Abstract: A tofu product production device includes a grinding device that grinds raw soybeans to obtain ground soybeans; an immersion device that immerses the ground soybeans in water to obtain swollen soybeans swollen to at least 1.2 to 2.4 times; and a crushing device that crushes the swollen soybeans to obtain raw soybean paste. The ground soybeans are immersed for a short period of time in the immersion device.

Abstract: A squeezing device includes: a crushing device that crushes primary soybean slurry obtained by mixing pulverized soybeans and warm water together with warm water to obtain secondary soybean slurry in a heated state; a deaeration device that deaerates the secondary slurry having a temperature of 40° C. or higher, which is conveyed without heating from the crushing device; a heating device that heats deaerated secondary slurry to obtain heated slurry; and a solid-liquid separation device that solid-liquid separates the heated slurry.

Abstract: In a continuous shaping machine for bean curds which is equipped with a pair of endless filter cloth belts that are an upper filter cloth belt and a lower filter cloth belt to circulate outside and a pair of endless conveyors that are an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor to circulate inside, and which compression-shapes curdled soymilk by conveying the curdled soymilk while sandwiching the curdled soymilk between the upper filter cloth belt and conveyor and the lower filter cloth belt and conveyor, the continuous shaping machine includes: heating units which perform heating sterilization in prescribed ranges of a return process that corresponds to regions, from a termination portion of a conveyance passage where the curdled soymilk is sandwiched to a start position of the conveyance passage, of circulation routes of the filter cloth belts.

Abstract: In a continuous shaping machine for bean curds which is equipped with a pair of endless filter cloth belts that are an upper filter cloth belt and a lower filter cloth belt to circulate outside and a pair of endless conveyors that are an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor to circulate inside, and which compression-shapes curdled soymilk by conveying the curdled soymilk while sandwiching the curdled soymilk between the upper filter cloth belt and conveyor and the lower filter cloth belt and conveyor, the continuous shaping machine includes: heating units which perform heating sterilization in prescribed ranges of a return process that corresponds to regions, from a termination portion of a conveyance passage where the curdled soymilk is sandwiched to a start position of the conveyance passage, of circulation routes of the filter cloth belts.

Abstract: A method for producing tofu coagulant includes preparing a water phase of a mineral salt coagulant solution for tofu and an oil phase of a food fat derived from plant materials, and stirring and mixing, while cooling to 50° C. or lower, at least one of the water phase and the oil phase, or cooling to 50° C. or lower immediately after emulsification of the composition stirred and mixed. The tofu coagulant with a W/O type composition is formed.

Abstract: In a continuous shaping machine for bean curds which is equipped with a pair of endless filter cloth belts that are an upper filter cloth belt and a lower filter cloth belt to circulate outside and a pair of endless conveyors that are an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor to circulate inside, and which compression-shapes curdled soymilk by conveying the curdled soymilk while sandwiching the curdled soymilk between the upper filter cloth belt and conveyor and the lower filter cloth belt and conveyor, the continuous shaping machine includes: heating units which perform heating sterilization in prescribed ranges of a return process that corresponds to regions, from a termination portion of a conveyance passage where the curdled soymilk is sandwiched to a start position of the conveyance passage, of circulation routes of the filter cloth belts.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing soymilk includes heating units for heating a soybean soup, a defoaming unit for defoaming a heated soybean soup, an extracting unit for separating a defoamed soybean soup into soymilk, bean curd refuse and a liquid residue, and pipe lines for returning the separated liquid residue between the defoaming unit and the heating unit to refeed the separated liquid residue to the defoaming unit. The pipe lines for refeeding the separated liquid residue to the defoaming unit are connected to a liquid residue discharge port of the extracting unit from which the separated liquid residue is taken out and refed to the defoaming unit with a transfer pump.

Abstract: A grindstone corresponding to a rotatable grindstone or a stationary grindstone can be incorporated in a grinding device and is used for grinding raw materials. The grindstone includes a main body part and an outer circumferential ring part that can be detached from each other. The main body part has a coarse grinding part in which coarse grinding grooves corresponding to first coarse grinding grooves and second coarse grinding grooves for initially grinding the raw materials are formed. The outer circumferential ring part has a fine grinding part corresponding to a wall part in which fine grinding grooves for further grinding the raw materials ground by the coarse grinding part are formed. When the main body part and the outer circumferential ring part are assembled, the fine grinding part corresponding to the wall part is located at an outer circumference of the coarse grinding part.

Abstract: The apparatus is characterized by having a tubular member (4) in vertical posture; quantitative discharge means (7) capable of feeding out a solid raw material (6) at a constant rate, disposed inferiorly to the tubular member (4); and altitude control means (10) for control of the altitude of a liquid raw material (8), so that quantitative discharge is effected by placing the solid raw material (6) and the liquid raw material (8) in the tubular member (4) and, while controlling the altitude of the liquid raw material (8), feeding the mixture to the quantitative discharge means (7) by the own weight of the solid raw material (6).

Abstract: An apparatus for producing tofu coagulant includes a liquid food oil pumping pathway, a liquid food oil tank, a mineral salt solution pumping pathway, a mineral salt solution tank, a plurality of metering pumps, and an emulsion dispersion machine for stirring the liquid food oil with the mineral salt solution to an emulsification phase. The liquid food oil pumping pathway is connected with the mineral salt solution pumping pathway, the mineral salt solution is added in a predetermined ratio for producing the tofu coagulant, and the water phase and the oil phase are stirred and mixed to W/O type (water in oil type) emulsion (without emulsifier).

