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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1994
Takaaki Yokoyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Hirotaka Sasaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Yumiko Ohno, Ibaraki, JP;
Kentaro Nakajima, Chiba, JP;
Yasuhiro Miura, Ibaraki, JP;
Hideki Mori, Ibaraki, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for improving the qualities of meat which comprises treating a meat piece with an ester represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents a saturated or unsaturated monocarboxylic acid residue having 2 to 24 carbon atoms while the other represents a dicarboxylic acid residue; a meat piece which has been treated by this method, and a composition comprising the ester and a protease are disclosed. By treating a meat (for example, cattle meat, fowl meat) in accordance with the method of the present invention, a meat piece having a tender texture and a high juiciness can be obtained, in particular, in the case of a meat piece of a certain size or larger or minced meat.