Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Takaguchi
Hitoshi Takaguchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230232881Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-or-fat processed starch that has exceptional performance when used as a raw ingredient of a coating for fried foods, etc. The oil-or-fat processed starch is characterized in that the amount of carbohydrates having a degree of polymerization of 1-3 in the sugar composition of a water-soluble fraction of an aqueous suspension is 3-20 mass %. A coating for fried foods according to the present invention is characterized by containing the aforementioned oil-or-fat processed starch. A method for producing a coating for fried foods according to the present invention is characterized in that the aforementioned oil-or-fat processed starch is added as a raw ingredient of a coating for fried foods. Moreover, a method for producing fried foods according to the present invention is characterized in that the aforementioned coating for fried foods is bonded to a main ingredient and then subjected to an oil-heating treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuhito IGARASHI, Misa HIRANO, Akemi KAKINO, Raiki YAMAMOTO, Hitoshi TAKAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11678688Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of developing a fat-processed starch which is excellent in terms of all of three properties, i.e., “workability during the preparation of a coating material for fries,” “function required of coating materials for fries (adhesion to ingredients)” and “moderate slurry viscosity.” The fat-processed starch of the present invention is produced by a process comprising the steps: adding a fat with which an emulsifying agent has been mixed to a starch having a water content adjusted to 25 to 45 mass %, in an amount of 0.02 to 0.4 mass % in terms of the weight of the fat excluding the emulsifying agent relative to the weight of dry matter of the starch, and mixing the fat and the starch; adjusting the water content of the mixture is 0.2 to 0.5 time that of the starch before the addition of the fat; and aging the starch having the adjusted water content.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuichi Ando, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Akane Okuda, Masayasu Takada
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Publication number: 20230157331Abstract: Provided are: a processed edible powder that, when used in a fried-food coating, makes it possible to improve the texture of the coating to a desired texture that undergoes little deterioration over time, makes excellent crispiness and lightness texture; a method for manufacturing said processed edible powder; a fried-food coating in which said processed edible powder is used; a method for manufacturing a fried-food coating; and a method for improving the texture of a fried-food coating. An oil and fat solidifier is mixed with an edible powder formed from a starchy and/or fibrous raw material to obtain a processed edible powder. Using the processed edible powder as a raw material in a fried-food coating makes it possible to obtain a fried-food having a desired coating texture that undergoes little deterioration over time, makes excellent crispiness and lightness texture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuki MORIMOTO, Hitoshi TAKAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11572380Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate which is inexpensive and is applicable to a food or beverage product. Disclosed is a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate, which comprises carrying out a saccharide polycondensation reaction in the presence of activated carbon.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: NIHON SHOKUHIN CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihisa Hamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Yutaka Kimoto, Hirokazu Hirai, Masayasu Takada
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Publication number: 20220411539Abstract: A method for manufacturing a swelling-inhibited starch, the production method including a step for performing a heating treatment at 55-205° C. on a starch for which the value of M1?M0 is within the range from ?10 to 20 and setting a breakdown value of a starch paste solution to no greater than 75% of the value before the heating treatment. The heating treatment is performed using closed heating equipment without implementing a moist-heat treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO.,LTD.Inventors: Misa HIRANO, Kazuki MORIMOTO, Yohei TAKAGI, Hitoshi TAKAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11274089Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (5-HMF) suitable for industrial-scale production and a novel catalyst composition for use in synthesizing 5-HMF. The present invention provides a method for producing 5-HMF comprising performing a dehydration reaction of a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar or a derivative thereof by using activated carbon as a catalyst; and a catalyst composition for use in the reaction for producing 5-HMF from a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar through a dehydration reaction, the catalyst composition comprising activated carbon.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Nishimura, Norihisa Hamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaguchi
