JPH07274915A - Jelly-like drink packed in flexible container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a jelly-like drink packed in a flexible container, containing water-soluble dietary fiber, capable of being safely swallowed, effective for improving constipation, easily preserved even in the case where the drink remains after drinking and suitable for the usage by a patient of Parkinson's disease, etc., by packing the drink in a closable flexible container having a supping mouthpiece. CONSTITUTION:This jelly-like drink packed in a flexible container is obtained by packing a drink containing water-soluble dietary fiber such as decomposed material of a thickening polysaccharide e.g. gum guaiac or locust bean gum in a closable flexible container having a supping mouthpiece such as a reclosable flexible container or a hollow molded container.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a jelly-like beverage in a flexible container, which is filled in a flexible container having a mouthpiece having a lid and contains water-soluble dietary fiber. More specifically, an elderly person with dysphagia, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, or a patient with dysphagia after surgery of the pharynx, etc. can take a liquid mouth to safely swallow when ingesting liquid food. The present invention relates to a jelly-like beverage in a flexible container, which is filled in a flexible container having the above and contains a water-soluble dietary fiber having an intestinal regulating action.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Elderly people, cerebrovascular disorders, Parkinson's disease,
Patients after pharyngeal surgery often have a so-called dysphagia, which impairs the action of swallowing food. If these patients are inadvertently given water, tea, or other low-viscosity, low-viscosity liquid, they will not be able to swallow well, and will accidentally enter the trachea, causing pneumonia and death in extreme cases. Sometimes. In addition, solid food, which is sticky like mochi and has high adhesiveness, can be caught in the throat and become choked.

[0003] For swallowing patients, food conditions that are easy to eat and drink include (1) having a hardness that makes it easy to chew,
(2) .It shouldn't fall apart when eaten, (3) .It should have hardness and viscosity that make it easy to swallow.
(4). The characteristics such as good throat sensation when swallowed are important factors. In particular, in terms of preventing food from becoming loose, passing through the throat and accidentally entering the trachea, two points are easy to swallow and easy to put together.
is important.

For this reason, these patients should not be given a liquid as it is, and instead, liquid drinks should be solidified with agar, gelatin, etc. in the form of jelly, pudding, yogurt, or steamed egg, A method of replenishing water by giving a gelled food such as simmered rice is adopted.
For patients with severe dysphagia, nasal tube feeding and hydration are performed by gastrostomy or intestinal fistula. However, gelled foods such as jelly and pudding have a strong chewing sensation and have an eating sensation, and since the sensation of drinking is poor, the satisfaction of patients who want to drink can often not be obtained.

Therefore, some thickeners which are added to liquid foods to impart appropriate viscosity are commercially available, but there are problems such as low viscosity and smell of starch. On the other hand, jelly-like beverages have recently entered the general soft drink market due to the fun texture of their throat, and several manufacturers have released several types of jelly-like beverages, and the market is expanding. is there. Also, for this jelly-like drink,
It has the feature that you can adjust the hardness of the throat and the size of the jelly by shaking the jelly before drinking to break the solidified jelly. However, these jelly-like beverages are fashionable products,
The physical functionality required for patients with dysphagia has never been considered.

On the other hand, in patients with dysphagia, it is difficult to drink a drink such as a viscous liquid directly from a cup, a bottle or a can, so that they drink it by scooping with a spoon or sucking with a thick straw. In addition, it is often difficult to drink all the prepared beverages at once, and when the beverage is divided into several doses, the mouth of the beverage container can be covered with a lid in order to safely store the remaining beverage. However, no consideration was given to containers for beverages for patients with dysphagia. Beverage containers with a mouthpiece that can be covered are recloseable flexible containers (cheer packs, bill packs, etc.), hollow molded containers (blow molded containers), and paper containers with a plastic mouthpiece. Blister package (brick pack), tetra pack, etc. can be used. In particular, recloseable flexible containers have been attracting attention mainly for sports drinks, isotonic drinks, etc. from the viewpoints of light weight, good handling, recloseability, freezing, good feel, superior waste disposal, etc. Is. In addition, in consideration of masticatory and swallowing functions, the diet for patients with dysphagia has many foods with a low dietary fiber content, and in the elderly, the digestive and absorptive function also deteriorates, causing symptoms such as constipation and diarrhea. There are many people, and improvement of stool properties by eating is also a major issue.

