Patents Assigned to Kato Bihoen-Honpo Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6387438
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a novel processed cranberry product which maintains the spherical form of the cranberry, and a process suitable for producing such a novel processed food. The processed cranberry product according to the present invention comprises the spherical skin of the cranberry filled with a softened and sweetened sarcocarp, and can be advantageously produced in a process in which a plurality of holes are provided through the skin of frozen cranberries by puncturing treatment, then the cranberries are immersed in a sugar solution having a sugar content of 45 to 65 degrees and heated until the sarcocarp is softened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Kato Bihoen-Honpo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Reijiro Kato