Abstract: A method is provided for producing a processed tomato product having more tomato aroma inherent to grown tomatoes. Tomato fruits are washed and crushed. Juice is extracted from the crushed material, the extracted juice is deaerated and the deaerated material is heated. The crushed material and the extracted juice from immediately after the crushing until immediately before the deaerating are maintained at temperature of 15-40° C. The dissolved oxygen concentration of the crushed tomatoes and/or the extracted juice from immediately after the crushing until immediately before the deaerating is raised at least temporarily to 6 mg/L or over, and the dissolved oxygen concentration of the deaerated juice immediately before the heating is reduced to 3.5 mg/L or below.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a processed tomato product having more tomato aroma inherent to grown tomatoes. Tomato fruits are washed and crushed. Juice is extracted from the crushed material, the extracted juice is deaerated and the deaerated material is heated. The crushed material and the extracted juice from immediately after the crushing until immediately before the deaerating are maintained at temperature of 15-40° C. The dissolved oxygen concentration of the crushed tomatoes and/or the extracted juice from immediately after the crushing until immediately before the deaerating is raised at least temporarily to 6 mg/L or over, and the dissolved oxygen concentration of the deaerated juice immediately before the heating is reduced to 3.5 mg/L or below.

Abstract: Sterilized packed pasta is produced by filling a container with pasta and water, boiling the pasta in the container inside a retort at Fo value of 0.1-1.5 while repeatedly increasing pressure inside the retort and releasing pressure inside the retort so as to cause the water to be evaporated, and thereafter sealing the container inside a clean booth.

Abstract: A concentrated vegetable and/or fruit product is obtained by reverse osmosis by a method of first preparing a vegetable and/or fruit product including seeds, epidermis and/or sarcocarp as a solid component, causing it to flow down under a pressured condition to a concentration unit having an inlet, an outlet and tubular membrane modules connected in series such that it is supplied to the tubular membrane modules through a single-axis eccentric screw pump attached to the inlet and discharging a concentrated product from the tubular membrane modules through another single-axis eccentric screw pump which is attached to the outlet.

Abstract: In a method of controlling progressive freeze-concentration by circulating a cooling medium through a cooling-medium flow route while circulating a target liquid for freeze-concentration through a target-liquid flow route so as to gradually form ice crystals on wall surfaces of the target-liquid flow route, a volume expansion detecting device is used to detect volume expansion of the target liquid and thickness of the ice crystals in the target-liquid flow route is obtained from the volume expansion detected by this volume expansion detecting device.

Abstract: Growth inhibitors containing 3-(3-indolyl) butyric acid shown by and its salts can prevent the growth of algae and moss without harming the plants being cultivated or the worker or adversely affecting the environment.

Abstract: Tomato juice is concentrated by reverse osmosis to over 20% in Brix scale by causing low-concentration tomato juice to flow down under a high-pressure condition in a straight flow to a one-stage unit having a plurality of tubular membrane modules connected in series. In order not to overload the apparatus and highly concentrated tomato juice can be obtained reliably, the flow is controlled such that the pressure loss inside the unit is 30 kg/cm2 or less, linear speed of the tomato juice at the inlet of the unit and the total membrane length of the tubular membrane modules satisfy a certain specified condition and the tubular membrane modules have salt rejecting rate of 90% or over.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a high-pressure liquid material has a high-pressure vessel, a pressurizing assembly for supplying a liquid material to the high-pressure vessel in order to allow the high-pressure vessel to process the liquid material under a high pressure therein, a depressurizing assembly for receiving and depressurizing the processed liquid material supplied under a high pressure from the high-pressure vessel, and a working fluid control system for controlling the depressurizing assembly. The depressurizing assembly has a plurality of cylinder device comprising respective pairs of interlinked pistons which define, in the cylinder devices, respective processing pressure chambers for selectively receiving the liquid material from the high-pressure vessel, and respective working pressure chambers for selectively receiving a working fluid from the working fluid control system.

Abstract: Antibacterial compounds for Ralstonia solanacearum having substantially (S)-3-(3-indolyl) butanoic acid of a specified structure or its salt as active component can selectively inhibit the growth of Ralstonia solanacearum and suppress bacterial wilt dependably even if used at relatively lower concentration.

Abstract: A production stimulator of nerve growth factor contains a new cyathane derivative of the form ##STR1## where R is either CHO or CH.sub.2 OH.

Abstract: New indene derivative, obtainable from etiolated seedlings of Adlay and shown by Formulas (1) and (2) given below, have antimicrobial effects and can serve as effective components of antimicrobial agents: ##STR1##

Abstract: A counter-rotation twin-screw extruder for extracting a juice by squeezing vegetables and/or fruits has mutually engaging screws mounted to two mutually parallel rotary shafts which rotate in mutually opposite directions. The screws are enclosed inside a screen structure made of a curved member made of a stainless steel plate and having slits through which juice is collected.

Abstract: Carrot juice is produced by crushing or chopping carrots while spraying them with an aqueous solution of citric acid or lemon juice such that the sprayed amount of citric acid is 0.05-0.5 weight % of the carrots being crushed or chopped, effecting inactivation of enzymes by heating the crushed or chopped carrots, and squeezing the heated carrots to collect juice by means of a counter-rotation twin-screw extruder.

Abstract: New cyathane derivatives shown by Formula (1) or (2) given below have the effect of stimulating production of nerve growth factors and antimicrobial effects: ##STR1## where R is either CHO or CH.sub.2 OH.

Abstract: Beverages are produced by adding Lactobacillus bulgaricus and/or lactobacillus helveticus to a processed tomato product in admixture with a milk product for lactic acid fermentation, or by adding such bacterial cells and Streptococcus thermophilus to a processed tomato product in admixture with a milk product with its pH adjusted within a specified range.