老年期の人々の甘・酸・塩味に対する嗜好傾向と味覚閾値

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An inquiry of the taste preference was made to aged people ranging from60 to 79 years of age (218 males and 245 females; 100 persons at old people's homes and 363 persons at their own homes) so as to find the tendency of the preference toward sweet, sour, salty, and bitter tastes comparing with that of persons aged from 6 to 59 (790 males and 857 females). Thresholds of gustatory sensibility toward sweet, sour, and salty taste were measured by using aqueous solutions of sucrose, citric acid, and sodium chloride, respectively. Degrees and patterns of the taste preference were explicated by using Duncan's Multiple Range Test and Hayashi's Quantification Method III. The results indicated the followings: (1) The degree of the taste preference was lower in persons at old people's homes than in those at their homes. (2) The pattern of the taste preference of the aged was similar to that of middle-aged females, but was different from those of the young and middle-aged males. (3) Little difference of the taste preference between aged males and females was observed. (4) Aged people had a tendency to prefer sweet and salty foods, which are special products in Japanese. (5) Gustatory thresholds of aged people were higher than those of 20-year-old females.
社団法人日本家政学会の論文
1990-06-05