[0007]

Conventionally, as a method of supplying water to a patient with dysphagia, a method of giving a gel-like food such as pudding or jelly or a method of adding a thickening agent such as starch to a liquid beverage and giving it are given. However, none of these methods has the above-mentioned problems and is not satisfactory. In addition, there are problems regarding leftover drinking and improving the stool properties of the elderly. An object of the present invention is to provide a jelly-like beverage that can be swallowed safely when an elderly person with dysphagia or cerebrovascular disorder, Parkinson's disease, or a patient after surgery on the pharynx ingests a liquid food. It is intended to provide a jelly-like beverage in a flexible container, which is filled in a flexible container having a mouthpiece and contains a water-soluble dietary fiber for improving the stool property.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The dysphagia patient in the present application is not particularly limited, but the action of swallowing food may be impaired in the elderly, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, or after surgery on the pharynx. Refers to the patient who awakened. As a result of diligent research, the inventors of the present invention have found that elderly people with dysphagia or cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, and patients after surgery on the pharynx can safely swallow when taking liquid foods. The beverage is filled in a flexible container having a mouthpiece capable of having a lid, and by using a jelly-like beverage characterized by containing a water-soluble dietary fiber for improving the stool property, the above problems I found that I could solve it.

The flexible container having a mouthpiece capable of being used in the present invention means a container such as a recloseable flexible container (a cheer pack, a bill pack, etc.) or a hollow molding container (blow molding container). Depending on the degree of dysphagia and the purpose of feeding training during rehabilitation, the container can be crushed from the paste form to an appropriate viscosity or hardness by simply rubbing the contents of the jelly-like beverage. It is also possible to freeze and thaw the contents,
It is preferable because it is easy to handle and can be stored for a long period of time. In particular, a cheer pack with a cap having a length of 20 to 50 mm and a pipe diameter of 5 to 20 mm with a straw-like mouthpiece sucks out the contents. It is preferable in terms of easiness.

The cheer pack referred to in the present invention is, for example, a laminated film pouch shape made of a four-layer film (polyester, EVOH or aluminum foil, stretched nylon, polyethylene) and has a capped length of 20 to 50 mm. A thick straw-like mouthpiece (spout) with a tube diameter of 5 to 20 mm is welded to the upper part of the pouch and between the laminated films, and as a final distribution style refers to any paper container, a flexible container for liquid that does not use cardboard. . As the shape of the pouch of this container, one of the features is that the pouch stands up in a state of being filled with the contents such as a gusset pouch and a standing pouch. This cheer pack has the characteristics of being lightweight, easy to open, and simple as compared with conventional containers such as bottles, cans, and paper packs.

The water-soluble dietary fiber used in the present invention includes a thickened polysaccharide degradation product, indigestible starch, and the like, but a thickened polysaccharide degradation product is preferable. Thickened polysaccharide degradation products are guar gum, locust bean gum, tamarind gum, carrageenan, xanthan gum, gum arabic, karaya gum, pectin, agar, alginic acid, sodium alginate, propylene glycol alginate, etc. Any decomposition product of saccharides may be used, and as the decomposition method, known methods such as enzymatic decomposition, acid decomposition, alkali decomposition can be used, and the enzymatic decomposition method is preferable. Among them, guar gum enzymatic decomposition product is preferable because it has a function excellent in intestinal regulating action. Commercially available guar gum enzymatic degradation products include Sunfiber [made by Taiyo Kagaku] and Guafiber [Meiji Seika Co., Ltd.].
Manufactured by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and the like.
In addition, the intestinal regulating action here refers to an action for improving intestinal condition such as improving fecal properties and improving bowel movements.

As a method for producing a guar gum enzymatic degradation product, for example, citric acid is added to 1000 parts of water to adjust the pH to 3
After adjusting to ~ 4, galactomannanase 0.1
˜0.5 parts and 50 to 200 parts of guar gum powder are added and mixed, and decomposed by reacting with an enzyme at 40 to 45 ° C. for 15 to 40 hours and neutralized with sodium hydroxide, then 90 to 100 ° C.
Examples include a method in which the enzyme is inactivated by heating for 10 to 20 minutes, the insoluble matter is removed by filtration, and then the guar gum enzymatic decomposition product is obtained by spray drying. The amount of the water-soluble dietary fiber added is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the intestinal regulation effect can be expected, but is 1 to 100 ml per 100 ml, for example.
20 g, preferably 3 to 10 g, and more preferably 4
~ 8g. When the amount is less than this range, there is almost no effect for improving the stool properties, and when the amount is more than the above range, dissolution becomes difficult, which is not preferable.

The jelly-like beverage according to the present invention is characterized by containing the flexible container and the water-soluble dietary fiber, and the use of other ingredients and raw materials is not particularly limited. As the raw material of the jelly-like beverage of the present invention, raw materials used in ordinary jelly-like beverages, for example, sweeteners (sugar, fructose, glucose, fructose-glucose liquid sugar, aspartame, stevia, etc.), acidulants (citric acid, Malic acid, ascorbic acid, etc.), excipients (dextrin, starch, etc.), thickening stabilizers (guar gum, locust bean gum, tamarind gum, carrageenan, xanthan gum, gum arabic, karaya gum, pectin, agar, alginic acid, sodium alginate, Propylene glycol ester alginate, gellan gum, pullulan, etc.), flavors, fruit juices, coloring agents and the like can be appropriately used.

