Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

Se Tylose Gmbh & Co. Kg

Heiko Nebel

Mitsuo Narita

Akira Kitamura

Atsushi Yamamoto

Andreas Schultz

Anita Hirte

An oil-in-water type composition which can provide a chewy texture both in a non-cooked state and a heated state and does not show water/oil separation, including: an alkyl cellulose, a 1% by mass aqueous solution of which has a viscosity at 20&#xb0; C. of from 4,000 to 11,000 mPa&#xb7;s when measured with a Brookfield type viscometer and a 1.5% by mass aqueous solution of which has a storage modulus G' (65&#xb0; C.) at 65&#xb0; C. of from 2,500 to 4,500 Pa; an edible oil or fat; and water. Also provided is a food using the alkyl cellulose.

Oil-in-water type composition and food using same

Provided is a method for producing an alkyl cellulose having a high viscosity and not having an excessively high gel strength. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing an alkyl cellulose comprising the steps of: mixing a cellulose pulp with a first alkali metal hydroxide solution with stirring to obtain alkali cellulose; reacting the alkali cellulose with an alkylating agent to obtain a first reaction mixture; blending a second alkali metal hydroxide solution with the first reaction mixture with stirring, without further blending of the alkylating agent, to obtain a second reaction mixture; and purifying the second reaction mixture to obtain an alkyl cellulose. There is also provided an alkyl cellulose being produced by the above method and having a degree of substitution of alkyl group of 27 to 33% by weight.

Method for producing alkyl cellulose

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Heiko Nebel