Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oil-in-water emulsion in which strange flavors derived from food and beverages, especially the strange flavors derived from a plant-based milk, a plant-based fermented milk, or an animal protein are suppressed without impairing the whole flavor. It has been found that the use of an oil-in-water emulsion containing a randomly interesterified oil and/or fat having a specific fatty acid composition suppresses the strange flavors derived from food and beverages.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a novel oil-based food product containing a legume-derived roasted powder material and a fermentation product powder.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a non-lauric, non-trans, and non-tempering oil and/or fat for chocolate that is less likely to have blooming over a long period of time even in the case of chocolate containing a large amount of cacao components or cocoa butter. The aforementioned problem is solved by incorporating, into a typical non-lauric, non-trans, and non-tempering oil and/or fat for chocolate, a specific amount of a triglyceride bound with one behenic acid, one saturated fatty acid having from 16 to 20 carbons, and one unsaturated fatty acid having from 16 to 20 carbons.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a textured plant protein material having chewiness due to a dense texture with small voids, and favorable restorability when reconstituted in hot water. Discovered is a freeze-dried textured protein material having favorable restorability when reconstituted in hot water and chewiness due to a dense texture with small voids. The textured protein material is produced by (A) introducing a raw material including a protein raw material into an extruder, adding water to attain a water content of from 60 to 80 wt.

Abstract: The present invention is to improve a texture of a chocolate containing 15 wt. % or more of a non-fat milk solid content because such a chocolate exhibits significant stickiness when chewed and/or swallowed. The problem is solved by adding 0.85 wt. % or more of a medium-chain-bound triglyceride in the chocolate, the medium-chain-bound triglyceride being derived from a randomized oil and/or fat. With such a chocolate, the stickiness can be reduced and a clean texture can be achieved.

Abstract: A protein-containing oil-and-fat emulsion composition for producing an emulsified food is provided. The composition includes 1 to 70 mass % of a protein, 30 to 99 mass % of an oil and fat, and 0 to 40 mass % of a carbohydrate, based on the total amount of the protein, the oil and fat, and the carbohydrate being 100 mass %. 50 mass % or greater of the protein is derived from a denatured protein material satisfying both a) and b): a) an area ratio of 2000 Da or greater and less than 20000 Da is 45 to 90% in a measurement result of molecular weight distribution; and b) an aqueous solution containing the denatured protein material and having a crude protein concentration of 0.1% remains unturbid when 250 mM guanidinium hydrochloride is added to the aqueous solution, but the aqueous solution becomes turbid when 2M ammonium sulphate is added to the aqueous solution.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a textured plant protein material which has meat-like umami and a juicy palate and does not provide grain smell peculiar to plant protein materials. A textured plant protein material can be produced, which is capable of providing a juicy palate while having meat-like umami by using a microbial fermentation product having a yeast smell created by fermentation and containing ?-lactones and/or ?-lactones to mask grain smell peculiar to plant proteins.

Abstract: A method for producing an oil and/or fat composition for infant formula aims to provide an oil and/or fat composition for infant formula having a reduced content of glycidol and glycidol fatty acid esters. The method for producing an oil and/or fat composition for infant formula is achieved by blending a specific oil and/or fat species with an oil and/or fat that is subjected to a bleaching operation including a contact treatment using an acid.

Abstract: A vegetable-protein-containing liquid food product is provided. The vegetable-protein-containing liquid food product excellent in salt resistance can be produced by mixing raw materials containing a vegetable protein, a salt-containing seasoning, and one or more emulsifiers selected from the group consisting of a polyglycerin fatty acid ester having an HLB of 7 or greater, a constituent fatty acid having 14 to 18 carbons, and a polymerization degree of 5 or greater, a polyglycerin fatty acid ester having an HLB of 12 or greater, a constituent fatty acid having 10 to 12 carbons, and a polymerization degree of 10 or greater, a sucrose fatty acid ester having an HLB of 5 or greater and a constituent fatty acid having 14 to 18 carbons, and a sorbitan fatty acid ester having an HLB of 15 or greater and a constituent fatty acid having 12 to 18 carbons, followed by heat sterilization.

