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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroki Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Yamamura, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Osada, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Kadoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Tochigi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MEIJI CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 21/00 (2005.12); A23J 1/20 (2005.12); A23J 3/08 (2005.12); A23P 10/22 (2015.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 21/00 (2012.12); A23J 1/205 (2012.12); A23J 3/08 (2012.12); A23P 10/22 (2016.07);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention relates to protein granules containing a whey protein as a main component, the protein granules having an average particle diameter of 207 μm to 570 μm, a homogeneity U of 0.58 or less, a content ratio (volume ratio) of coarse powder having a particle diameter of 500 μm or more of 22% or less, and a content ratio (volume ratio) of fine powder having a particle diameter of 150 μm or less of 31% or less.