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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takuya Ohira, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakagoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fumiyuki Hirose, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Takayanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
AJINOMOTO CO., INC., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 13/40 (2023.01); A23L 13/50 (2016.01); A23L 13/60 (2016.01); A23L 29/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 13/48 (2016.08); A23L 13/432 (2016.08); A23L 13/55 (2016.08); A23L 13/65 (2016.08); A23L 29/015 (2016.08); A23L 29/035 (2016.08); A23L 29/06 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Adding (a) transglutaminase, and a gluconic acid salt or lipase to a processed meat food product, or (b) transglutaminase, a gluconic acid salt, and lipase to a processed meat food product with a sodium chloride content of 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % or a processed meat food product with a binding agent content of not more than 0.2 wt % affords a processed meat food product with a reduced sodium chloride content or a reduced binding agent content, with a good elastic texture.