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Publication number: 20210301036Abstract: To inexpensively and easily provide a modified starch having a novel property. A modified starch of which a particle diameter distribution waveform exhibits a single peak, wherein a 10 mass % paste liquid of the modified starch has an RVA peak viscosity that is 5% or less of the RVA peak viscosity of an unmodified starch serving as a raw material, and the difference between the maximum particle diameter and the minimum particle diameter is 2 ?m or less. The modified starch is suitable for use as a food additive, a food texture improvement agent, a base material for powderization, a binder additive, a paper-making additive, a building material additive, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke MURAMATSU, Koki TAKEMOTO, Kazuki MORIMOTO, Hitoshi TAKAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210137148Abstract: There is provided a fat-processed starch which has excellent dispersibility in food raw materials such as batter and excellent adhesion to ingredients and the like and provides a good texture. The fat-processed starch of the present invention can be obtained by adding a fat composition having an iodine value of 125 to 170 and containing 35 ppm to 8,000 ppm of a polyphenol to a starch to mix the starch and the fat, and aging the starch mixture. The content of the fat composition preferably ranges from 0.01% to 5%, and the starch is preferably tapioca starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Kazuki Morimoto, Misa Arimoto, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Toshihiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10988452Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (5-HMF) with suppressed production of byproducts. The present invention provides a method for producing 5-HMF, comprising the step of performing a dehydration reaction of a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar or a derivative thereof to produce 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural, wherein the dehydration reaction is performed in the presence of activated carbon. The present invention also provides a method for producing a carbohydrate composition comprising 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural, comprising the step of heating a carbohydrate composition comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar and a derivative thereof, in the presence of an acid catalyst and activated carbon at a temperature of 90 to 400° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Nishimura, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Norihisa Hamaguchi
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Publication number: 20200399237Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (5-HMF) with suppressed production of byproducts. The present invention provides a method for producing 5-HMF, comprising the step of performing a dehydration reaction of a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar or a derivative thereof to produce 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural, wherein the dehydration reaction is performed in the presence of activated carbon. The present invention also provides a method for producing a carbohydrate composition comprising 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural, comprising the step of heating a carbohydrate composition comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar and a derivative thereof, in the presence of an acid catalyst and activated carbon at a temperature of 90 to 400° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Yuichi Nishimura, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Norihisa Hamaguchi
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Publication number: 20200123185Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate which is inexpensive and is applicable to a food or beverage product. Disclosed is a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate, which comprises carrying out a saccharide polycondensation reaction in the presence of activated carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihisa Hamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Yutaka Kimoto, Hirokazu Hirai, Masayasu Takada
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Publication number: 20190330172Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (5-HMF) suitable for industrial-scale production and a novel catalyst composition for use in synthesizing 5-HMF. The present invention provides a method for producing 5-HMF comprising performing a dehydration reaction of a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar or a derivative thereof by using activated carbon as a catalyst; and a catalyst composition for use in the reaction for producing 5-HMF from a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar through a dehydration reaction, the catalyst composition comprising activated carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Yuichi Nishimura, Norihisa Hamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaguchi
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Publication number: 20160066604Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of developing a fat-processed starch which is excellent in terms of all of three properties, i.e., “workability during the preparation of a coating material for fries,” “function required of coating materials for fries (adhesion to ingredients)” and “moderate slurry viscosity.” The fat-processed starch of the present invention is produced by a process comprising the steps: adding a fat with which an emulsifying agent has been mixed to a starch having a water content adjusted to 25 to 45 mass %, in an amount of 0.02 to 0.4 mass % in terms of the weight of the fat excluding the emulsifying agent relative to the weight of dry matter of the starch, and mixing the fat and the starch; adjusting the water content of the mixture is 0.2 to 0.5 time that of the starch before the addition of the fat; and aging the starch having the adjusted water content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Ryuichi Ando, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Akane Okuda, Masayasu Takada
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Publication number: 20130337109Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate which is inexpensive and is applicable to a food or beverage product. Disclosed is a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate, which comprises carrying out a saccharide polycondensation reaction in the presence of activated carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Norihisa Hamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaguchi, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Yutaka Kimoto, Hirokazu Hirai, Masayasu Takada