Abstract: The present invention relates to an alcohol concentration method which comprises sealing in an alcohol aqueous solution by a laminate formed by extrusion lamination of polyethylene terephthalate onto at least one surface of an air permeable film-shaped substrate; and storing the alcohol aqueous solution in the laminate for a predetermined period of time, whereby the alcohol in the alcohol aqueous solution can be concentrated easily and conveniently.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate comprising at least three layers, paper/polyethylene/polyethylene terephthalate, wherein the polyethylene terephthalate is directly coated on the polyethylene surface, with no adhesive layer or the like being interposed, and the polyethylene terephthalate layer has heat sealability; and a method for producing a laminate having polyethylene coated on at least one surface of a paper substrate, the method involving extrusion laminating polyethylene terephthalate onto a surface of the polyethylene, wherein an air gap expressed as the distance from a lip opening of a die to the polyethylene surface is 25 cm or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing instant noodles which have an excellent reconstitution property and excellent taste and texture and can be reconstituted by pouring boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before. In the method for producing the instant noodles, a noodle belt is extremely strongly rolled out once or more at a rolling rate of 60% or higher in a noodle belt rolling step, raw noodle strings are obtained from the noodle belt, superheated steam is sprayed to the obtained raw noodle strings, moisture is supplied or not supplied to the noodle strings, the noodle strings are steamed by saturated steam or superheated steam or are boiled to realize gelatinization, and the noodle strings are dried after the gelatinization.

Abstract: Disclosed is an extruded noodle having a hole extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, wherein: the hole closes or contracts during boiling or rehydration in hot water; and the hole in a cross section of the noodle is configured such that a plurality of grooves are formed rotationally symmetrically about a center of the cross section, extending in an outer radial direction from the center of the cross section of the noodle.

Abstract: Fried noodles of excellent quality that are approximately 1 to 7 cm in length can be produced efficiently by a process for production of fried noodles including: a step of preparing raw noodles; a step of gelatinizing the raw noodles; a step of cutting the gelatinized raw noodles into noodles of 1 to 7 cm; and a step of frying the cut noodles by allowing the same to naturally float in frying oil.

Abstract: To provide a noodle string treatment apparatus and treatment method capable of manufacturing instant noodles that are short noodle strings. The noodle string treatment apparatus of the present invention has: a cutting device having a rotary blade and cutting a batch of noodle strings into a predetermined length; and a control device for controlling a blade edge peripheral speed of the rotary blade, wherein the control device changes the blade edge peripheral speed of the rotary blade during rotation thereof.

Abstract: An ink composition having a colorant; a binder resin; and a solvent; wherein the elongation ratio of the binder resin is 400% to 3,000%; wherein the binder resin comprises a urethane resin and a vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer, and the mixing ratio of the urethane resin:vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer relative to the total weight of the urethane resin and the vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer is 50:50 to 99:1; and wherein the urethane resin comprises a urethane-urea resin that is obtained by a process comprising reacting dibutylamine and a urethane prepolymer obtained by a process comprising reacting a polymeric polyol component having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 and an organic diisocyanate component having terminal isocyanate groups. A heat insulating foamed paper container material having at least one print pattern formed from said ink composition.

Abstract: The present invention obtains instant noodles which do not cause sticking and are easily loosened. Especially, the present invention provides an instant noodles producing method capable of preventing the sticking of the noodle strings even when the noodle strings are straight-type noodles. In a production process of the instant noodles, powdered oil is applied to the surface of a dough sheet or the surfaces of the noodle strings before steaming. Especially, after the powdered oil is applied to the dough sheet. the dough sheet is rolled out once or more. With this, the powdered oil is firmly fixed to the surfaces of the noodle strings. Thus, an extremely high sticking preventing effect can be obtained by an extremely small amount of the powdered oil.

Abstract: Provided is a method whereby walnut can be simply, rapidly and accurately separated and distinguished from pecan nut. The method involves a PCR method for specifically detecting nuts of the family Juglandaceae and identifying the matK sequence of pecan nut to thereby discriminate walnut and pecan nut from each other optionally using restriction enzymes.

Abstract: Instant noodles are produced, which have an excellent reconstitution property, can be reconstituted by pouring of boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before, and have excellent taste and texture. The instant noodles are produced by: making raw noodle strings each having a multilayer structure including three or more layers; spraying superheated steam to the raw noodle strings; gelatinizing the noodle strings to which the superheated steam has been sprayed; and drying the noodle strings which have been gelatinized. It is preferable to gelatinize the noodle strings by spraying the superheated steam to the noodle strings, supplying moisture in liquid form to the noodle strings, and further heating the noodle strings by using the superheated steam and/or saturated steam.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing instant noodles which have an excellent reconstitution property and excellent taste and texture and can be reconstituted by pouring boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before. In the method for producing the instant noodles, a noodle belt is extremely strongly rolled out once or more at a rolling rate of 60% or higher in a noodle belt rolling step, raw noodle strings are obtained from the noodle belt, superheated steam is sprayed to the obtained raw noodle strings, moisture is supplied or not supplied to the noodle strings, the noodle strings are steamed by saturated steam or superheated steam or are boiled to realize gelatinization, and the noodle strings are dried after the gelatinization.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing instant noodles having fresh noodle-like texture and flavor and having an excellent reconstitution property even if the noodles are thick. In the present invention, superheated steam flow is directly sprayed to raw noodle strings for 5 to 50 seconds such that a temperature of superheated steam to which surfaces of the noodle strings are exposed becomes 125 to 220° C., the noodle strings are supplied with moisture using water or hot water, the noodle strings are further steamed by directly spraying the superheated steam flow to the noodle strings for 5 to 50 seconds and/or steamed by using non-superheated steam, and the noodle strings are dried to produce the instant noodles.

