Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dried grain-like granular product suppressing caloric intake, and having texture close to that of cooked rice. Another object of the present invention is to provide a dried grain-like granular product that can not only be used as a replacement of a part of cooked rice but can also be singly used. A dried grain-like granular product that can be eaten by cooking with heat, containing a resistant starch in a content of 20 to 80% by weight with respect to the entire amount, and a dried grain-like granular product further containing a non-resistant starch.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting out noodle can prevent damage to scraping teeth of a scraper and prevent noodle threads from being caught at a fixing position of the scraper. The apparatus includes a housing, a first roller having a first receiving portion, a second roller having a second receiving portion, a first scraper secured at a first fixing position and having first scraping teeth inserted in the first receiving portion, a second scraper having second scraping teeth, a third scraper secured at a second secured position and having third scraping teeth, and a fourth scraper having fourth scraping teeth. The first and third scrapers include first and second transfer holes, respectively. The first fixing position is located more outwardly in a horizontally outward direction than a second tooth tip, and the third fixing position is located more outwardly in the horizontally outward direction than a fourth tooth tip.

Abstract: A multilayer structure instant noodle which is manufactured through steps in which an inner layer noodle sheet is sandwiched between outer layer noodle sheets such that these noodle sheets are combined to form a single noodle sheet, the single noodle sheet is flat-rolled so as to form noodle lines, and the noodle lines are gelatinized and dried, and a blending amount of salt in the inner layer noodle sheet is higher than a blending amount of salt in the outer layer noodle sheet.

Abstract: Provided is a bundle of fresh noodles which become less-wavy, straight noodles when the instant noodles are cooked with hot water, while maintaining an existing manufacturing line as much as possible. The noodle strings are stacked on a conveyor such that adjacent noodle strings are in a non-parallel state and each noodle string bends to have a substantially spiral shape. The plurality of noodle strings are arranged to overlap one another and form a substantially flat bundle of noodle strings. Each of the noodle strings forming fresh noodles bends and repeatedly forms loops on the conveyor. The loops are arranged to be sequentially shifted in a direction opposite a conveyance direction of the conveyor.

Abstract: A multilayer structure instant noodle which is manufactured through steps in which an inner layer noodle sheet is sandwiched between outer layer noodle sheets such that these noodle sheets are combined to form a single noodle sheet, the single noodle sheet is flat-rolled so as to form noodle lines, and the noodle lines are gelatinized and dried, and a blending amount of salt in the inner layer noodle sheet is higher than a blending amount of salt in the outer layer noodle sheet.

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: Provided is a bundle of fresh noodles which become less-wavy, straight noodles when the instant noodles are cooked with hot water, while maintaining an existing manufacturing line as much as possible. The noodle strings are stacked on a conveyor such that adjacent noodle strings are in a non-parallel state and each noodle string bends to have a substantially spiral shape. The plurality of noodle strings are arranged to overlap one another and form a substantially flat bundle of noodle strings. Each of the noodle strings forming fresh noodles bends and repeatedly forms loops on the conveyor. The loops are arranged to be sequentially shifted in a direction opposite a conveyance direction of the conveyor.

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: 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: An apparatus for cutting out noodle is provided, which can prevent damage to scraping teeth of a scraper and prevent noodle threads from being caught at a fixing position of the scraper. The apparatus includes a housing, a first roller having a first receiving portion, a second roller having a second receiving portion, a first scraper secured at a first fixing position and having first scraping teeth inserted in the first receiving portion, a second scraper having second scraping teeth, a third scraper secured at a second secured position and having third scraping teeth, and a fourth scraper having fourth scraping teeth. The first and third scrapers include first and second transfer holes, respectively. The first fixing position is located more outwardly in HX direction than a second tooth tip, and the third fixing position is located more outwardly in HX direction than a fourth tooth tip.

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: An object of the present invention is to provide a bundle of fresh noodles useful as ingredient noodles of instant noodles which become less-wavy, straight noodles when the instant noodles are cooked with hot water, while maintaining an existing manufacturing line as much as possible and without using any special additive. A noodle dough is caused to pass through between a pair of cutting blade rolls to form a plurality of noodle strings. The noodle strings are stacked on a conveyor such that adjacent noodle strings are in a non-parallel state and each noodle string bends to have a substantially spiral shape. The plurality of noodle strings are arranged to overlap one another and form a substantially flat bundle of noodle strings. Each of the noodle strings forming fresh noodles bends and repeatedly forms loops on the conveyor. The loops are arranged to be sequentially shifted in a direction opposite a conveyance direction of the conveyor.

Abstract: In mounting a resin panel to a car body member, the car body member is provided with a car body member thread part, a portion of the resin panel corresponding to the car body member thread part is formed with a slot extending along a direction of allowance of thermal deformation of the resin panel, and the resin panel is mounted to the car body member using a fastener including: a threaded stem; a first large diameter part provided to one end of the threaded stem and insertable in the slot; and a fastener thread part provided at an end surface of the first large diameter part opposite to the threaded stem and screw-engageable with the car body member thread part.

Abstract: In mounting a resin panel to a car body member, the car body member is provided with a car body member thread part, a portion of the resin panel corresponding to the car body member thread part is formed with a slot extending along a direction of allowance of thermal deformation of the resin panel, and the resin panel is mounted to the car body member using a fastener including: a threaded stem; a first large diameter part provided to one end of the threaded stem and insertable in the slot; and a fastener thread part provided at an end surface of the first large diameter part opposite to the threaded stem and screw-engageable with the car body member thread part.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition for an operating member, comprising high-crystalline polypropylene having crystallinity of 95% or more, low-crystalline polypropylene having crystallinity of less than 95%, poly(1-butene), partial-cross-linked olefin family rubber having SP value of 7.5 or more and 8.5 or less, and non-cross-linked olefin family rubber having SP value of 7.5 or more and 8.5 or less. Accordingly, there can be provided the thermoplastic elastomer composition for an operating member and the molded member obtained by molding the same, which can provide the better tactic quality and improve the wear resistance and scratch resistance.

Abstract: This invention relates to cosmetic, in particular, relates to improvements of retaining performance and film-line feeling of makeup cosmetic for lips, eyelashes and skin, makeup cosmetic, and improvements of emulsion stability and dispersibility of powder in water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic. This invention is to provide cosmetic comprising a copolymer comprising specific acrylic acid monomer (A), specific polyoxyalkylene monomer (B) and specific organopolysiloxane monomer (C) as constituting monomers, wherein the content of monomer (A) is 20% by mass or more relative to the total amount of the constituting monomers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lipstick composition which drastically improves the color development and also is superior in terms of spreadability, gloss, and long-lastingness The present invention also provides a lipstick composition with superior a shape-retaining ability without using ceresin for the shape-retaining agent. The present invention is a lipstick composition comprising (a) 3-25 mass % of one, two or more types of polyethylene wax (average molecular weight 300-700) and (b) 0.1-50 mass % of one, two or more types of liquid oil having one —OH group in the structure.

Abstract: A solid cosmetic composition, which drastically improves the shape-retaining ability and usability, which has a good, tender feeling, good spreadability when applied and is glossy looking is provided by use of a wax composition solidifier, which has a good shape-retaining ability without use of a conventional solidifier such as ceresin is provided. A solid cosmetic composition has (a) Fischer-Tropsch wax having average molecular weight of 300 to 1200 and (b) Microcrystalline wax in the weight ratio of (a):(b)=60:40 to 99.9:0.