Table 5.
Number and Percentage of Older Adults Reporting Food Modification Practices due to the Condition of Teeth, Mouth, or Dentures
| Food modification practice | N (%) |
| Apples | |
| Any modification | 397 (67.8) |
| Peel | 325 (51.2) |
| Slice thin | 299 (47.1) |
| Chop into small pieces | 158 (24.9) |
| Cook | 69 (10.9) |
| Scrape | 33 (5.2) |
| Steak, pork chops, or roast | |
| Any modification | 349 (56.6) |
| Chop into small pieces | 268 (42.3) |
| Cook a long time or stew | 218 (34.4) |
| Slice thin | 155 (24.5) |
| Tenderize | 66 (10.3) |
| Beans like butterbeans, lima beans, black-eyed peas, or field peas | |
| Any modification | 148 (23.8) |
| Cook an extra long time | 142 (22.4) |
| Mash | 30 (4.7) |
| Add ingredients | 1 (0.2) |
| Carrots | |
| Any modification | 253 (45.4) |
| Cook an extra long time | 200 (31.6) |
| Chop into small pieces | 128 (20.2) |
| Shred | 71 (11.3) |
| Baby carrots | 17 (2.7) |
| Leafy greens, like collards or cabbage | |
| Any modification | 241 (39.2) |
| Chop into small pieces | 237 (37.4) |
| Cook an extra long time | 93 (14.7) |
| Cream | 5 (0.7) |