Abstract: A noodle strand cutting apparatus for cutting gelatinized noodle strands used in manufacturing of instant noodles is provided with: a conveyer for conveying at least one bundle of the gelatinized noodle strands; and a rotary cutter arranged above the conveyer and intended to cut, to a predetermined length, the at least one bundle of the gelatinized noodle strands conveyed on the conveyer in a substantially horizontal direction. The rotary cutter is provided with a plurality of blades that extend side by side with a rotational axis in radial directions around the rotational axis, the plurality of blades being spaced from each other in a circumferential direction by predetermined intervals.

Abstract: [Problems to be Solved] To coat homopolyethylene terephthalate, which is inexpensive and easily available, on a paper base material directly, not via an adhesive layer, by extrusion coating, thereby providing a paper laminate having heat sealability and having a homopolyethylene terephthalate coating of a uniform film thickness formed thereon. [Means to Solve the Problems] A method for producing a paper laminate having a coating comprising homopolyethylene terephthalate formed on at least one surface of a paper base material by extrusion coating is characterized in that an air gap L, expressed as a distance from a lip opening of a T-die to a paper base material B, is 25 cm or less.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting and ejecting noodles, includes: the pair of cutting blade rolls at which a plurality of toroidal-groove sections is formed, the cutting blade rolls cutting a noodle band and ejecting a plurality of noodles; and a noodle scraper constituted of a plate body having a bent section extending along a longitudinal direction, the noodle scraper including a plurality of scraping tines formed in a comb form, the scraping tines being provided at one of long sides of the plate body and engaged with each of the toroidal-groove sections, wherein each scraping tine includes a tine-edge section, the plurality of tine-edge sections are engaged with the plurality of toroidal-groove sections at a front position and a rear position in a circumferential direction of the cutting blade rolls, in accordance with the depths of the toroidal-groove sections engaged with the scraping tines.

Abstract: A noodle scraper including a plate body having a bent section extending along a longitudinal direction; a plurality of first scraping tines having a longest tine-length; and a plurality of second scraping tines having a tine-length which is shorter than that of the first scraping tine, wherein the plurality of first and second scraping tines are alternately provided at one of the long sides of the plate body in a comb form; the second scraping tine including a tine-base or tine-middle section; and the tine-base or tine-middle section is formed in a folded or curved shape, a tine-edge section of the first or second scraping tine including a face that is sloped in a vertical cross-section orthogonal to a direction in which the tine-edge section extends.

Abstract: A method for producing instant noodles dried by a high-temperature hot air stream, wherein the noodles have a moreish taste and texture similar to fried noodles and yet have a low caloric value. The method for producing instant noodles dried by a high-temperature hot air stream comprises: step (a) producing a noodle band from a noodle dough prepared by adding an edible oil to a noodle dough material containing a raw material flour, and then producing raw noodle strands from the noodle band, step (b) adhering an edible oil to the raw noodle strands, and then steaming the raw noodle strands to produce steamed noodles, step (c) forming a noodle block by packing a predetermined amount of the steamed noodles into a retainer, and step (d) swelling and drying the noodle block by blowing a hot air stream at a temperature of 120° C. to 160° C. onto the noodle block from above and below the retainer at a stream speed of 30 m/s to 70 m/s for a period of 3 to 15 minutes.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting and ejecting noodles, includes: the pair of cutting blade rolls at which a plurality of toroidal-groove sections is formed, the cutting blade rolls cutting a noodle band and ejecting a plurality of noodles, the plurality of toroidal-groove sections having two or more depths, and the plurality of toroidal-groove sections being formed so as to be alternately or sequentially arrayed; a noodle scraper constituted of a plate body having a bent section extending along a longitudinal direction, the noodle scraper including a plurality of scraping tines formed in a comb form, the scraping tines being provided at one of long sides of the plate body and engaged with each of the toroidal-groove sections; a guide section disposed under the noodle scraper, transporting a plurality of the noodles that are dropped from the cutting blade rolls; and a feeding conveyer disposed under the guide section, feeding the plurality of noodles, wherein each scraping tine includes a tine-edge section, the plural

Abstract: There is provided a brightening ink composition for printing intended for realizing a heat insulating foamed paper container produced by foaming a low-melting point film by a heat treatment, such as a heat insulating foamed paper cup, the brightening ink composition conforming to the foaming without the occurrence of ink splits (cracks) upon foaming, having very small differences in level between the brightening printed areas and other printed areas at the container surface after foaming, making the container surface almost smooth, and having excellent design applicability and aesthetic properties as well as excellent heat resistance and print quality. A brightening ink composition containing a brightening material that imparts a sense of brightness, silicon dioxide, a binder resin and a solvent is prepared, and the brightening ink composition is used to form a printed layer of a paper container material for producing a heat insulating foamed paper container.

Abstract: There is provided a printing ink to be used in the production of a heat insulating foamed paper container obtained by heating a paper container which has a container body unit laminated with a high-melting point thermoplastic synthetic resin film on the inner surface and with a low-melting point thermoplastic synthetic resin film (low-Mp resin film) on the outer surface, and thereby foaming the low-Mp resin film, the printing ink being printed on the laminated low-Mp resin film upon the production of the paper container but inhibiting the occurrence of differences in level at the foamed surface of the low-Mp resin film. In an ink composition for printing on foamed paper containers, which contains a colorant, a binder resin and a solvent, a resin having an elongation ratio (elongation ratio as measured with a small-size tensile tester manufactured by Intesco Co., Ltd., under the conditions of a tensile speed of 100 mm/min and room temperature (25° C.)) of 400% to 3,000% is used as the binder resin.