Abstract: The invention provides a sucrose activity inhibitor and a glucoamylase activity inhibitor comprising one or more saccharides selected from the group consisting of palatinose, trehalulose and palatinit. Further, the invention provides a food or feed comprising the sucrose activity inhibitor and/or the glucoamylase activity inhibitor.

Abstract: A preventive or remedy for infection, an anti-endotoxin agents, a vaccine adjuvants and a growth promoter each comprising a sugar cane-derived extract as an active ingredient which agent is safe to man and animals. Also presented are foods and feeds comprising these agents.

Abstract: A preventive or remedy for infection, an anti-endotoxin agents, a vaccine adjuvants and a growth promoter each comprising a sugar cane-derived extract as an active ingredient which agent is safe to man and animals. Also presented are foods and feeds comprising these agents.

Abstract: A preventive or remedy for infection, an anti-endotoxin agents, a vaccine adjuvants and a growth promoter each comprising a sugar cane-derived extract as an active ingredient which agent is safe to man and animals. Also presented are foods and feeds comprising these agents.

Abstract: A preventive or remedy for infection, an anti-endotoxin agents, a vaccine adjuvants and a growth promoter each comprising a sugar cane-derived extract as an active ingredient which agent is safe to man and animals. Also presented are foods and feeds comprising these agents.

Abstract: A preventive or remedy for infection, an anti-endotoxin agents, a vaccine adjuvants and a growth promoter each comprising a sugar cane-derived extract as an active ingredient which agent is safe to man and animals. Also presented are foods and feeds comprising these agents.

Abstract: The present invention herein provides a gel for electrophoresis which comprises a gel prepared from single-stranded glucan which has ?-1,3-glucoside bonds as a main chain and ?-1,6-glucoside bonds on side chains, or a mixture of the glucan with a second polysaccharide, or acrylamide and/or derivative thereof; and a method for the preparation of a gel for electrophoresis comprising the steps of dissolving a glucan, which has ?-1,3-glucoside bonds as a main chain and ?-1,6-glucoside bonds on side chains, in a first solvent which can dissociate the helical structure of the glucan to thus form single-stranded glucan; removing the first solvent; dissolving the single-stranded glucan in a second solvent capable of dissolving the same; and then heat-treating the resulting solution.

Abstract: A reducer of blood glucose level increase comprising palatinose as an active ingredient, wherein the reducer is ingested before or after or simultaneously with consuming a carbohydrate having an &agr;-1, 6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides to reduce an increase in blood glucose level caused by ingesting the carbohydrate.

Abstract: The present deodorizing substance is obtained by treating a raw material selected from sugar cane juice and sugar cane-derived molasses by column chromatography, and characterized in that the substance is a fraction obtained by passing the aforesaid raw material through a column packed with a synthetic adsorbent as a fixed carrier and eluting ingredients adsorbed on said synthetic adsorbent with a solvent selected from water, methanol, ethanol and a mixture thereof. The present deodorizing substance is inexpensive and has high safety. It may be used widely in foods and environmental protection fields.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a noncentrifugal sugar composition. The process comprises the following steps: cane juice is filtered; a pH of the juice is adjusted to 5.0-6.0; sucrose or liquid sucrose or both is added to adjust a purity of the mixture to a range of 87.0 to 95.1% by weight; the mixture is heated and evaporated; and then the mixture is cooled to solidify with a strong shearing force being applied to obtain granules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing trehalulose and isomaltulose wherein at least the trehalulose-forming enzyme system of a trehalulose-forming microorganism is contacted with a sucrose solution to convert it into trehalulose and isomaltulose in the weight ratio of at least 4:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing trehalulose and isomaltulose wherein at least the trehalulose-forming enzyme system of a trehalulose-forming microorganism is contacted with a sucrose solution to convert it into trehalulose and isomaltulose in the weight ratio of at least 4:1.

Abstract: The sweetner prepared by adding palatinose to sucrose is a low-cariogenic since palatinose is not only low cariogenic in itself, but also inhibits the formation of insoluble glucan from sucrose in an oral cavity.Since the sweetner is almost same as sucrose in quality of sweetness, dissolvability in a mouth, palatability, etc., and further is low-cariogenic when it is used in foods, it is suitable as sweetner. In addition, since the sweetner is usually crystalline or powdery, it is easy to handle.

Abstract: The sweetner prepared by adding palatinose to sucrose is a low-cariogenic since palatinose is not only low cariogenic in itself, but also inhibits the formation of insoluble glucan from sucrose in an oral cavity.Since the sweetner is almost same as sucrose in quality of sweetness, dissolvability in a mouth, palatability, etc., and further is low-cariogenic when it is used in foods, it is suitable as sweetner. In addition, since the sweetner is usually crystalline or powdery, it is easy to handle.

Abstract: Palatinose is produced from sucrose with an immobilized bacteria containing alpha-glucosyl transferase. The bacteria is immobilized by entrapping cells of the bacteria in calcium alginate gel granules and treating the granules with polyethyleneimine and glutaraldehyde. Palatinose is efficiently produced by packing the bacteria-containing granules in a column and passing a sucrose solution through the column at high velocity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for refining sugar solutions with magnesia wherein magnesia used for refining of a sugar solution is calcined together with pearlite and/or diatomaceous earth at least in an amount of the same weight as that of the magnesia and the resulting calcined mixture is used for refining of the sugar solution again.

Abstract: Immobilized glucose isomerase preparation is prepared from microbial cells of Actinomycetes having glucose isomerase activity by the following procedures:A liquid culture of said microorganism is adjusted to a pH value of 6 to 9, heated to a temperature of 70.degree. to 80.degree. C., held for 1 to 20 minutes at the temperature and cooled rapidly. Then the microbial cells are harvested from the culture by filtration or centrifugation, frozen, subsequently thawed, and mixed with gelatin or sodium caseinate in an amount of 2 to 10% based on the dry substance of the treated cells. The mixture is kneaded to form a paste, which is impregnated in 0.2 to 1.0% glutaraldehyde solution in acetone to form a solid. Then the solidified material are separated from the acetonic solution by filtration without washing and finally dried to form immobilized glucose isomerase.

Abstract: A process of producing a nutritive sugar as being non-centrifugal sugar from cane juice by treating said cane juice by ultrafiltration means, then concentrating by evaporation the permeate obtained thereby and furthermore the concentrate obtained at the same time in the said filtration step is further used for the conventional production of cane sugar.

Abstract: Homogeneous, solidified molasses can be successfully obtained by concentrating under heat molasses, oils and fats and/or higher fatty acid esters at a temperature of between 110.degree. and 175.degree. C in the presence of alkali in such an amount as to regulate the pH value of the molasses in the range of between 8 and 12.