack of lumps.
In the present invention, the longest diameter means the longest portion of the diagonal line of vegetables.

<Volume ratio of vegetables (A) and vegetables (B)>
Since the chopped meal in the sealed container of the present invention is easy to swallow when eaten, the volume ratio of the vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) is preferably 1: 2 or more, and further 1: 2. It is good that it is ˜1: 3500. In the present invention, the volume ratio means the volume per vegetable (A) and vegetable (B) contained in the chopped food in a sealed container, and the volume is shown as a ratio.
In the present invention, the volume of vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) may be determined by a conventional method. When the volume is approximately cubic, a volume calculation method is used. When the volume is approximately spherical, a liquid such as fresh water is used. Used, and a method of specifying by measuring the increase in volume of the liquid when submerged in the liquid, for example, calculating from the volume of fresh water that overflows when the container is filled with fresh water and the specific object is placed in the container It can be done by a method.

<Content ratio of vegetables (A) and (B)>
In the chopped food in the sealed container of the present invention, the weight ratio of the vegetable (A) and the vegetable (B) is 1: 2 or more, and when the chopped food in the sealed container is eaten, the vegetable (B) is appropriately collapsed. Wrapping vegetables (A), making it easy to make a bolus in the mouth, and having physical properties that are easy to swallow when eaten, so it should be 1: 2 to 1:12, and 1: 3-1 : 8 is good.
When the content ratio of the vegetable (A) and the vegetable (B) does not satisfy the above range, when the chopped meal in the sealed container is eaten, the gathering is insufficient, and it becomes difficult to swallow.

<Content of vegetable (A)>
The chopped food in the sealed container of the present invention contains 1% or more of the vegetable (A) in at least the whole amount of chopped food in the sealed container, and can taste the original texture of the ingredients. Furthermore, it is good that it is 1% or more and 10% or less.

<Hardness of chopped food in sealed containers>
The chopped meal in the sealed container of the present invention preferably has a hardness of 5 × 10 ⁴ N / m ² or less, and the vegetable (B) collapses moderately at the time of eating and wraps the vegetable (A), and the bolus in the mouth As a result, the hardness is preferably 1 × 10 ⁴ N / m ² or less because it is easy to swallow and can be swallowed, and the original texture can be tasted.
The hardness in the present invention refers to the height of the compression peak when the relationship between stress and strain is obtained by applying a cylindrical plunger to the upper part of a cylindrical sample and moving it up and down to deform the sample. More specifically, based on the standards of the Japan Nursing Food Council, a creep meter (RE-3305, manufactured by Yamaden Co., Ltd.) is used as a strength measuring machine, and a container filled up to a height of 15 mm in a 40 mm diameter container. The hardness when a sample having a temperature of 20 ± 2 ° C. is measured at a diameter of a cylindrical plunger of 20 mm, a compression speed of 10 mm / sec, and a clearance of 5 mm.

<Thickener>
The chopped food in a sealed container of the present invention is easy to swallow when eaten, and it is easier to obtain a chopped food in a sealed container that can taste the original texture of the ingredients. A thickener may be further contained with respect to the total amount, and the content is preferably 0.05% or more and 5% or less.
Examples of the thickener used in the chopped meal in the sealed container of the present invention include processed starch and thickened polysaccharide. The processed starch is not particularly limited as long as it is a starch that has been subjected to chemical treatment designated as an additive by the Food Sanitation Law and is used for food. For example, acetylated adipic acid cross-linked starch, acetylated phosphoric acid cross-linked starch, acetylated oxidized starch, sodium octenyl succinate starch, starch acetate, oxidized starch, hydroxypropylated phosphate cross-linked starch, hydroxypropyl starch, phosphorylated starch, phosphoric acid Cross-linked starch, phosphoric acid monoesterified phosphoric acid cross-linked starch, and the like may be used, and one or more of these may be used. Any thickening polysaccharide may be used as long as it is edible, and examples thereof include xanthan gum, tamarind seed gum, gellan gum, guar gum, gum arabic, psyllium seed gum, alginic acid, and pectin.

