Kao Corporation

Chitoshi Shigeno

Yasushi Yamada

Yoshikazu Ogura

Yasushi Shioya

Tatsuya Kusaura

Hidenori Yorozu

Hirotaka Sato

Hideaki Kubo

Norikazu Iwase

Jun Shida

Atsuyuki Kiba

Shigefumi Sakai

Naoki Katada

Yasushi c/o Kao Corporation Research Lab Yamada

The present invention provides refined roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 10 to 30 and a hydroxyhydroquinone content of not higher than 30 mg/kg by contacting an aqueous solvent with raw material roasted coffee beans. The invention also provides a process for producing refined roasted coffee beans, which includes contacting raw material roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 12 to 35, with coffee bean-derived extract-containing water selected from water containing an extract derived from roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 40 or more and water containing an extract derived from raw coffee beans.

Refined roasted coffee beans, coffee composition, and method of making composition and soluble product

Method for production of processed and roasted coffee bean

A skin cosmetic composition comprising: a hydrogel particle comprising a non-crosslinked hydrogel containing an oil component therein dispersed in an aqueous medium; a hydrogel particle comprising a non-crosslinked hydrogel containing an oil component therein; and a process for preparing a hydrogel particle comprising the steps of discharging an oil component-emulsified or dispersed solution prepared by dissolving a non-crosslinked hydrogel in an aqueous solution, with vibration from an orifice to form droplets; and cooling the droplets to solidify.

Skin cosmetic composition

This invention relates to packaged beverages, which contain the following ingredients:

Packaged tea beverage

This invention relates to packaged tea beverages, which contain the following ingredients: (A) from 0.05 to 0.5 wt. % of non-polymer catechins, (B) magnesium, and (C) water-insoluble solid particles sized from 0.2 to 0.8 &#x3bc;m. The contents of the ingredient (B) and ingredient (C) fall within specific ranges. These tea beverages contain non-polymer catechins at high concentration, are free from the formation of grouts or precipitates even when stored over a long term, and have a refined taste.

Packaged tea drink

Surfactant-containing seamless capsules of the present invention have an inner layer and an outer layer having a film-forming material. The inner layer contains an oily component and a surfactant component. Such surfactant-containing seamless capsules are produced using in multiple nozzle of triple or more having a sequentially increasing diameter. Since the capsules are excellent in emulsive dispersibility of the content liquid and surfactant dispersibility and solubility in the oily component, they can be used in pharmaceuticals, foods, luxury foods, bath additives, detergents and other fields.

Surfactant-containing seamless capsules

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Tokyo, Japan

Chitoshi Shigeno