Abstract: A bitter taste of a bitter taste ingredient such as a branched chain amino acid may be suppressed (reduced) by forming a granulated product by mixing a raw material core particle containing a bitter taste ingredient and a coating material by stirring at a temperature not lower than the melting point of the coating material.

Abstract: Compositions containing (A) a substance with a foreign taste and (B) an oil or fat, wherein a content of (B) oil or fat is 3 to 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (A) substance with a foreign taste, and a difference between a solid fat content at 20° C. and a solid fat content at 40° C. of (B) oil or fat is not less than 11.5% are effective for suppressing the foreign taste of the substance with a foreign taste.

Abstract: An oil-based ball-point pen refill includes a ball-point pen tip in which a ball is held, in which the ball-point pen tip is mounted on a leading end of an ink housing cylinder, an ink composition including a coloring agent consisting of a dye, an organic solvent, and polyvinyl butyral resin is housed in the ink housing cylinder, the arithmetic mean roughness of a surface of the ball is 0.1 to 15 nm, the content of the polyvinyl butyral resin is 50 mass % or more based on the total mass of the whole resin, and an ink viscosity is 5000 to 50000 mPa·s. In an oil-based ball-point pen, the refill is disposed in a barrel cylinder. An oil-based ball-point pen ink composition including a specific salt-forming dye, polyvinyl butyral resin, and an aromatic alcohol can be utilized in the refill.

Abstract: An anion conducting electrolyte membrane with high performance where the electric conductivity and the water uptake are balanced, and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The anion conducting electrolyte membrane comprises: a polymeric material which consists of fluorine polymer, olefinic polymer, or aromatic polymer; weak base quaternary salt obtained by the reaction of grafts introduced by graft polymerizing vinyl monomer which contains halogenated alkyl groups using radiation and strong organic bases.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] Provided are: an oil-based ball-point pen refill having the excellent concentration of a written trace, excellent performance against ink dripping, and an excellent feeling of writing; an oil-based ball-point pen using the oil-based ball-point pen refill; and an ink composition that is preferably used in the oil-based ball-point pen refill and the oil-based ball-point pen. [Solution] An oil-based ball-point pen refill includes a ball-point pen tip in which a ball is held, in which the ball-point pen tip is mounted on a leading end of an ink housing cylinder, an ink composition including a coloring agent consisting of a dye, an organic solvent, and polyvinyl butyral resin is housed in the ink housing cylinder, the arithmetic mean roughness of a surface of the ball is 0.1 to 15 nm, the content of the polyvinyl butyral resin is 50 mass % or more based on the total mass of the whole resin, and an ink viscosity is 5000 to 50000 mPa·s.

Abstract: Aqueous liquid compositions containing histidine at a high concentration, which is preferable for oral ingestion, are useful for the production of foods, drinks, pharmaceutical products, and the like. Particular aqueous liquid compositions contain histidine at a concentration greater than 20 wt % and may further contain a divalent or higher valent organic acid.

Abstract: Emulsifying dispersants, comprising an amphipathic substance and an electrolyte, wherein the amphipathic substance forms two or more layers, are capable of stably dispersing a large amount of oil even when used in a small amount. Emulsion compositions containing such an emulsifying dispersant show high emulsion stability even when added to a food or drink containing an electrolyte, and can be used to prepare a final product without the need for a complicated operation.

Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte equipped with a hydrophilic portion having a cyclic quaternary ammonium salt and a hydrophobic portion bonded to the hydrophilic portion; and a fuel cell, a Li secondary battery, secondary battery and a primary battery using the electrolyte. The electrolyte has preferably a structure represented by the formula (A) or (B), wherein P? represents a hydrophobic portion, R1 and R2 each represents hydrogen, fluorine, a hydroxy group, or a hydrocarbon or fluorinated hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 each represents a hydrocarbon, fluorinated hydrocarbon, or a fluorocarbon group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, r and s each represents an integer of 0 or greater but not greater than 8 and satisfies 1?r+s?8, u represents an integer and satisfies 2?u?9, and X? represents a counter anion.