The gelling agent used for gelatinizing the jelly-like beverage of the present invention is not particularly limited, either.
For example, carrageenan and locust bean gum can be used in combination. The amount added to the jelly-like beverage at that time is not particularly limited as long as the desired physical properties are obtained, but for example, 100 ml
Per 0.01 to 1.0 g of carrageenan and 0.01 to
A combination of 1.0 g of locust bean gum,
Preferably 0.05-0.5 g of carrageenan and 0.0
It is a combination of 3 to 0.5 g of locust bean gum, and more preferably a combination of 0.1 to 0.2 g of carrageenan and 0.05 to 0.2 g of locust bean gum. If it is less than this range, jelly will not be obtained, or if it becomes jelly, it will be too soft.

Further, in order to obtain a jelly-like beverage having a hardness of jelly and a water separation state suitable for patients with dysphagia, potassium preparations (dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate,
It is preferable to add tripotassium citrate, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, potassium polyphosphate, potassium metaphosphate, potassium chloride, potassium carbonate, etc.). The addition amount of the potassium preparation for the above purpose is 0.01 to 100 ml as the amount of potassium contained in the potassium preparation per 100 ml.
0.5g is preferable and 0.03-0.1g is more preferable. The state varies depending on the type and amount of the thickening stabilizer to be blended at the same time, but in the case of the above combination and amount,
When the amount is less than this range, the obtained jelly is too soft, and when the amount is too large, the obtained jelly is too hard, and the amount of water separation increases, which is not preferable. In addition, vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin B ₁ , vitamin B ₂ , vitamin B ₆ ,
Vitamin B ₁₂ , nicotinic acid, niacin (nicotinic acid amide), vitamin D group, vitamin E, vitamin K, biotin (vitamin H), pantothenic acid, folic acid, etc., and minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron) , Salt, food materials containing zinc, copper, phosphorus, manganese, iodine, etc.) and mineral absorption aids (decomposition products of milk proteins (casein, casein sodium, casein calcium, etc.), etc.) Can be added with.

When vitamins and minerals are added to the jelly-like beverage of the present invention, the amount to be added is not particularly limited as long as it is not overdose, but 100 ml.
Per day, for example, 1/200 to 1/2 of the daily required amount, preferably 1/50 to 1/3 amount, and more preferably 1/50
The amount is 20 to 1/4. If it is less than this range, it is meaningless as supplementation of vitamins and minerals, and if it is more than this range, vitamins and minerals are excessively ingested, which is not preferable. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples and Test Examples, but the present invention is not limited to these Examples and the like.

[0017]

【Example】

Example 1: Dietary fiber-containing jelly-like beverage: In 750 ml of hot water at 90 ° C., 80 g of fructose, guar gum enzymatic decomposition product (Sunfiber [manufactured by Taiyo Kagaku]) 50
g, 1/5 peach juice 20 ml, calcium lactate 7 g,
Citric acid 5g, ascorbic acid 1g, carrageenan 1.4
g, locust bean gum 0.8 g, sodium citrate 0.5 g, proper amount of flavor and appropriate amount of colorant, and after dissolution, 9
The total amount was adjusted to 1000 ml by adding hot water at 0 ° C. 200 ml of each of these solutions in a cheer pack container [Co., Ltd.
Hosokawa Yoko]], heat sterilization at 90 ℃ 10 minutes, 25
The mixture was cooled to ℃ or below to prepare a jelly-like beverage.

Example 2: Jelly-like beverage containing dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals In 750 ml of hot water at 90 ° C., fructose-glucose liquid sugar 100
g, guar gum enzymatic degradation product (Sunfiber [manufactured by Taiyo Kagaku]) 60 g, 1/5 apple juice 20 ml, calcium lactate 7 g, citric acid 3 g, ascorbic acid 3 g,
Magnesium chloride 2 g, potassium chloride 1.5 g, dipotassium phosphate 1.5 g, carrageenan 1.4 g, locust bean gum 0.8 g, sodium citrate 0.5 g, casein calcium decomposition product (CCP [TAIYO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
0.5 g, vitamin premix (vitamin premix type ST-1 [manufactured by Nippon Roche Co., Ltd.])
2g, Vitamin E 20% powder (Dry E mix HD-
20S (manufactured by Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd.) 0.1 g, ferritin iron (ferritin sun [manufactured by Taiyo Kagaku KK], iron 15%
(Containing) 0.07 g, an appropriate amount of flavor and an appropriate amount of colorant were added and dissolved, and then hot water at 90 ° C. was added to adjust the total amount to 1000 ml. 200 ml of each of these solutions was packed in a cheer pack container (manufactured by Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.), sterilized by heating at 90 ° C. for 10 minutes, and then cooled to 25 ° C. or lower to prepare a jelly-like beverage. It should be noted that 100 ml of this product contains 1/5 amount of vitamins and 1/10 amount of minerals with respect to the daily requirement of a person in their 70s / life intensity I. .

