DYE-CONTAINING FOOD FOR USE IN THE TEST ON MASTICATORY FUNCTION, AND METHOD OF MASTICATORY FUNCTION TEST
摘要
<p>Disclosed is a dye-containing food for use in the test on masticatory function. The dye-containing food comprises: a food material which can be divided into small pieces by multiple times of incision like a gummy jelly; and a dye such as carotene. In the test on masticatory function, an evaluation value about masticatory function can be obtained by measuring the concentration of the dye eluted from a piece of the masticated food.</p>