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- Title
Measuring the Rheological and Textural Properties of Thick Purees Used to Manage Patients with Swallowing Disorders.
- Authors
Ismael-Mohammed, Kovan; Bolivar-Prados, Mireia; Laguna, Laura; Clavé, Pere
- Abstract
Texture-modified diets are the first-line compensatory strategy for older patients with swallowing and mastication disorders. However, the absence of a common protocol to assess textural properties inhibits their standardization and quality control and, thus, patient safety. This study aimed to (a) assess the rheological and textural properties of ten thick purees (Texture C, British Dietetic Association), (b) understand the effect of oral processing, and (c) measure the properties of the ready-to-swallow bolus after oral processing in healthy adults. Shear viscosity at 50 s−1 and 300 s−1 and textural properties (maximum force, cohesiveness, and adhesiveness) of boluses of ten thick purees were analyzed with a rheometer and a texture analyzer before and after oral processing (ready-to-swallow) in five healthy volunteers. Viscosity varied by 81.78% at 50 s−1 (900–4800 mPa·s) among purees before oral processing. Maximum force varied by 60% (0.47–1.2 N); cohesiveness, 18% (0.66–0.82), and adhesiveness, 32% (0.74–1.1 N·s). The high variability of viscosity was also present in ready-to-swallow boluses, 70.32% among purees. Oral processing significantly reduced viscosity in most purees (French omelet, zucchini omelet, turkey stew, red lentils, noodles, and hake fish) and also significantly reduced maximum force (7–36%) and adhesiveness (17–51%) but hardly affected cohesiveness (<5%). All thick purees met the qualitative textural descriptors for Level C texture. However, all ten purees showed significant differences in all parameters measured instrumentally and were affected differently by oral processing. This study demonstrates the need to use instrumental quality control using standardized protocols and SI units to narrow the variability and provide the optimal values for patients with dysphagia who require texture-modified diets.
- Subjects
MEDITERRANEAN diet; BROCCOLI; DEGLUTITION; CONVENIENCE foods; CAULIFLOWER; LEGUMES; DEGLUTITION disorders; SQUASHES; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); MASTICATION; FISHES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; VISCOSITY; DATA analysis software; ELEMENTAL diet
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 17, p3767
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15173767