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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Eri Ozeki, Oyama, JP;
Akihiro Takamura, Haga-gun, JP;
Kohjiro Hashizume, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yoriko Ooki, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Tomoya Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
KAO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 27/00 (2016.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 27/84 (2016.08); A23L 2/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
An astringency reducing agent including an arabinogalactan which has a molecular weight of from 10,000 to 1,000,000 and a ratio of 1,3-bound galactose to total galactose of 12 mol % or more, as an active ingredient. A method for reducing astringency, including blending the astringency reducing agent into an oral product including an astringent substance.