Abstract: Provided is a dusting flour composition which is useful for improving the adhesion between a food ingredient and batter and maintaining the texture of the coating of fried food products after cooking. The dusting flour composition contains 5 mass % or more of a modified wheat flour, in which a viscosity of a 10 mass % aqueous suspension of the modified wheat flour is 1,000 mPa·s or less when the aqueous suspension is warmed to 85° C. and then cooled to 25° C., and the dispersibility of the aqueous suspension is 90% or less when the aqueous suspension is warmed to 85° C., then cooled to 25° C., and subsequently allowed to stand for 24 hours.

Abstract: The food coating composition of the invention contains a cocoa powder having an L* of 35 or less and a powdery dispersion medium, wherein the cocoa powder is dispersed in the powdery dispersion medium. The content of the cocoa powder is preferably 0.1 to 10 mass %. The processed food of the present invention has a cocoa powder having an L* of 35 or less attached to its surface. The method for producing a processed food of the invention includes applying the food coating composition to a food substrate to form a coated food substrate and allowing the coated food substrate to cook. Allowing the coated food substrate to cook may be by at least one of frying, oven cooking, and steaming.

Abstract: A modified wheat flour may have good handlability in cooking and provide high-quality food products containing wheat flour. A viscosity of a 10 mass % aqueous suspension of such modified wheat flour is 1,000 mPa·s or less when the aqueous suspension is warmed to 85° C. and then cooled to 25° C., and the dispersibility of the aqueous suspension is 90% or less when the aqueous suspension is warmed to 85° C., then cooled to 25° C., and subsequently allowed to stand for 24 hours.

Abstract: A batter for fried food products which can produce fried food products which have a coating having a crispy texture with good meltability in the mouth. The batter for fried food products includes 1 mass % or more of a modified wheat flour and a viscosity of a 10 mass % aqueous suspension of the modified wheat flour is 1,000 mPa·s or less when the aqueous suspension is warmed to 85° C. and then cooled to 25° C., and the dispersibility of the aqueous suspension is 90% or less when the aqueous suspension is warmed to 85° C., then cooled to 25° C., and subsequently allowed to stand for 24 hours.

Abstract: Provided are a fried food having a favorable appearance and an improved coating texture, and a batter for producing the same. The batter for fried foods contains a flaky starch lump. The starch lump contains a pregelatinized starch, and the flaky starch lump has a thickness of 100 ?m to 1000 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides a meat processing material that can be used to provide meat having a soft and juicy texture when cooked by heating and having an increased yield after cooking. Provided are a meat improving agent containing inulin and modified starch; a meat-improving liquid composition containing the meat improving agent; and a method of improving meat, including bringing the meat improving agent or the liquid composition into contact with meat.

Abstract: Provided are a fried food having a favorable appearance and an improved coating texture, and a batter for producing the same. The batter for fried foods contains a pregelatinized crosslinked starch. The pregelatinized crosslinked starch has a degree of pregelatinization of 65% or more, and a starch solution obtained by adding 1000 parts by mass of water to 100 parts by mass of the pregelatinized crosslinked starch has a viscosity of 500 mPa·s or less when the viscosity is measured with a rotary viscometer under conditions of a product temperature of 25° C. and 12 to 30 rpm.

Abstract: Provided is a breadcrumb mix that enables production of cooked breaded food having good appearance and texture. A breadcrumb modifier contains a pregelatinized hydroxypropylated starch and/or a pregelatinized acetylated starch. The breadcrumb mix contains the breadcrumb modifier.

Abstract: A mix for fried food contains 20 mass % or more of a high-fiber resistant starch having a dietary fiber content of 60 mass % or higher. The mix for fried food is rich in dietary fiber and therefore beneficial as a healthy low-carb foodstuff and yet enables making fried food with the coating of which has a non-sticky, brittle, and crisp texture and also maintains such a pleasant texture even after an elapse of a certain period of time from the cooking or when reheated, e.g., in a microwave oven. Also disclosed are a batter containing 100 parts by mass of the mix and 100 to 1000 parts by mass of a liquid, and a method for making fried food including the steps of coating a food with the batter and cooking the coated food.

Abstract: A coating material for fried food contains a wheat flour in an amount of 50-95 mass % and a modified starch in an amount of 5-50 mass %, the modified starch having been subjected to an oxidation treatment or an acid treatment and having an RVA maximum viscosity of 1,000 mPa·s or less. A heat-treated wheat flour may be used as the wheat flour. The coating material for fried food may further contain a leavening agent in an amount of 0.1-3 mass %, and may further contain an emulsifier in an amount of 2 mass % or less. It is possible to produce a fried food whose coating has a crispy and light texture not only immediately after the fried food is produced but also after a certain period of time from when the fried food is produced, or after the fried food is reheated in a microwave oven or the like.

Abstract: Modified wheat flour for use in the preparation of coated fried food includes a heat treated product of unmodified wheat flour and having an RVA peak viscosity of 3500 to 7000 mPa·s and a gelatinization onset temperature lower than that of the unmodified wheat flour by at least 10° C. The unmodified wheat flour preferably has a gelatinization onset temperature of 70° to 86° C. The unmodified wheat flour preferably has an RVA peak viscosity of 3000 to 5000 mPa·s. The modified wheat flour has good water dispersibility and provides coated fried foods having a crispy coating.