Food Texture

Food Texture: Sensory Evaluation

Food Texture: Sensory Evaluation

Food Texture Preferences in Infants Versus Toddlers

Previous research has demonstrated that newborns are capable of preferentially responding to distinct tastes and food-related odors. However. whether infants are also capable of responding to distinct food textures has not been previously investigated. The present research determined whether food texture preferences differ during two developmental periods. infancy and toddlerhood. and whether e...

Effects of food texture and head posture on oropharyngeal swallowing.

This study aimed to describe the electromyographic (EMG) activity patterns of the genioglossus (GG) and suprahyoid (SHy) muscles during swallowing. The effects of changes in food texture/consistency and head posture on transport of the swallowed bolus were also investigated. Participants were 10 normal adults. Test foods consisted of a liquid, a syrup, or 4 ml of paste made from 0.5% or 1.0% ag...

A Novel Method for Measuring Texture Using a Food Processor

12 Measurement of food texture is becoming increasingly important to help 13 prevent mis-swallowing in elderly individuals. However, it is difficult to estimate food 14 texture for mastication and swallowing. In this study, a mixing-recording method was 15 applied to measure food texture. A commercial food processor was used to homogenize 16 food gels, and the torque was monitored as an electri...