Abstract: To provide a novel oil-based food product. The oil-based food product contains a legume-derived roasted powder material, a roasted saccharide, and an unroasted saccharide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chocolate-like food product containing polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-containing oil and fat. An object of the present invention is to provide a chocolate-like food product with reduced flavor change that occurs with time. As a result of the finding that incorporation of amino acid into a chocolate-like food product containing polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-containing oil and fat significantly reduces the unpleasant odor that occurs with time, the present invention has been accomplished. The amino acid is preferably at least one amino acid selected from glycine, glutamic acid, alanine, proline, lysine, tryptophan, methionine, valine, serine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, arginine, threonine, cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamine, or asparagine.

Abstract: A food alternative to fish meat is provided using a textured plant protein material. The food alternative to fish meat can be prepared by binding a textured plant protein material with a binding dough, and frying this. The textured plant protein material has a crude protein content of 60 wt. % or more in a dried material. The binding dough has a gel strength after gelation (a breaking load measured using a wedge-shaped plunger with a sample having a ?3 cm cylindrical shape, a sample thickness of 1 cm, and a width of 30 mm at a speed of 1 mm/sec at room temperature) of 50 gf or higher and 800 gf or lower.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a chocolate which has a reduced trans fatty acid content and yet shows a high compatibility with cocoa butter, excellent blooming resistance and high meltability in mouth. A transesterified fat or oil wherein, in the constituting fatty acid composition thereof, the content of unsaturated fatty acids is regulated to not more than 10 mass % and the composition of other fatty acids is controlled to a preset content.

Abstract: Provided is a denatured protein material having all the characteristics of a) and b): a) according to the result of measuring molecular weight distribution, the area ratio for portions where the molecular weight is at least 2,000 Da and less than 20,000 Da is 45-90%; and b) when 250 mM of guanidine hydrochloride is added to an aqueous solution of denatured protein material having a crude protein concentration of 0.1%, the solution does not become cloudy, and when 2 M of ammonium sulfate is added, the solution becomes cloudy.

Abstract: The present invention provides a meat-like processed food product including a textured vegetable material as a substitute for meat, the meat-like processed food product comprising a dough prepared from an oil-in-water emulsion gel containing methyl cellulose, ensuring high yield during heating, and having a good meat-like texture. In this invention, a meat-like processed food product free of animal raw materials can be manufactured by the steps of: (A) preparing an oil-in-water emulsion containing at least an oil/fat, methyl cellulose, and water; (B) preparing a dough by mixing the emulsion prepared in (A) with a textured vegetable material, insoluble dietary fiber, and citrus fiber; and (C) forming and then heating the dough prepared in (B) into a meat-like processed food product. The insoluble dietary fiber preferably has an average fiber length of 20-300 ?m, and is further preferably bamboo fiber.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ascorbic acid formulation that can be prepared by a simple method, and that has a reduced unpleasant taste and coloration. The inventors found that an ascorbic acid formulation that is in the form of a water-in-oil type emulsion, that comprises an aqueous phase with a pH of 4 or more and an average particle size of 300 nm or less, and that has a mass ratio of water/ascorbic acid of 0.05 to 0.40 has a reduced unpleasant taste and coloration; and accomplished the present invention. Additionally, the present invention can be prepared by a simple method.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the issue of providing a grape juice-containing gummy that contains polyunsaturated fatty acid and has reduced occurrence of offensive odors derived from the polyunsaturated fatty acid. The present invention provides a grape juice-containing gummy containing polyunsaturated fatty acids obtained by forming an oil and fat composition in which a water phase with a particle diameter of 300 nm or less in which a polyphenol as water-soluble antioxidants and an organic acid are dissolved is finely dispersed in an oil phase containing polyunsaturated fatty acids and dispersing the oil and fat composition in a gummy containing grape juice, thereby suppressing the occurrence of unusual flavor in the gummy.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vegetable milk fermented food product having a creamy mouthfeel and having the same smoothness as yogurt, the vegetable milk fermented food product being such that it is possible to user EPS-producing bacteria of a wider variety of types irrespective of whether said bacteria have ?-galactosidase activity.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a processed food that is produced from a roux using a plant oil and fat in a raw material for an oil and fat composition for roux, and that has a flavor similar to when pork fat or beef fat is used in a raw material for an oil and fat composition for roux. A solution to the problem is an oil and fat composition that is for roux and that uses shea fat as a raw material.

Abstract: A method for producing a plant-based soup base includes mixing and then emulsifying a raw material containing flavored oil and fat and plant milk cream.