Abstract: A highly accurate compound-eye unit is provided, which can assemble a compound-eye lens member to a lens holder with high positional accuracy even when using the compound-eye lens member that is unsatisfactory in dimensional accuracy of an external shape. A highly accurate compound-eye unit is provided, which can assemble a light shielding member having a plurality of apertures with high positional accuracy. A distance W2 between centers of apertures AP2, AP3 is smaller than a distance W1 between optical axes of convex lens units PL2, PL3, and hence, as illustrated in FIG. 13, when a lens member IM3 is made to approach a lens holder LH along an optical-axis direction, optical surfaces or external portions of peripheral surfaces of convex lens units PL2, PL3 abut on edge portions of the apertures AP2, AP3 at two points P, Q, and a flat surface FP abuts on an abutting portion CT.

Abstract: A graft chain containing an N-vinylimidazole derivative is introduced into a polymer substrate by radiation graft polymerization to obtain an alkyl substituted imidazolium salt by a reaction with an alkyl halide, so that an anion exchange membrane with high alkaline durability, in which a nucleophilic substitution reaction and an elimination reaction are inhibited, is obtained.

Abstract: An anion conducting electrolyte membrane with high performance where the electric conductivity and the water uptake are balanced, and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The anion conducting electrolyte membrane comprises: a polymeric material which consists of fluorine polymer, olefinic polymer, or aromatic polymer; weak base quaternary salt obtained by the reaction of grafts introduced by graft polymerizing vinyl monomer which contains halogenated alkyl groups using radiation and strong organic bases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a taste enhancing agent for achieving sufficient saltiness or sweetness even in cases where the salt content or sugar content in food is reduced. Specifically disclosed is a taste enhancing agent which contains one or more substances selected from among linear aliphatic aldehydes having 3-10 carbon atoms and linear aliphatic alcohols having 4-10 carbon atoms as active ingredients. The amount of salt content or sugar content added to food can be reduced by adding the taste enhancing agent to the food.

Abstract: An anion exchange membrane includes a quaternary ammonium salt group in which two methyl groups, and one alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms are bonded to a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte equipped with a hydrophilic portion having a cyclic quaternary ammonium salt and a hydrophobic portion bonded to the hydrophilic portion; and a fuel cell, a Li secondary battery, secondary battery and a primary battery using the electrolyte. The electrolyte has preferably a structure represented by the formula (A) or (B), wherein P? represents a hydrophobic portion, R1 and R2 each represents hydrogen, fluorine, a hydroxy group, or a hydrocarbon or fluorinated hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 each represents a hydrocarbon, fluorinated hydrocarbon, or a fluorocarbon group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, r and s each represents an integer of 0 or greater but not greater than 8 and satisfies 1?r+s?8, u represents an integer and satisfies 2?u?9, and X? represents a counter anion.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide fat and oil being free of cholesterol and having a low content of saturated fatty acid, while having body taste. Thus, the present invention is related to a body taste improver comprising a long-chain highly unsaturated fatty acid and/or an ester thereof, especially one for vegetable fat and oil, and to a vegetable fat and oil composition comprising the body taste improver.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a body taste improver comprising a small amount of fat and oil, but significantly showing body taste, i.e., a body taste improver with a high titer. The high titer of the improver will reduce an amount of the fat and oil to be added and calorie as well, and will enable to use the body taste improver in foods that originally contain little fat and oil, such as Japanese-style clear soup and soybean soup. Thus, the present invention is related to a body taste improver comprising decomposed substances of a long-chain highly unsaturated fatty acid and/or an ester thereof, to a body taste improver comprising an extract of decomposed substances of a long-chain highly unsaturated fatty acid and/or an ester thereof, and to a food comprising said body taste improver.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to enhance the body taste, taste and flavor of foods. Thus, the present invention is related to a method for enhancing or making better body taste or taste of the foods by adding n-3 long-chain highly unsaturated fatty acid having 20 or more of carbon atoms and 3 or more of double bonds, or adding n-6 long-chain highly unsaturated fatty acid having 18 or more of carbon atoms and 3 or more of double bonds to them.

Abstract: An image pickup device provided on a base board, comprises an image pickup element provided on the base board and including a photoelectrically converting section in which pixels are arranged, a peripheral surface formed around the photoelectrically converting section and a side surface crossing the peripheral surface; an optical member including a lens section to form an image of an object onto the photoelectrically converting section of the image pickup element, a leg section to support the lens section and a contact surface to be brought in contact with the image pickup element, wherein the lens section, the leg section and the contact surface are made in a single body. The optical member is mounted on the image pickup element such that the contact surface is brought in contact with the peripheral surface or with a surface member when the surface member is provided on the peripheral surface.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a means for improving the body taste, taste and flavor of foods.