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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Takeshi Fukumori, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeharu Kanemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Keishi Wakabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hou Qing Liu, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Ochiai, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Fukumori, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeharu Kanemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Keishi Wakabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hou Qing Liu, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Ochiai, Tokyo, JP;
Satake Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Grain or legume having an increased content of a functional component (γ-aminobutyric acid) is obtained by humidifying grain (such as rice, wheat or corn) or legume (such as soybean and adzuki bean) by forcing the grain into an air having a temperature of 50° C. or more and a relative humidity of 90% or more such that a moisture content thereof rises within the range of 16.0% to 18.5%, and thereafter, drying the grain or legume.