Abstract: A food extruder comprises, a molding plate provided with a multitude of perforations each having a prescribed opening area, a drum having both upper and lower ends open, fitted with said molding plate at the bottom, and containing therein molding food material, a push cover disposed on the molding food material and capable of pressing the molding food material against said molding plate, an oil hydraulic pump having a movable handle lever and supplying oil under a given pressure by moving the handle lever, an oil hydraulic cylinder having a movable piston rod capable of engaging the push cover and causing the piston rod to move so that the push cover engaging the piston rod may press the molding food material against the molding plate by means of the oil supplied by the movement of the handle lever, a regulating mechanism capable of regulating the stroke of the handle lever, and a cutting mechanism for cutting portions of the pressed molding food material extruded from the drum through the perforations.

Abstract: Steroid ester is formed by the reaction between a carboxylic component and cholesterol or methylsterol having two methyl groups attached to the 4-position of the sterol skeleton. The carboxylic component is an .alpha.-branched carboxylic acid having a general formula: ##STR1## (where R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having at least two carbon atoms, and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having at least four carbon atoms) or a reactive derivative of said .alpha.-branched carboxylic acid. The steroid ester is high in resistance to hydrolysis, exhibits an excellent water-embracing property and, thus, provides an effective oil phase material or base material of cosmetics or ointments.

Abstract: There are provided esterification reaction products between a condensate of polyhydric alcohol having 2-4 hydroxyl groups and an acid mixture comprising 12-hydroxy stearic acid and resin acid, the molecule of which has hydroxyl groups of not more than half relative to the total hydroxyl groups of said condensate of polyhydric alcohol. These esterification products are a semitransparent, paste-like substance with a light yellow and suitable properties for use in the basic material for cosmetics.

Abstract: A fish meat-like flaky food is obtained by treating a granular vegetable protein with warm water containing an alkaline earth metal salt, molding the treated granular vegetable protein to a flake, washing and dehydrating the flake, and seasoning the flake. As the alkaline earth metal salt, there are used calcium or magnesium salts of sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acids and organic acids.