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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2001
Motokazu Kikuchi, Hiroshima, JP;
Hideo Shidara, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Endo, Zama, JP;
Shoji Wakao, Zama, JP;
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a production method for processed soybean food products that includes a grinding step (A) in which raw soybeans are ground to obtain a soybean slurry and a heating step (B) in which the obtained soybean slurry is heated and thermally denatured, a deaeration step (C) for removing air bubbles mixed in with the soybean slurry is performed partway through the heating step (B). These steps can be effectively performed using a soybean slurry thermal deaeration device provided with a first heating apparatus for raising the temperature of the soybean slurry to a predetermined intermediate temperature; a deaeration apparatus and a second heating apparatus for completing the thermal denaturation by further heating the soybean slurry once it has been deaerated in the deaeration apparatus