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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiko Nonaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiko Soeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Keiko Yamagiwa, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroko Kowata, Kawasaki, JP;
Masao Motogi, Kawasaki, JP;
Seiichiro Toiguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 46 ; 426 52 ; 426 61 ; 426573 ; 426634 ;
Abstract
Shelf stable soybean curd which is stable for extended periods of time is prepared by reacting soy milk with a solidifying agent and a transglutaminase, which is not dependent on Ca.sup.+2 ions and which is capable of catalyzing the acyl rearrangement of .gamma.-carboxyamide in the glutamine residue of a peptide chain at a temperature not higher than 80.degree. C. to prepare a soybean curd, packing the thus prepared soybean curd in a heat-resistant container, and retorting the packaged soybean curd.