Test Example 1 The jelly-like beverage (200 ml) obtained in Example 2 was freely sampled by 10 elderly patients with mild to moderate dysphagia within 6 hours. As a result, all were able to swallow without swallowing. Also,
When the same beverage was drunk once a day (200 ml) for 10 consecutive days, the stool properties improved.

The following are possible examples of the embodiments of the present invention and the target products. (1) A jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia, which is filled in a flexible container having a mouthpiece with a lid and contains water-soluble dietary fiber. (2) The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for a patient with dysphagia according to (1) above, wherein the flexible container having a mouthpiece with a lid is a recloseable flexible container. (3) The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to (2) above, wherein the recloseable flexible container is a cheer pack. (4) The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to (1), (2) or (3) above, wherein the water-soluble dietary fiber is a hydrolyzed polysaccharide degradation product. (5) The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to the above (4), wherein the hydrolyzed polysaccharide hydrolyzate, which is a water-soluble dietary fiber, is a guar gum enzymatic hydrolyzate. (6) Addition amount of water-soluble dietary fiber is 1 per 100 ml
~ 20 g, the above (1), (2),
(3), (4) or the jelly-like beverage contained in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to (5). (7) The above-mentioned (1), (2), (3), (4), (6) or (6), wherein the gelling agent used is a combination of carrageenan and locust bean gum.
The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for a patient with dysphagia as described in. (8) The amount of carrageenan added is 0.0 per 100 ml.
1 ~ 1.0g, the addition amount of locust bean gum is 1
It is 0.01-1.0 g per 00 ml, The jelly-like drink in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to the above (7). (9) The above (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), characterized by containing a potassium preparation.
The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to (7) or (8). (10) The amount of potassium preparation added per 100 ml,
The amount of potassium contained in the potassium preparation is 0.0
1 to 0.5 g, The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to (9) above. (11) As vitamins, vitamin A and vitamin B
₁ , vitamin B ₂ , vitamin B ₆ , vitamin B ₁₂ , nicotinic acid, niacin (nicotinamide), vitamin D
Group (1) or (2) or more selected from the group consisting of vitamin E, vitamin K, biotin (vitamin H), pantothenic acid, and folic acid (1),
(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),
The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for a patient with dysphagia according to (8), (9) or (10). (12) The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for dysphagia patients according to (11), wherein the content of vitamins is 1/200 to 1/2 of the daily required amount per 100 ml. (13) As minerals, it contains one or more selected from salts and food materials containing sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, phosphorus, manganese, and iodine. Characteristic (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(7), (8), (9), (10), (11) or (12) or a jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for dysphagia patients. (14) The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for dysphagia patients as described in (13) above, wherein the content of minerals is 1/200 to 1/2 of the daily required amount per 100 ml. (15) The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to (13) or (14), which contains a mineral absorption aid. (16) The mineral absorption aid is milk protein (casein,
The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to (15) above, which is a decomposed product of casein sodium, calcium casein, etc.).

[0021]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the method of the present invention, an elderly person with dysphagia or cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, or a patient with dysphagia after surgery of the pharynx, etc. can safely take a liquid food. Provided is a jelly-like beverage in a flexible container, which is filled in a flexible container having a mouthpiece that can be swallowed and contains water-soluble dietary fiber having an intestinal regulating action. be able to. Jelly-like beverage in a flexible container of the present invention, elderly people with dysphagia or cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, and patients with dysphagia after pharyngeal surgery, etc., ingesting a liquid food product has a mouthpiece. Because it is in a flexible container that has,
Since it contains a water-soluble dietary fiber that can be swallowed safely and has an intestinal-regulating action, the stool properties can be improved, and since the mouthpiece can be covered, it can be easily stored even if left undrinked.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A jelly-like drink in a flexible container for a patient with dysphagia, which is filled in a flexible container having a mouthpiece with a lid and contains water-soluble dietary fiber. 2. The jelly-like beverage in a flexible container for patients with dysphagia according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble dietary fiber is a hydrolyzed polysaccharide degradation product.