Table 2. Textural properties of senior-friendly gelatin gels formulated with pork skin gelatin, κ-carrageenan, and calcium chloride

Sample number Ingredient (%, w/v) Response
Gelatin Carrageenan Calcium chloride Hardness (N/cm2) Springiness (ratio) Cohesiveness (unitless) Gumminess (N/cm2) Chewiness (N/cm2)
1 6.60 2.50 0.235 1.51 0.02 0.08 <0.01 0.12
2 33.00 2.50 0.235 21.92 0.95 0.87 17.94 18.98
3 6.60 6.25 0.235 1.21 0.02 0.14 <0.01 0.17
4 33.00 6.25 0.235 32.48 0.92 0.74 21.88 23.83
5 6.60 2.50 2.351 2.37 0.08 0.17 0.04 0.41
6 33.00 2.50 2.351 28.43 0.92 0.77 19.89 21.69
7 6.60 6.25 2.351 1.45 0.06 0.15 0.01 0.21
8 33.00 6.25 2.351 37.40 0.92 0.73 24.92 27.13
9 6.60 4.375 1.293 1.65 0.05 0.12 0.01 0.20
10 33.00 4.375 1.293 34.50 0.93 0.76 24.48 26.33
11 19.80 2.50 1.293 10.58 0.91 0.70 6.70 7.33
12 19.80 6.25 1.293 12.93 0.90 0.62 7.14 7.95
13 19.80 4.375 0.235 15.56 0.01 0.06 0.61 0.71
14 19.80 4.375 2.351 18.81 0.75 0.46 6.49 8.64
15 19.80 4.375 1.293 12.13 0.72 0.29 2.61 3.53
16 19.80 4.375 1.293 17.50 0.82 0.36 5.34 6.41
17 19.80 4.375 1.293 19.55 0.81 0.44 7.31 8.52
18 19.80 4.375 1.293 17.36 0.87 0.48 7.18 8.27
19 19.80 4.375 1.293 14.68 0.80 0.30 3.57 4.43
20 19.80 4.375 1.293 17.30 0.74 0.35 4.69 6.09