<Other raw materials>
The chopped food in the sealed container of the present invention can be appropriately selected and blended with ingredients other than the vegetables (A) and vegetables (B), which are essential ingredients of the present invention, as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
Specifically, vegetables such as carrots and shiitake mushrooms, livestock meat, seafood, beans, processed products such as tofu, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sugars such as sucrose, dextrin, or trehalose, sugar alcohols, Examples include eggshell calcium, indigestible dextrin, inulin, glucomannan, crystalline cellulose, chitosan, polydextrose, carbomethylcellulose, and other dietary fibers, various seasonings, various peptides, various amino acids, various extracts, and various spices.
In addition, in the chopped meal in the sealed container of the present invention, it is preferable as a chopped meal, and since it is easy to swallow when eaten, the mixed raw material having a size exceeding 1 mm has a longest diameter of the mixed raw material of less than 30 mm. It is preferable to use raw materials prepared so that

<Sealed container>
The container used for the chopped food in the sealed container of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is used for foods and prevents entry of bacteria and the like and can be sealed. The shape of the container may be a pouch or the like, and examples of the material include single layer materials such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) having low oxygen permeability, Examples thereof include multilayer materials composed of vinylidene chloride (PVDC), aluminum, other gas barrier materials, and polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP).

<Method of manufacturing chopped food in sealed container>
Next, the manufacturing method of the chopped meal in the sealed container of the present invention will be described. The chopped food in the sealed container of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is produced by mixing the above-described raw materials by a conventional method, but can be adjusted by subjecting to heat treatment or sterilization treatment as necessary. Specifically, a method in which specific vegetables, thickener, fresh water, and other blended raw materials are put into a pan and mixed, and then stirred under a heating condition of 65 to 100 ° C.

In the method for producing a chopped meal in a sealed container of the present invention, stirring under heating conditions may be carried out according to a conventional method. Examples of the heating method include heating with a pan or a kneader, heating with a jacketed tank or plate sterilizer, the above-described injection heating, microwave heating, energization heating, and the like. Depending on the application, retort sterilization may be performed. What is necessary is just to implement a retort process according to a conventional method.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on examples, comparative examples, and test examples. The present invention is not limited to these.

[Example 1]
According to the following compounding ratio, the chopped food (seasoned stew) in the sealed container of the present invention was produced. That is, 1 kg of the blended raw materials shown in Table 1 were put into a pan, heated at 90 ° C. for 20 minutes, then packed in a transparent pouch bag and frozen to prepare a chopped food in a sealed container of the present invention.
The content ratio of the vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) of the resulting chopped food in sealed containers is 1: 3 by weight, and the hardness of the vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) is 1 × 10 ⁴ N / m. ² or less. Moreover, the volume ratio of the vegetable (A) and the vegetable (B) to be blended in the chopped meal in a sealed container was 1:37.

[Table 1]
<Combination ratio>
Vegetable (A): Burdock (* 1) 5%
Vegetable (B): Potato (* 2) 15%
5% chicken
Carrot 5%
String beans 2%
Tofu 10%
Modified starch (hydroxypropyl phosphate cross-linked starch) 2%
Thickening polysaccharide (xanthan gum) 0.05%
1% sugar
Soy sauce 3%
Shimizu Residues ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
Total 100%
(* 1) The longest diameter is 4mm (die shape with a side of about 3mm) is 90% or more of the whole. (* 2) The longest diameter is 15mm (die shape with a side of about 10mm) is 90% or more.

[Test Example 1]
To examine the effects of the difference in the ratio of vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) in the chopped meal in a sealed container on the ease of eating and swallowing the chopped meal in the sealed container, and the original texture of the ingredients In addition, except that the vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) of Example 1 were changed to the contents shown in Table 2, chopped foods in sealed containers were produced in the same manner as in Example 1 (Examples 2 to 4, Comparative Example 1). The resulting chopped food in each sealed container was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria. The results are shown in Table 2.
In addition, the chopped foods in the sealed containers of Examples 2 to 4 had a hardness of 1 × 10 ⁴ N / m ² or less.

<Evaluation conditions>
The chopped food in sealed containers obtained by each test is heated and thawed in 95 ° C hot water, then opened, and a specialized paneler crushes with a tongue and eats, [Ease of eating and swallowing], [Ingredients] Was evaluated.

<Evaluation criteria>
[Ease of eating and swallowing]
○: There is a bunch of ingredients when eating, and it is easy to swallow △: A bunch of ingredients when eating is slightly lacking, but it is a physical property that can be swallowed sufficiently ×: A bunch of ingredients when eating is deficient, Difficult to swallow [Food texture]
○: The original texture of the ingredients can be tasted. △: The original texture of the ingredients is slightly insufficient, but there is no problem. ×: The original texture of the ingredients is difficult to feel [Comprehensive evaluation]
◎: Ease of eating / swallowing and food texture are both evaluated as good. ○: Ease of eating / swallowing, food texture is one, and the other is Δ. Ease of eating / swallowing and texture of food are evaluated as △ ×: Easiness of eating / swallowing, texture of food is x

