Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Date (from‐to) : 2016/04 -2018/03
Author : KOJIMA NAMIE; KOGA Takako; YOSHINAGA Natsuki; FUKUDA Sayaka; BABA Satoko
This study aims to identify nutritional items necessary that provides evelopmentally and palatability appropriate meals for young children.
We divided the menus into 3 groups (highest, intermediate, and lowest) according to the eating rate. A positive correlation was found between “eating rates and acid concentration,” between “leftover rates and concentrations of salt and sugar,” and between “leftover rates and hardness”; a negative correlation was found between “unserved meals rates and concentrations of salt, sugar, and acid” Menu analysis between the ranked groups indicated significant differences between the highest or the intermediate group and the lowest group in salt concentration with approximation values ranging from 0.64±0.06 to 0.78±0.05%.
The results suggest that although more preschoolers asked for “a second helping” when served heavily seasoned meals, they were unable to finish all the food on their plates.