Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.

Seiji Kurosawa

Yasuharu Itagaki

Seiichiro Aoe

Morimasa Tanimoto

Yasunobu Hiraoka

Hidetoshi Ishikawa

Masanobu Koutake

Taishi Oda

Tetsuo Satoh

Jan Sikkema

Klaas Doesburg

Tetsuro Ohba

Taisuke Iwasaki

Masanori Nakaoka

Tadashi Izutsu

Shin-ichi Takafuji

Tamotsu Yamada

This invention provides compositions for fair-skin containing the phosphorylated polysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria as an effective ingredient. The phosphorylated polysaccharides are expressed, for example, by the following formula and contained in the compositions for fair-skin at concentrations of 0.01-20 weight % and are used such as creams, emulsions and toilet lotions. The compositions for fair-skin exhibit fair-skin effect by inhibiting activities to melanoma proliferation and melanin formation. ##STR1## (wherein, Glc, Gal and Rha represent glucose, galactose and rhamnose residues, respectively. Numerals shown by other than subscript represent the respective binding sites and n represents the degree of polymerization of 1,000-5,000).

Compositions for fair-skin

A whitening cosmetic preparation containing angiogenin as an effective component is disclosed. Angiogenin used in the present invention may be derived from milk, especially bovine milk. The whitening cosmetic preparation contains at least 0.001% by weight, preferably from 0.01 to 20% by weight angiogenin based on the total amount of said preparation. A method for whitening skin comprising administration of angiogenin to skin is also disclosed. The whitening cosmetic preparation inhibits melanin production and prevents the developments of blotches and freckles of skin.

Whitening cosmetic preparation and method of using same

The present invention provides a process of producing a water-soluble hemicellulose comprising a starch removing stage, an extraction stage and a neutralization and desalting stage and the use of the obtained water-soluble hemicellulose as a health food.

Water-soluble hemicellulose

An apparatus for continuously manufacturing fibrous high protein foods comprises an apparatus for supplying a fixed quantity of fibrous structure formable food raw material from a nozzle, said food material being obtained through the steps of curdling cow's milk such as whole milk or skim milk by the addition of a coagulating agent and removing whey from the resulting curds, an apparatus for extending the raw material supplied from the supplying apparatus by applying a fixed tension thereto while delivering the raw material by the aid of free rollers and drive rollers, an apparatus for cooling the extended raw material supplied from the extension apparatus; and an apparatus for cutting the raw material supplied from the cooling apparatus in fixed lengths.

Apparatus for continuously manufacturing fibrous high protein foods

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Sapporo, Japan

Seiji Kurosawa