[Table 2]
<Result>

From the results in Table 2, one or more vegetables (A) selected from burdock, lotus root and bamboo shoot having a longest diameter of 1 mm or more and less than 7 mm, and potato, sweet potato, pumpkin and taro having a longest diameter of 7 mm or more and less than 30 mm are selected. One or more kinds of vegetables (B) containing vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) so that the weight ratio is 1: 2 or more, the chopped foods in sealed containers of Examples 1 to 4 contained root vegetables. Despite being a chopped meal in a sealed container, it was preferable because it was easy to swallow when eaten and the original texture of the ingredients could be tasted.
In particular, the chopped foods in sealed containers of Examples 1 to 3 in which the ratio of vegetables (A) to vegetables (B) is 1: 3 to 1: 8 are very easy to swallow when gathered, and We were able to taste the original texture of the ingredients, which was very good.
On the other hand, the chopped meal in a sealed container of Comparative Example 1 in which the content ratio of the vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) is 1: 1 is not easy to swallow due to insufficient gathering in the oral cavity when eaten. there were.

[Test Example 2]
In order to examine the influence of the difference in the longest diameter of vegetables (B) contained in the chopped meal in the sealed container on the ease of eating and swallowing of the chopped meal in the sealed container and the original texture of the ingredients, Example 5 6. The chopped meal in a sealed container obtained in Comparative Examples 2 to 3 was evaluated according to the same evaluation criteria as in Test Example 1. The results are shown in Table 3.
In addition, the chopped foods in sealed containers of Examples 5 to 6 had a hardness of 1 × 10 ⁴ N / m ² or less, and the volume ratio of vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) was 1: 2 or more. .

[Table 3]
<Result>

From the results of Table 3, the chopped food in sealed containers of Examples 1 and 5-6 in which the longest diameter of the vegetable (B) is 7 mm or more and less than 30 mm is a chopped food in a sealed container containing root vegetables. When eating, it was easy to swallow and enjoyed the original texture of the food, which was preferable.
On the other hand, when the chopped food in the sealed container of Comparative Example 2 in which the longest diameter of the vegetables (B) contained in the chopped food in the sealed container is less than 7 mm and the longest diameter of 30 mm or more are eaten. It was difficult to swallow due to lack of clumping in the oral cavity.

[Example 7]
In Example 1, vegetable (A) is lotus root (longest diameter 5 mm (about 3.5 mm dice shape) is 90% or more of the whole) 3%, vegetable (B) is sweet potato (longest diameter 25 mm (side is about 18 mm dice shape) ) Is 90% or more of the whole) and is changed to 9%, does not contain processed starch, and is prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the excess and deficiency is adjusted with fresh water to obtain a chopped food in a sealed container . When the resulting chopped meal in a sealed container was evaluated in the same manner as in Test Example 1, the food material was slightly deficient in comparison with Example 1, but the physical properties were sufficient for swallowing. In addition, the volume ratio of the vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) contained in the chopped meal in a sealed container was 1: 125.

[Example 8]
In Example 1, vegetables (A) were bamboo shoots (longest diameter 2 mm (about 1.4 mm dice shape) 90% or more of the whole) 8%, vegetables (B) were taro (longest diameter 26 mm (one side about 18 mm dice shape) ) Is 90% or more of the whole) 24%, it does not contain thickening polysaccharide, it is prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that excess and deficiency is adjusted with fresh water. Obtained. When the resulting chopped meal in a sealed container was evaluated in the same manner as in Test Example 1, the food material was slightly deficient in comparison with Example 1, but the physical properties were sufficient for swallowing. In addition, the volume ratio of vegetable (A) and vegetable (B) contained in the chopped meal in a sealed container was 1: 2160.

[Example 9]
The chopped food obtained in Example 1 was hermetically filled in a container capable of being heated under pressure, and sterilized at 118 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a chopped food in a sealed container as in Example 1. When the obtained chopped food in a sealed container was evaluated in the same manner as in Test Example 1, the original texture of the food was slightly insufficient as compared with Example 1, but was in a range where there was no problem.

[Example 10]
In Example 1, a chopped food in a sealed container was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the chopped food in a sealed container was produced and then stored for one day at chilled (5 ° C.). When the chopped food in the sealed container obtained was evaluated in the same manner as in Test Example 1, as in Example 1, it was very easy to swallow when eaten, and the original texture of the food can be tasted, I liked it very much.

Claims (2)

One or more kinds of vegetables (A) selected from burdock, lotus root, bamboo shoots having a longest diameter of 1 mm or more and less than 7 mm,
One or more kinds of vegetables (B) selected from potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and taros with a longest diameter of 7 mm or more and less than 30 mm,
A chopped meal in a sealed container containing vegetables (A) and vegetables (B) in a weight ratio of 1: 2 or more. A chopped meal in a sealed container according to claim 1,
Further contains a thickener,
Chick food in a sealed container.