Ajinomoto Co., Ltd.

Jiro Sakamoto

Chiya Kuraishi

Takahiko Soeda

Noriki Nio

Shoji Sakaguchi

Yoshiyuki Kumazawa

Hiromi Tanuma

Itsuo Iga

Herein is disclosed a cheese yield enhancing method in a cheese manufacturing method including a process of separating a cheese curd from a whey after a milk coagulating treatment of a material milk by a milk coagulating enzyme, said cheese yield enhancing method comprising steps of: adding/mixing a protein decomposing enzyme treated material of a milk whey protein (a partial hydrolysate of the milk whey protein) to the material milk; and subjecting a resulting mixture to the milk coagulating treatment by the milk coagulating enzyme, or said cheese yield enhancing method comprising steps of: adding/mixing a partial hydrolysate of a milk whey protein to the material milk; allowing transglutaminase to act on a resulting mixture; and subjecting the mixture to the milk coagulating treatment by the milk coagulating enzyme, whereby a yield of a cheese curd from a material milk, and therefore a yield of cheese may be enhanced and a cheese superior in quality may be manufactured.

Cheese yield enhancing method

The present invention relates to a process for producing natural cheese, characterized in that a transglutaminase is included therein for a reaction. The process can provide a large amount of cheese curd compared to conventional methods, making it possible to efficiently use the starting milk. Further, the obtained cheese has an excellent flavor, texture and appearance.

Process for producing cheese using transglutaminase

A process for producing processed minced meat foods comprising adding from 0.01 to 0.04 parts by weight of an alkaline substance to an aqueous sol containing at least 1 part by weight of konjak mannan, 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of other gel-forming materials and 15 to 50 parts by weight of water, mixing the resulting swollen gel with minced meat and, optionally other food ingredients, and then freezing the resulting mixture.

Process for producing konjak mannan containing processed minced meat

Low-calorie foods containing konjak mannan, such as meringues and mayonnaise-like foods, and processes for preparing such foods are disclosed.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Jiro Sakamoto