Hikari Mori

Title: Hikari Mori and a Rice-Based Sweetener Invention.

Introduction

Hikari Mori is an inventor associated with Noda, Japan, and Kikkoman Corporation. Her listed patent work concerns a method for producing a sweetener using rice flour, enzymes, and rice koji.

Latest Patents

Mori is associated with 1 patent, titled “Method for Producing Sweetener.” The disclosed process first injects steam, at a temperature from 90°C to 150°C, into a mixture of water, rice flour, and an enzyme agent to produce a saccharified liquid. Rice koji is then added, and the mixture reacts at 50°C to 80°C to form a fermenting mash. The mash is heated to at least 100°C and then separated into solid and liquid components.

Career Highlights

Mori’s listed invention focuses on a staged production process that combines saccharification, rice-koji treatment, heat treatment, and solid-liquid separation. The available information identifies Kikkoman Corporation as her company.

Collaborations

Izumi Kobayashi and Yusuke Ito are listed as Mori’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in the sweetener patent or whether they collaborated on the invention.

Conclusion

Hikari Mori’s patent describes a rice-based method for producing sweetener through controlled processing steps, reflecting her documented innovation work associated with Kikkoman Corporation.