Kao Corporation

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Yasushi Shioya

Yoshikazu Ogura

Tatsuya Kusaura

Shinji Yamamoto

Yuji Suzuki

Akira Kawamata

Koji Yoshino

Ken Takeuchi

Koji Endo

Chitoshi Shigeno

Hiroshi Hashimoto

Yuki Ishida

Masato Hoshi

Youichi Arai

Makoto Sato

Yoshiaki Fujikura

Yasushi Kajihara

Yoko Sugiura

Ryozo Nakai

Wataru Okawa

Yuko Kubo

Kiyoshi Kataoka

Tsuneyoshi Takase

Kunihiro Murata

Mitsuhiro Ohashi

Kaoru Fujiwara

Nobuyashi Hayashi

A solid composition comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) from 20 to 65 mass % of a fat globule membrane component; and (B) from 0.2 to 4 mass % of a water-soluble dietary fiber having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more.

Solid ingestible composition comprising a fat globule membrane component and water-soluble dietary fiber

A solid supplement comprising the following components (A) and (B):

Sphingomyelin-containing supplement

Disclosed is a container-packed black coffee beverage which has an excellent hypertension ameliorating effect and can be ingested in an ordinary manner. A container-packed black coffee satisfying the following requirements (A) to (C): (A) a chlorogenic acid: 0.01 to 1% by mass; (B) hydroxyhydroquinone: 0.1% by mass or less relative to the mass of the chlorogenic acid; and (C) the chlorogenic acid/a coffee solid content &#x2267;0.025 (by mass).

Container-packed black coffee beverage

Provided is a concentrated coffee composition containing chlorogenic acids at a high concentration and having good taste or flavor. The concentrated coffee composition of the present invention contains the following components (A) and (B):

Concentrated coffee composition and method of producing same

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

Provided is a drink containing vegetable juice and excellent in ease of drinking. A vegetable drink composition contains from 0.1 to 1.2 wt. % of (A) solids derived from vegetables and/or fruits, (B) an acidic polysaccharide water-soluble dietary fiber, and (C) water.

Vegetable and/or fruit drink composition

Provision of a packaged milk coffee beverage having excellent hypertensive effects. A packaged milk coffee beverage satisfying the following conditions (A) to (C):

Container-packed milk coffee beverage

Disclosed is a container-packed milk coffee beverage which has an excellent hypertension ameliorating effect and can be ingested in an ordinary manner. A container-packed milk coffee which has a pH falling within the range from 5 to 7 and satisfies the following requirements (A) to (C): (A) a chlorogenic acid: 0.01 to 1% by mass; (B) hydroxyhydroquinone: 0.08% by mass or less relative to the mass of the chlorogenic acid; and (C) the chlorogenic acid/a coffee solid content&#x2267;0.03 (by mass).

Provided is a fecal condition improving composition containing (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and ferulic acid, esters thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, (b) a water-soluble and hardlyfermentable dietary fiber, and (c) a water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber. The composition of the present invention is useful as a food or beverage, or a pharmaceutical for improving the fecal condition of humans or animals, more specifically, inhibiting intestinal clamping due to imbalance of the autonomic nervous system caused by psychological stress or dietary change, suppressing abdominal pain or discomfort, improving the fecal condition, and ameliorating constipation.

Compositions for ameliorating fecal properties

The present invention provides a beverage comprising: (a) 0.05 to 10% by weight (wt %) of a chlorogenic acids family mixture comprising isochlorogenic acids(s) family wherein the weight content of said isochlorogenic acid(s) ranges from 1/20 to 1/3 of the total ingredient (a); (b) hydroxycarboxylic acid(s) in a quantity ranging from 5 to 30 times the weight content of said ingredient (a) and from 0.25 to 10 wt % of the beverage, and/or vegetable-derived or fruit-derived flavor substance(s) in a quantity ranging from 0.1 to 30 times the weight content of said ingredient (a) and from 0.25 to 10 wt % of the beverage; and (c) 30 to 99.7 wt % of water. The present invention provides a flavorous beverage having a stable antihypertensive action and long-term storage stability.

Beverage

An apparatus for evaluating water permeability of the stratum corneum epidermidis, including a feeding device for feeding a carrier gas to a skin surface to be measured, a measuring device for measuring humidity of the carrier gas discharged from the feeding device over the skin surface, and a calculating device for calculating a water transpiration amount and an overall mass transfer coefficient of water in the stratum corneum epidermidis based on properties of the carrier gas and the humidity.

Method for evaluating skin health

The invention has an object to provide a solid chloride absorbent which can efficiently absorb inorganic chlorides such as hydrogen chloride flowing out from a process in which a heavy naphtha and the like are treated and inorganic chloride derived from crude oil, and which is difficult to powder and soften after absorbing the chlorides. The solid chloride absorbent according to the invention comprises zinc oxide, a porous refractory inorganic matter and an inert binder, has a long life, and hardly releases the absorbed chlorides.

Solid chloride absorbent

The invention relates to a method for evaluating skin conditions, which comprises applying at least two chemical substances to the skin, measuring amounts of said at least two chemical substances penetrated into the skin and calculating out the ratio between the amounts penetrated into the skin; and a kit for evaluating skin conditions, comprising a reagent containing at least two chemical substances and a measuring device of amounts of the chemical substances penetrated into the skin, wherein said at least two chemical substances are applied to the skin, amounts of said at least two chemical substances penetrated into the skin are measured by means of the measuring device, and the ratio between the amounts penetrated into the skin is calculated out.

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Sumida-ku, Japan

Yasushi Shioya