Abstract: A solid-liquid separator using a roller system includes a casing, rollers disposed within the casing and each provided with a screen that is formed in the outer periphery thereof with plural pores for separating via the plural pores a solid substance from a solid-liquid substance disposed outside the rollers and filtering a liquid substance toward inside the rollers, inside drums each disposed along the inner circumference of each of the rollers, and a passageway which is formed by means of the screen and the inner drum and which is provided with an outlet. The liquid substance separated by means of the screen is allowed to flow along the passageway, collected at the outlet and discharged from the outlet.

Abstract: A solid-liquid separator using a roller system includes a casing, rollers disposed within the casing and each provided with a screen that is formed in an outer periphery thereof with plural pores, a supply device disposed outside the rollers for supplying into the casing under appropriate pressure a solid-liquid mixture to be separated into a solid component via the plural pores and a liquid component filtered inside, a casing wall disposed adjacent to the rollers after the solid-liquid mixture supplied with the supply device is passed through the rollers rotated, a discharge window formed in the casing wall for discharging the solid component, and a pressure application lid formed on the casing wall for stably applying prescribed pressure in a direction of closing the discharge window with a pressure application device.

Abstract: It is to provide a process and apparatus for producing soymilk which is obtained by completely deactivating various kinds of enzymes responsible for a grassy smell, while preventing heating unevenness, and inducing appropriate thermal denaturation of protein and a rich flavor, and which can be processed by coagulation into tofu high in water retentivity and elasticity and rich in flavor.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing tofu coagulant, comprising: a liquid food oil pumping pathway H1 from a liquid food oil tank T1 by a metering pump P1; a mineral salt solution pumping pathway H2 from a mineral salt solution tank T2 by another metering pump P2; an emulsion dispersion machine M1 for stirring the liquid food oil with the mineral salt solution to an emulsification phase; wherein the liquid food oil pumping pathway H1 is connected with the mineral salt solution pumping pathway H2, and the mineral salt solution is added predetermined ratio for producing the tofu coagulant, wherein the water phase and the oil phase are stirred and mixed to W/O type (water in oil type) emulsion (without emulsifier).

Abstract: A solid-liquid separator using a roller system includes a casing, rollers disposed within the casing and each provided with a screen that is formed in the outer periphery thereof with plural pores for separating via the plural pores a solid substance from a solid-liquid substance disposed outside the rollers and filtering a liquid substance toward inside the rollers, inside drums each disposed along the inner circumference of each of the rollers, and a passageway which is formed by means of the screen and the inner drum and which is provided with an outlet. The liquid substance separated by means of the screen is allowed to flow along the passageway, collected at the outlet and discharged from the outlet.

Abstract: A solid-liquid separator using a roller system includes a casing, rollers disposed within the casing and each provided with a screen that is formed in an outer periphery thereof with plural pores, a supply device disposed outside the rollers for supplying into the casing under appropriate pressure a solid-liquid mixture to be separated into a solid component via the plural pores and a liquid component filtered inside, a casing wall disposed adjacent to the rollers after the solid-liquid mixture supplied with the supply device is passed through the rollers rotated, a discharge window formed in the casing wall for discharging the solid component, and a pressure application lid formed on the casing wall for stably applying prescribed pressure in a direction of closing the discharge window with a pressure application device.

Abstract: The apparatus is characterized by having a tubular member (4) in vertical posture; quantitative discharge means (7) capable of feeding out a solid raw material (6) at a constant rate, disposed inferiorly to the tubular member (4); and altitude control means (10) for control of the altitude of a liquid raw material (8), so that quantitative discharge is effected by placing the solid raw material (6) and the liquid raw material (8) in the tubular member (4) and, while controlling the altitude of the liquid raw material (8), feeding the mixture to the quantitative discharge means (7) by the own weight of the solid raw material (6).

Abstract: A method for producing tofu coagulant includes a mineral salt solution as water phase (tank T2) and a food fat as oil phase including a diacylglycerol is 1 wt % or more (tank T1), comprising: a stirring and mixing step of the water phase and the oil phase to W/O type emulsion by emulsifying dispersion machine M1.

Abstract: [Task] High-quality soymilk is produced, with overflow of foam or bubbles avoided in an extracting step, and the extractability (extraction ratio) of the soymilk is simultaneously heightened. [Solving Means] An apparatus for producing soymilk includes heating units H1 and H2 for heating a soybean soup go1; a defoaming unit F for defoaming a heated soybean soup go2; an extracting unit B for separating a defoamed soybean soup go3 into soymilk Tn1, bean curd refuse Tn2 and a liquid residue Tn3; and pipe lines u11 and u12 for returning the separated liquid residue Tn3 to a position before the defoamng unit F or behind the heating unit H2 (H1) and feeding it again to the defoaming unit F, wherein the pipe lines u11 and u12 for feeding the separated liquid residue to the defoaming unit F are connected to a liquid residue discharge port B3j of the extracting unit B from which the liquid residue Tn3 having been separated is taken out.