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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Masahito Kosaka, Hachioji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Koriyama, Hachioji, JP;
Masahito Kosaka, Hachioji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Koriyama, Hachioji, JP;
Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A green soybean having a deep green color, prevented from discoloring, and being adaptable for chilled distribution is provided as a cooked and frozen product. The green soybean is hard to discolor and is frozen after cooking. The green color is retained even in a condition exposed to illumination of light. The green soybean contains chlorophyll a of not less than 3.8 g/100 g wet weight. A material for suppressing decomposition of chlorophyll, preferably an anti-oxidation material, e.g., β-carotene, is accumulated in tissues of the green soybean. Preferably, β-carotene of not less than 750 μg/100 g wet weight is accumulated in the green soybean. The invention also provides a green soybean thawed from the frozen green soybean. The thawed green soybean is adaptable for chilled distribution.