JP2001299244A - Deodorizing jelly for supplying water - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a jelly which can easily be drunk by an aged person, a person having a weak swallowing power, a person having a swallowing difficulty and a bedridden person, can be absorbed in a human body, scarcely enters a trachea, hardly causes pneumonia, even when entering the trachea, is safe, and scarcely dangerous and has both a water-supplying and a deodorizing function. SOLUTION: This deodorizing jelly for supplying water, which passes through a throat in a state that the surface of the fine jelly is slightly wet, contains a champignon extract (mushroom extract) for removing body odors and feces odors, further contains a citrus fruit essence as a perfume for eliminating characteristic smell and sour taste which are the large defects of the champignon extract, and gives freshness, after drunk.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a jelly-like food which serves to rehydrate and deodorize elderly people who have difficulty swallowing or have a weak swallowing ability, and bedridden elderly people.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when an elderly person is swallowed, their swallowing ability is weakened, and swallowing dysfunction occurs, and when drinking or eating water, phenomena such as choking, spilling, and spilling often occur. When liquids and food enter the trachea, they are very painful because they are chopped or stuck, and bedridden elderly and sick people are extremely exhausted. At the end of the suffering, the pleasure of eating is lost, and the food does not pass through the throat. In addition, many people with swallowing dysfunction lose their lives by causing a part of food to flow into the lungs, causing diseases such as pneumonia. Occasionally, it may be stuck in the throat and die. In addition, the elderly smell peculiar to the elderly, which is one of the causes of dislike. In particular, bedridden elderly people are further disliked because they have a stronger stool odor during defecation than ordinary people. However, it is easy to swallow even people with swallowing dysfunction due to weak swallowing ability, it is difficult to enter the trachea, and if it enters the trachea, pneumonia does not easily occur, safe danger jelly for hydration and food with deodorant action Has never been before.

[0003]

Generally, as the elderly become older, the ability to swallow becomes weaker and swallowing dysfunction is more likely to occur. In addition, when drinking or eating a meal, phenomena such as choking, spilling, spilling, etc. appear and cause an annoyance to a caregiver, so that people tend to refrain from drinking water. However, one adult has a daily water intake of 2700 ml and one
You need to take about 500ml. When it becomes a bedridden elderly, the amount of water to drink is extremely small, 800 ml due to the awareness of the caregiver accompanying excretion and the decline of the thirst central function.
It is about. When the water content is reduced in this way, the blood concentration in the body becomes high, which may cause cerebral thrombosis or constipation, which is not medically preferable. Rather, it is important for the elderly, those who swallow weakly, those who have dysphagia, and those who are bedridden to drink enough water.

[0004] Next, the biggest concern for a bedridden elderly caregiver is that the elderly have a very strong stool and body odor during defecation. This poses a serious problem not only to the caregiver but also to those around the hospital room. The present invention has been accomplished by intensive studies to solve these problems. Elderly people, people with weak swallowing ability, people with swallowing dysfunction, and bedridden elderly people, it is easy to drink, it is easily absorbed into the body, it is difficult to enter the trachea, and even if it enters the trachea, pneumonia is hard to occur, An object of the present invention is to provide a low-risk, safe hydration jelly and a jelly having both deodorizing effects.

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[Means for Solving the Problems] In the problem of hydration, thick foods and high-viscosity items have long been considered to be easy to swallow. Liquid was used for replenishment. However, according to the results of various clinical tests conducted on hydration jelly, it is clear that the jelly that passes through the throat with the surface of the fine gel slightly moist has the lowest resistance of the floor muscle of the mouth and is easy to swallow. I understand. Also, in order to remove body odor and fecal odor, it was considered to add champignon extract (mushroom extract) into jelly. Mushroom (scientific name: Agaricus Pisporus) is a functional deodorant developed by Ricom Co., Ltd. and has been shown to have an effect of suppressing body odor and fecal odor. Initially, we also worked diligently on formulating hydrated jelly. To create jelly that does not break down even if the surface of the fine gel is slightly wetted by chewing jelly or extruding through a fine hole, the ratio of water and gelling agent and the gelling agent used Some ingenuity was added. One of the issues that makes pneumonia less likely to occur even when it enters the trachea is that the composition of the hydration jelly is absorbed by the body using an electrolyte so that it contains almost no protein, lipids or carbohydrates and is nearly isotonic with body fluids. Easy jelly.

[0006] The problems that must be solved most with the deodorizing jelly for hydration are that the taste is good, that it does not get tired, and that it is refreshing. However, the major drawback of Champignon Extract is that it has a unique fragrance and sourness, as described in the manufacturer's instruction manual, which is a difficult point when using it in food. I was Until now, when a champignon extract was used in foods, there were methods to remove the characteristic aroma and sourness, such as thickening the taste, increasing the sweetness, and reducing the amount of the champignon extract. However, in the case of deodorant jelly for hydration, you do not get tired, and to refresh it, use a method to darken the taste and enhance the sweetness, and remove the peculiar aroma and sourness of the champignon extract. I couldn't take it. When the champignon extract is put in the jelly, there is a problem that the peculiar unpleasant aroma and taste remain in the mouth forever and feel stronger than in the case of the aqueous solution. The main reason for this is that jelly has a viscosity different from that of liquids such as water, so it remains in the mouth relatively forever, and the unpleasant aroma and sourness peculiar to the champignon extract was felt more strongly in the mouth.

