Abstract: An antiallergic composition that is moderate for the human body and skin, and has reduced side-effects that comprises a cold-water extract from hop tissue or flavonoid glucosides separated from the cold-water extract from hop tissue.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antiallergic composition that is moderate for the human body and skin, and has reduced side-effects; the antiallergic composition comprises a cold-water extract from hop tissue or flavonoid glycosides separated from the cold-water extract.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an antiallergic composition that is moderate for the human body and skin, and has reduced side-effects. In order to achieve this object, there is provided the antiallergic composition comprises a cold-water extract from hop tissue or flavonoid glucosides separated from the cold-water extract from hop tissue.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink, which can detennine the quality of the foam of the malt alcoholic drink objectively, are provided. The apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink according to the present invention includes a laser light source for irradiating a linear laser beam onto the surface of a foam layer created on a malt alcoholic drink, an imaging device for imaging a laser line reflected on the surface of the foam layer to obtain an image of the laser line, and a calculating device for obtaining edge information of the laser line from the image of the laser line to calculate the particle diameter of foam in the foam layer based on the edge information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink, which can determine the quality of the foam of the malt alcoholic drink objectively, are provided. The apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink according to the present invention includes a laser light source 5 for irradiating a linear laser beam onto the surface of a foam layer created on a malt alcoholic drink, an imaging device 4 for imaging a laser line reflected on the surface of the foam layer to obtain an image of the laser line, and a calculating device 6 for obtaining edge information of the laser line from the image of the laser line to calculate the particle diameter of foam in the foam layer based on the edge information.

Abstract: A method for evaluating the period of beer foam stability of sample of equal foam layer thicknesses comprising the steps of obtaining a sample by pouring a fixed amount of prescribed beer into a standard glass from a pouring height calculated to approximate a standard preset thickness, measuring the foam layer thickness and the period of foam stability of the sample, comparing the measured values with the standard foam layer thickness value, adjusting the beer pouring height to approximate the standard foam thickness more closely, pouring the fixed amount of the prescribed beer into a standard glass to obtain another sample, and measuring and storing the foam thickness value and period of foam stability of the sample, and reading the period of foam stability value corresponding to the standard foam layer thickness from a graph obtained by plotting the foam layer thickness data against the period of foam stability data for a plurality of samples obtained by repeating the above steps a number of times.

Abstract: A method for evaluating the period of beer foam stability of sample of equal foam layer thicknesses comprising the steps of obtaining a sample by pouring a fixed amount of prescribed beer into a standard glass from a pouring height calculated to approximate a standard preset thickness, measuring the foam layer thickness and the period of foam stability of the sample, comparing the measured values with the standard foam layer thickness value, adjusting the beer pouring height to approximate the standard foam thickness more closely, pouring the fixed amount of the prescribed beer into a standard glass to obtain another sample, and measuring and storing the foam thickness value and period of foam stability of the sample, and reading the period of foam stability value corresponding to the standard foam layer thickness from a graph obtained by plotting the foam layer thickness data against the period of foam stability data for a plurality of samples obtained by repeating the above steps a number of times.

Abstract: A method for evaluating the period of beer foam stability of sample of equal foam layer thicknesses comprising the steps of obtaining a sample by pouring a fixed amount of prescribed beer into a standard glass from a pouring height calculated to approximate a standard preset thickness, measuring the foam layer thickness and the period of foam stability of the sample, comparing the measured values with the standard foam layer thickness value, adjusting the beer pouring height to approximate the standard foam thickness more closely, pouring the fixed amount of the prescribed beer into a standard glass to obtain another sample, and measuring and storing the foam thickness value and period of foam stability of the sample, and reading the period of foam stability value corresponding to the standard foam layer thickness from a graph obtained by plotting the foam layer thickness data against the period of foam stability data for a plurality of samples obtained by repeating the above steps a number of times.