Abstract: Dried pasta contains 5 parts by mass or more and 40 parts by mass or less of bran derived from white wheat, which is common wheat, in 100 parts by mass of a flour ingredient. It is preferable that the dried pasta further contains 50 parts by mass or more and 95 parts by mass or less of pulverized durum wheat in 100 parts by mass of the flour ingredient. It is also preferable that the white wheat is at least one of Australian Standard White and Western White. It is also preferable that the bran derived from the white wheat has been heat-treated. It is also preferable that the dried pasta has a noodle strand shape.

Abstract: A wheat bran composition of the invention contains a white wheat as a raw material, wherein the wheat bran composition has a dietary fiber content of 43 mass % or greater and a glucide content of 18 mass % or less. The invention also provides a method for producing a wheat bran composition, involving pulverizing grains of a white wheat to obtain a wheat bran composition having a dietary fiber content of 43 mass % or greater and a glucide content of 18 mass % or less. The invention also provides a premix containing the wheat bran composition. The invention also provides a method for producing a processed food involving using the wheat bran composition as a raw material.

Abstract: A method for producing pregelatinized cereal flour according to the present invention includes: a pregelatinization step of heating a slurry containing 100 parts by mass of cereal flour and 500 parts by mass or more of water under a condition that the temperature of the slurry is 90° C. or more, to pregelatinize starch contained in the cereal flour; and a drying step of drying the slurry from the pregelatinization step to obtain a solid. In the pregelatinization step, the slurry is stirred while heating the slurry. In the pregelatinization step, the slurry is preferably heated under a condition that the temperature of the slurry is 100° C. or more. According to the present invention, there is provided pregelatinized starch that can improve the taste and texture of food and impart aging resistance to the food.

Abstract: Producing a bread by a straight method of directly baking a frozen dough for breads that has undergone final proofing. A specific volume of the frozen dough for breads that has undergone the final proofing immediately before baking falls within a range of 1.3 to 2.1 cm3/g.

Abstract: A process of producing whole wheat flour including the steps of (1) coarsely grinding wheat kernels, (2) separating the resulting ground product into a fine fraction with an average particle size less than a size ranging from 150 to 200 ?m and a coarse fraction with an average particle size more than that of the fine fraction and at or above a size ranging from 150 to 200 ?m, (3) pulverizing the coarse fraction by impact grinding, (4) fractionating the resulting ground product obtained in step (3) to collect a fine fraction with an average particle size less than a size ranging from 150 to 200 ?m, and (5) combining the fine fraction from step (2) and the fine fraction obtained in step (4). Preferably, the coarse fraction obtained in step (2) is subjected to a heat-moisture treatment, and the heat-moisturized fraction is pulverized by impact grinding in step (3).

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a method for preparing a light-colored seasoning liquid, characterized by comprising koji-making by the employment of a raw material mixture containing soybeans or a similar material in an amount of 0-40% and, in an amount of 100-60%, raw material consisting of, on a dry weight basis, 25-100% gluten and 75-0% wheat, and subjecting a resultant koji product and 7-24% salt water to fermentation in a conventional manner. The invention provides a seasoning liquid which assumes a light color (JAS color code #35 or a lighter color), darkens slowly, provides a remarkable umami taste, and is endowed with excellent aroma.

Abstract: Provided are a composting accelerator which comprises a mixture obtained by mixing (A) an organic matter having an arabinoxylan content of 10 wt. % or greater and (B) heat-resistant bacteria for assimilating an organic material, and optionally a humic acid and has a pH adjusted within a range of from 6.0 to 8.5; a composting accelerator comprising a mixture obtained by mixing the above-described organic matter (A) and calcium silicate (C) at a weight ratio ranging from 50:50 to 95:5; and a process for producing an organic fertilizer by using each of the above-described composting accelerators.

Abstract: The present invention Is directed to a method of manufacturing dough for yeast-leavened foods, which includes kneading a portion, including farina, of starting materials under reduced pressure or atmospheric pressure, extruding the kneaded mixture under pressure, adding the remaining starting materials thereto for further kneading under atmospheric pressure so as to obtain kneaded dough, and then fermenting the resultant kneaded dough; a method of manufacturing dough for yeast-leavened foods, which includes kneading the entirety of the starting materials of the yeast-leavened foods under reduced pressure or atmospheric pressure, extruding the kneaded mixture under pressure, subsequently kneading the extruded mass so as to obtain kneaded dough, and then fermenting the resultant kneaded dough; and a method of manufacturing frozen dough for yeast-leavened foods, which include freezing of any of the thus obtained kneaded dough.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composting accelerator for a plant-derived material, which accelerator comprises wheat bran and/or low-grade flour powder and an organic waste matter and/or organic fertilizer, and optionally a specific composting assistant; and a compost producing process comprising adding, to a plant-derived material, wheat bran and/or low-grade flour powder and an organic waste matter and/or organic fertilizer and optionally a specific fertilization assistant and carrying out composting.