Fuji Oil Company Limited

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

Jiro Kanamori

Masahiko Samoto

Masayuki Shibata

Takayasu Motoyama

Masashi Asanoma

Mitsutaka Kohno

Sayuri Kitagawa

Shigeru Ashida

Yuusuke Shishido

Mai Kanda

Koichi Saito

Hirofumi Kugitani

Hideo Sugano

Norifumi Adachi

Masanobu Yanagisawa

Chizuru Ueno

Takahiro Tsuruda

Tsukasa Kiyama

Kumiko Yoshioka

Eriko Harada

Ayako Ogama

Yuki Usui

Kohsuke Ito

Miyuki Kanaya

Masaaki Miyamoto

The present inventors found that the natural flavor intrinsic to soybean is retained more than ever before when soybean is processed to prepare a processed soybean material having a specific lipid content, a dietary fiber content, an acid-soluble component content and a protein content, whereby the present problems were solved. More specifically, the processed soybean material of the present invention is such that, on a solid weight basis, (1) a content of lipid, extracted with a mixed organic solvent wherein a ratio of chloroform to methanol is 2:1, is 10 to 40% by weight, (2) a dietary fiber content is 5 to 40% by weight, (3) a potassium content is 1% by weight or less, (4) a protein content is 30 to 65% by weight, and (5) a sum of &#x3b3;-conglycinin and 24 kDa protein is 2.4 times or less of lipoxygenase protein in soybean proteins.

Processed soybean material and method for producing processed soybean material

Disclosed are: a fat-reduced soymilk having a reduced fat content, which is produced by separating a fat from a fat-containing soybean efficiently without relying on an organic solvent; and a novel fat-rich soybean material. Specifically disclosed are: a fat-reduced soybean protein material characterized by containing a protein and a carbohydrate at a total content of 80 wt % or more in terms of dried form content, containing a fat (as an extract from a chloroform/methanol mixed solvent) at a content of less than 10 wt % relative to the content of the protein, and containing campesterol and stigmasterol (as plant-derived sterols) at a total content of 200 mg or more relative to 100 g of a fat; and a soybean emulsion composition characterized by containing a protein at a content of 25 wt % or more in terms of dried form content, containing a fat at a content of 100 wt % or more in terms of dried form content relative to the content of the protein in terms of dried form content, and having an LCI value of 60% or more.

Fat-reduced soybean protein material and soybean emulsion composition, and processes for production thereof

A fat-reduced soybean protein material containing a protein and a carbohydrate at a total content of 80 wt % or more in terms of dried form content, containing a fat (as an extract from a chloroform/methanol mixed solvent) at a content of less than 10 wt % relative to the content of the protein, and containing campesterol and stigmasterol (as plant-derived sterols) at a total content of 200 mg or more relative to 100 g of a fat; and a soybean emulsion composition containing a protein at a content of 25 wt % or more in terms of dried form content, containing a fat at a content of 100 wt % or more in terms of dried form content relative to the content of the protein in terms of dried form content, and having an LCI value of 60% or more.

Provided is a texture-improving agent for a starch processed food, which exhibits an effect of improving texture by being added to a starch processed food. By using a physical property-improving agent containing, as an active ingredient, a separated soybean protein composition obtained by drying in the form of an acid precipitate, a starch processed food having improved physical properties can be obtained. More specifically, the agent has an effect of improving physical properties and texture, for example, enhancing physical strength such as chewiness and elasticity, improving crispness and stickiness, and so on, and also has an effect of maintaining the improved properties and texture.

Texture-improving agent for a starch processed food

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage that improves problems with flavor and physical properties, such as the grassy smell caused by soybean raw materials, and markedly improves product quality, in a soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage using a conventional soybean raw material such soymilk or tofu. Provided are a milk-substitute composition, an egg yolk-substitute composition, and a composition for improving renal function, etc., characterized by including a reduced-fat soybean protein material having a total protein and carbohydrate content relative to dry material of at least 80 wt %, a fat content (as a chloroform/methanol mixed solvent extract) relative to the protein content of less than 10 wt %, and a total campesterol and stigmasterol (as plant-derived sterols) content of at least 200 mg relative to 100 g of fat. Also provided are a variety of soybean-derived raw material-containing food and beverages using these compositions.

Application of reduced-fat soybean protein material to soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage that improves problems with flavor and physical properties, such as the grassy smell caused by soybean raw materials, and markedly improves product quality, in a soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage using conventional soybean raw materials such soymilk or tofu. Provided are a milk-substitute composition, and an egg-yolk substitute composition, etc., characterized by including a soybean emulsion composition having a protein content relative to dry material of at least 25 wt %, a fat content (as a chloroform/methanol mixed solvent extract) relative to the protein content of at least 100 wt %, and an LCI value of at least 55%. Also provided are a variety of soybean-derived raw material-containing food and beverages using these compositions.

Application of soybean emulsion composition to soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage

It is intended to prepare noodles and noodle skins, in particular, wheat flour-free noodles and noodle skins, which comprise a soybean protein composition at a high ratio. By adding a water-extracted less denatured soybean protein to noodles and noodle skins, noodles and noodle skins containing a large amount of the soybean protein can be obtained. Further, it is possible to obtain wheat flour-free noodles and noodle skins and starch-free noodles and noodle skins.

Noodles and noodle skins comprising soybean protein composition and the method of making same

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Tsukubamirai, Japan

Jiro Kanamori