[0007] Since the use of a champignon extract to suppress body odor and fecal odor requires 1 to 1.5 g per day, it has not been possible to use a method of reducing the amount of the champignon extract to be added. When commercializing, it is necessary to add about 400 mg to 160 ml of dehydration jelly for hydration. Therefore, if the required amount of this champignon extract is added to the hydration jelly, it will inevitably taste worse and it is very difficult to make a delicious, timeless, refreshing jelly that is preferred by the elderly and bedridden elderly. Was. The present inventors have erased the aroma and sourness peculiar to champignon extract, good taste, as a result of intensive research on flavor and sourness to make jelly that does not get tired,
Champignon extract 0.20 per 100 g of jelly
Even when it is added to 0.27% by weight, it is found that when citrus essence is used as a fragrance, the peculiar aroma and sourness of the champignon extract is not understood at all, and it becomes a deodorant jelly for rehydration after drinking. Was. The champignon extract used in the present invention is "BX5" of Ricom Co., Ltd.
0FPD "was used. The citrus fruits used here are
Iyokan, tangerine, kabosu, kumquat, sudachi, daidai, yuzu, lemon, summer tangerine, hassaku, grapefruit, etc. Among them, lemon is the best.
The amount of the flavor is usually 0.1 to 0.15% by weight based on the jelly.
Just add it.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example 1 78.7 g of gelling agent, 0.16 g of trisodium citrate, 0.12 g of calcium lactate, 0.03 g of magnesium sulfate, 0.21 g of artificial sweetener, 1.2 g of citric acid, and malic acid in 987.96 g of water 0.26 g, 0.006 g of sodium glutamate, 2 g of champignon extract, and 1 g of lemon essence are added and heated and stirred. This solution was filtered, placed in a container of soft polytub, and sterilized at 80 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a deodorant jelly A for water supply. Example 2 For comparison, a deodorizing jelly for water replenishment was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 1 g of the lemon essence was removed from the raw materials of Example 1. Gelating agent 7g, trisodium citrate 0.16g, calcium lactate 0.12, magnesium sulfate 0.03g, artificial sweetener 0.21g, citric acid 1.2g, malic acid 0.26g in 988.96g of water , Sodium glutamate 0.06 g and champignon extract 2 g were added and heated and stirred. This solution was filtered, placed in a container of soft polytube, and sterilized at 80 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a deodorizing jelly B for water supply. Example 3 For a comparative experiment, 1 g of vanilla essence was used in place of 1 g of lemon essence among the raw materials of Example 1, and a deodorizing jelly for hydration was prepared in the same manner. 78.7 g of gelling agent, 0.16 g of trisodium citrate in 987.96 g of water,
Calcium lactate 0.12, magnesium sulfate 0.03
g, artificial sweetener 0.21 g, citric acid 1.2 g, malic acid 0.26 g, sodium glutamate 0.66 g, champignon extract 2 g and vanilla essence 1 g, and heat and stir. This solution was filtered, placed in a container of soft polytube, and sterilized at 80 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a deodorant jelly C for water supply.

Comparative Test Results Three types of dehydrating jelly for hydration, A, B and C, were prepared, and 50 males, 50 females and 30 years of age were prepared.
I asked a 70-year-old to drink it and examined whether it tasted and smelled peculiar to champignon extract. As a result, 9/100 of the deodorizing jelly A for hydration of the present invention were used.
Nine did not feel the taste and aroma characteristic of champignon extract. In addition, 97 people said that the taste was very good, and 3 people answered it was normal. In dehydrating jelly B for hydration, all 100 people answered that the taste and aroma peculiar to the champignon extract were given. There were 97 people who said the taste was very bad, and three people who said it was bad. 100 for deodorant jelly C for hydration
83 of the persons felt the taste and aroma peculiar to the champignon extract. There were 75 people who said it tasted bad and 25 people who said it was normal.

[0010]

The deodorizing jelly for hydration according to the present invention is a jelly-like food having the function of hydration and deodorization, and has the following effects. It is said that if a champignon extract (mushroom extract) enters, it will be unsatisfactory, but if you use citrus essence as a fragrance, you will not feel the fragrance and acidity peculiar to the champignon extract, so it is easy to drink and even after drinking It is refreshing. Since the champignon extract is contained, the deodorizing effect of the bedridden elderly person reduces fecal odor and body odor at the time of defecation, so that not only the caregiver but also the people around the hospital room do not bother. The caregiver and the people around the sickroom will not be bothered, so even the nursing person can drink without worrying about water. Therefore, the cause of cerebral thrombus and the cause of constipation, which occur due to the lack of water, can be eliminated. In general, in elderly people, the ability to swallow is weakened and swallowing dysfunction is likely to occur, and when drinking or eating food, things such as choking, spilling, spilling, etc. may occur, causing trouble for caregivers. Tend to refrain from. However, since there is no need to worry about the caregiver, it is possible to eliminate the cause of cerebral thrombosis and constipation caused by taking out enough water and keeping the water low. The deodorant jelly for hydration is jelly-like and has less fluidity than water, so it is difficult to enter the trachea in any posture. Therefore, even elderly people, people with weak swallowing ability, people with dysphagia, and bedridden elderly people can eat and drink with confidence. Since it hardly contains proteins, lipids and carbohydrates, it is difficult for bacteria to grow in the oral cavity and respiratory tract. Therefore, even if the patient enters the trachea, lung damage is unlikely to occur. Because it is almost non-caloric, people with weight gain or diabetes can drink without worry. Because it is made of an electrolyte that is nearly isotonic with body fluids, it is easily absorbed into the body. Since it is in a moderate jelly form, it can be easily swallowed when used in place of water when taking tablets, powders and the like for medicines.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A dehydrating jelly for water replenishment characterized by adding a champignon extract and a citrus essence as a flavor to the jelly for water replenishment. 2. The deodorizing jelly for replenishing water according to claim 1, wherein the essence of the citrus as a fragrance is lemon.