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. 2020 Nov 23;20:493. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01890-4

Table 1.

The average values of TPA and sensory tests for nine kinds of foods

Foods TPA Sensory tests
Hardness (N) Adhesiveness (mJ) Cohesiveness Difficult to swallow Sense of residue
Whipped cream 0.26 ± 0.03 0.87 ± 0.12 0.61 ± 0.04 1.39 ± 1.15 1.22 ± 0.73
Mayonnaise 0.63 ± 0.02 2.80 ± 0.10 0.87 ± 0.03 1.67 ± 1.33 1.67 ± 0.59
Soft tofu 1.59 ± 0.03 0.72 ± 0.08 0.51 ± 0.08 2.28 ± 1.74 1.28 ± 0.58
Mango pudding 4.06 ± 0.18 0.10 ± 0.10 0.64 ± 0.02 2.22 ± 2.24 1.00 ± 0.00
Boiled mashed pumpkin 2.12 ± 0.20 8.70 ± 0.40 0.76 ± 0.09 3.56 ± 2.20 2.72 ± 1.57
Boiled mashed potato 2.83 ± 0.09 13.27 ± 0.21 0.76 ± 0.03 4.83 ± 1.95 3.78 ± 1.80
Boiled mashed sweet potato 2.62 ± 0.43 9.77 ± 1.70 0.68 ± 0.08 5.94 ± 1.92 5.00 ± 1.91
Red bean paste 6.95 ± 0.28 27.55 ± 0.78 0.71 ± 0.08 6.61 ± 2.09 5.94 ± 2.44
Peanut butter 3.46 ± 0.32 18.30 ± 1.01 0.89 ± 0.04 7.61 ± 2.50 7.61 ± 2.70