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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Kikkoman Corporation, Chiba, JP;
Masahiro Katsukawa, Chiba, JP;
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
A method of producing cheese-like fermented food from a soybean raw material, which has a flavor and texture similar to cheese, is provided as follows: A coagulation step Sof coagulating a soybean raw material using at least one member selected from lactic acid bacteria, acids, and coagulants, a curd formation step Sof separating whey from the coagulated product obtained in the coagulation step S, thereby forming a curd, and a fermentation and aging step Sof fermenting and aging the curd by a Koji mold are performed to produce a cheese-like fermented food containing, as an aroma component, 0.70 mg/g or more of isovaleric acid or 0.65 mg/g or more of isovaleric acid.