| abstract |
A food product that is suitable for an elderly person or a person who has difficulty in chewing or swallowing is obtained by impregnating a material with an enzyme, said 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 5×10 4 N/m 2 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. |