Clin Nutr Res.  2014 Jan;3(1):48-55. 10.7762/cnr.2014.3.1.48.

The Palatability of Cereal Based Nutritional Supplements in Cancer Patients

• Baik HW
• Sung MK
• Lee YS
• Song MK
• Bae YJ

• KMID: 2279621
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7762/cnr.2014.3.1.48

Abstract

Recently, it is reported that intervention of oral nutritional supplement improves the nutritional status of cancer patients, and the effectiveness is affected by the sensory preference of cancer patients on the oral nutritional supplement. However, the variety of oral nutritional supplement is extremely limited and the number of patient's benefits from using the products are restricted mostly due to sensory dislikes. The objective of this study was to provide sensory preference score of trial manufactured products with different accessory ingredients to maximize the use of oral nutritional supplements. Cancer patients (n = 30) and age, sex-matched healthy volunteers (n = 30) participated in the sensory assessments (taste, flavor, viscosity, color and overall preference) of three types of oral supplements (cereal base, cereal base+herb and cereal base+fruit) and a control supplement product with scorched cereal flavor, a top seller in current Korean market. Results indicate that the cancer patients' overall preference was significantly higher for the control supplement, and fruit added supplement was preferred over plain cereal and herb added products, although the difference was insignificant. However, there was no significant preference difference for the supplements among the control group for all sensory factors. These results suggest that cancer patients are more sensitive to sensory preferences compared to the control group, and the patients prefer the flavor of cooked cereal which is a staple food in Korea.

Keyword

Sensory assessment; Cancer; Oral nutritional supplement

MeSH Terms

Edible Grain*
Fruit
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Korea
Nutritional Status
Viscosity

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