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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Motokazu Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Shidara, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Wakao, Zama, JP;
Motokazu Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Shidara, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Wakao, Zama, JP;
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The aim is to effectively remove the unpleasant raw odor that is characteristic of soybeans and provide a high quality processed soybean food product. 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). It is preferable that the heating step (B) and the deaeration step (C) are performed continuously.