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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takefumi Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Megumi Tada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MEIJI CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D 2/26 (2006.01); A21D 2/18 (2006.01); A21D 13/066 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D 2/263 (2013.01); A21D 2/186 (2013.01); A21D 13/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides an expanded food containing a milk protein in a proportion of 75 mass % or more based on the total protein, wherein the expanded food has a pore structure as measured with an X-ray computed tomography scanner, the structure satisfying the following ranges: Specific Surface Areas: