Author efficient measuring device and authoring efficiency measurement method using the same

摘要

A masticatory efficiency measuring apparatus of the present invention includes a tank ( 3 ) that contains a stirring liquid to be supplied to a measuring container ( 2 ), a heater for heating the stirring liquid in the tank ( 3 ), a stirring device for stirring chewed food pieces in the stirring liquid with the measuring container ( 2 ) containing the chewed food pieces and the stirring liquid, a concentration meter ( 5 ) for measuring the concentration of a food component eluted into the stirring liquid from surfaces of the chewed food pieces, and a control device. The control device controls operations of the heater, stirring device and concentration meter ( 5 ), and determines the masticatory efficiency evaluating value based on the measurement result of the concentration meter ( 5 ).