United States Patent [191Ikeda et a1.HllllllllllllIllIlllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIHillllllllllllllllllll[54] LOW CALORIE PROCESSED FOOD MADEWITH GEL-PARTICLES OFGLUCOMANNAN COAGULUM[75] Inventors: Masayuki Ikeda, Saitama; SeikiHarada, Kanagawa, both of Japan[73] Assignee: Uni Colloid Kabushiki Kaisha,Kanagawa, Japan[21] Appl. N6: 761,154[22] Filed: Sep. 17, 1991[30] Foreign Application Priority Data001.5,1990 [JP] Japan ................................ .. 2-266483Jun, 3, 1991 [JP] Japan ................................ .. 3-157372Jul. 10, 1991 [JP] Japan ................................ .. 3-194985[51] Int. Cl.5 .............................................. .. A23J 1/12[52] US. Cl. .................................. .. 426/573; 426/578;426/804[58] Field of Search ............. .. 426/804, 573, 575, 590,426/578[56] References CitedU.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS4,427,704 1/1984 Cheney ............................. .. 426/5744,582,714 4/1986 Ford ..... ..4,676,976 6/1987 Toba426/569.. 426/5734,746,528 5/1988 Prest ..... .. 426/5734,844,913 7/1989 Ogawa 426/6484,876,103 10/1989 Kawano ............................ .. 426/804US005213834A[11] Patent Number: 5,213,834[45] Date of Patent: May 25, 19934,894,250 1/1990 Musson ............................. .. 426/5735,049,401 9/1991 Harada .............................. .. 426/573FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS57-50864 3/1982 Japan 426/80462-190058 8/1987 Japan 426/57362-272952 11/1987 Japan 426/57363-71158 3/1988 Japan 426/57363-301758 12/1988 Japan 426/5731-101861 4/1989 Japan 426/8041-262770 10/1989 Japan 426/5732-23837 1/1990 Japan 426/5732-46260 8/1990 Japan .............. .. 426/8042-15544 12/1990 PCT Int’l App]. .. 426/5782219803 12/1989 United Kingdom .............. .. 426/573Primary Examiner-Carolyn PadenAttorney, Agent, or Firm-Jordan and Hamburg[57] ABSTRACTA low-calorie food or foodstuff includes chopped gelparticles of a neutral, complete coagulum includingglucomannan as a main component . Such foods includedrinks such as fruit drinks, ?uid foods such as a potage,and solid foods in coexistence with a natural polysaccharide or edible emulsi?er, such as jam, custard pudding and meat balls. The low-calorie foodstuff retainsthe original particular touch or taste of a food includingthe gel-particles.6 Claims, No Drawings
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