Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neusstadt, P.C.
  • Enzyme preparations and process for producing noodles
    Patent number: 6432458
    Abstract: A process for producing noodles, which includes using (1) a transglutaminase and (2) a carbonate and/or a reducing agent, and optionally, a protein partial hydrolyzate, in addition to starting materials such as cereal flour as the main starting material, whereby noodles of which the texture is improved by imparting a good balance between firmness and glutinousness to ordinary noodles of which functions such as convenience, restorability, shelf stability and the like are required, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Yamazaki, Shoji Sakaguchi, Takahiko Soeda