Food consistency’s | Purée | Mechanical Ground | Mechanical Chopped
A puree should have a smooth consistency with very fine particles so that chewing is not required. The pureed food is held together with just enough structure and is slippery enough so that it can be moved from the front of the mouth to the back and swallowed with minimal effort.
A mechanical soft diet consists of any foods that can be blended, mashed, pureed, or chopped using a kitchen tool such as a knife, a grinder, a blender, or a food processor. These processes break down the structure of foods to make them soft and easy to eat without biting or chewing.
A mechanical soft diet is a type of texture-modified diet for people who have difficulty chewing and swallowing. Foods may be pureed, ground, finely chopped, or blended to make eating safer
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