公开(公告)号：US20240260590A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18564328

申请日：2022-05-30

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takefumi ICHIMURA ,  Megumi TADA

IPC: A21D13/066 ,  A21D2/18 ,  A21D2/26

CPC classification number: A21D13/066 ,  A21D2/186 ,  A21D2/263

Abstract: Provided is an expanded food that does not substantially contain a wheat-derived protein, a dough composition for use in the production of the expanded food, and a method for producing expanded food by using the dough composition. The dough composition of the present invention comprises at least the following ingredients and does not substantially comprise a wheat-derived protein: (a) a milk protein in a proportion of 90 mass % or more based on the total protein; (b) a starch; (c) a leavening agent; and (d) water, wherein the dough composition is expanded by heat treatment to form a support matrix.

公开(公告)号：US20240219378A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18286680

申请日：2022-03-31

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Toshifumi OHSHIMA ,  Kumiko TAKABAYASHI ,  Kai NAKAYAMA ,  Akihiro NAKAJIMA

IPC: G01N33/53 ,  A23C9/123 ,  C12N1/20 ,  C12R1/225

CPC classification number: G01N33/5308 ,  A23C9/123 ,  C12N1/205 ,  A23V2400/123 ,  C12R2001/225 ,  G01N2333/42 ,  G01N2400/10

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method capable of efficiently detecting an exopolysaccharide, and, in particular, a method for detecting an exopolysaccharide comprising contacting a sample containing an exopolysaccharide (EPS) with (i) a lectin capable of binding specifically to the exopolysaccharide and (ii) a labeled lectin capable of binding specifically to the exopolysaccharide, and detecting an exopolysaccharide bound to both the lectin of (i) and the labeled lectin of (ii), using a label of the labeled lectin.

公开(公告)号：US20240180174A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18285556

申请日：2022-04-07

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yuri NISHIYAMA ,  Koki MATSUDA ,  Fumito MIYA ,  Hiroyuki UTSUNOMIYA ,  Kaoru HIGAKI

IPC: A21D13/80 ,  A21D2/36

CPC classification number: A21D13/80 ,  A21D2/364

Abstract: A baked confectionary with high polyphenol content showing little bitterness and astringency, and favorable texture is provided. A baked confectionary containing any of the following cacao compositions (a) to (d): (a) a cacao composition having a particle size distribution in the range of 10 μm to 1.5 mm and containing undisrupted cacao bean cells, (b) a cacao composition having a free fat content of 60% by weight or lower based on oil content, (c) a cacao composition containing 30% or more of undisrupted cacao bean cells in cacao bean cells, and (d) a cacao composition containing undisrupted cacao bean cells, which has a breaking strength of 3 kgf or lower.

公开(公告)号：US20230371537A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18030559

申请日：2021-10-06

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yoshitaka KAWAI ,  Momoka ISETANI ,  Megumi TAKAI

IPC: A23C9/123

CPC classification number: A23C9/1238 ,  A23V2400/137 ,  A23V2400/123 ,  A23V2400/249

Abstract: Provided is a liquid fermented milk that, while keeping a sourness that is favorable for yogurt, particularly a sourness in a latter stage, has a satisfactory drink feeling and a rich taste, and has a strong feeling of remaining in the mouth, and a long-lasting afterglow of a yogurt flavor. The liquid fermented milk has, in a dynamic property measurement using a measurement device in which a sample of a liquid fermented milk is supplied from a supply unit disposed on an inclined surface onto the inclined surface, the sample supplied from the supply unit toward the inclined surface is detected with a supply sensor, the sample flowing down or sliding down through a predetermined point on the inclined surface is detected with an arrival sensor, the timing of a detection of the sample with each of the supply sensor and the arrival sensor is recorded with a timing recording unit, an image of the sample flowing down or sliding down on the inclined surface is taken from above the inclined surface to obtain a front image, an image of the sample flowing down or sliding down on the inclined surface is taken from a side of the inclined surface to obtain a lateral image, and a state parameter that represents a state of the sample flowing down or sliding down on the inclined surface is calculated using at least one of an output of the timing recording unit, the front image, and the lateral image, whereby a state of swallowing of the sample is simulatively reproduced and a movement and a shape of the sample are measured, an upper part velocity of the sample flowing down or sliding down on the inclined surface of 0.2 m/s or more and 0.55 m/s or less, a maximum thickness of the sample flowing down or sliding down on the inclined surface of 1.4 mm or more and 4 mm or less, a final thickness of the sample flowing down or sliding down on the inclined surface of 0.20 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less, and a shear stress of the sample flowing down or sliding down on the inclined surface of 0.0075 N/m2 or more and 0.04 N/m2 or less.

公开(公告)号：US20230354839A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18018673

申请日：2021-03-12

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tetsu KAMIYA ,  Keigo HANYU ,  Aya KATO ,  Koji YAMAMURA

IPC: A23C9/18

CPC classification number: A23C9/18

Abstract: Provided are a solid food and a solid milk which have suitable solubility and strength adequate to resist breakage during handling. The solid food is a solid food having a solid form obtained by compression molding a food powder, in which a depth from a surface of the solid food at which an increase in total crystallization rate is zero or minimal is 1.1 mm or less, the increase in total crystallization rate being a difference of a crystal ratio with respect to a total weight at each depth from the surface of the solid food relative to a crystal ratio in an inner part of the solid food.

公开(公告)号：US20230309576A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18007557

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kazuya INOUE ,  Masamichi TOKUNAGA ,  Yuri NISHIYAMA

IPC: A23G1/32

CPC classification number: A23G1/32

Abstract: A hydrous oily food having a moisture content of 3% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, and containing a water-based continuous phase and an oil-based continuous phase.

公开(公告)号：US11759485B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17058329

申请日：2019-06-13

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hirotaka Kawanabe ,  Marie Nakamura

IPC: A61K35/747 ,  A61P37/04 ,  A61K35/20

CPC classification number: A61K35/747 ,  A61K35/20 ,  A61P37/04

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a composition for enhancing an immune checkpoint blockade therapy. A composition for enhancing an immune checkpoint blockade therapy, which contains an exopolysaccharide of a lactic acid bacterium is provided. Preferred examples of the lactic acid bacterium include Lactobacillus bacteria (especially Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus OLL1073 R-1).

公开(公告)号：USD990811S1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US29836454

申请日：2022-04-27

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Designer： Keigo Hanyu ,  Aya Kato ,  Shunsuke Sasajima

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front, bottom and right side perspective view of a solid food;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear elevation view being identical thereto;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical thereto;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side elevation view being identical thereto; and,
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 2.

公开(公告)号：US11684644B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17266291

申请日：2019-08-07

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masashi Morifuji ,  Masami Kitade ,  Satomi Ichikawa

IPC: A61K35/747 ,  A23C9/123 ,  A61K35/20 ,  A61K35/744 ,  A61P3/02 ,  A61K9/00

CPC classification number: A61K35/747 ,  A23C9/1238 ,  A61K9/0056 ,  A61K35/20 ,  A61K35/744 ,  A61P3/02 ,  A23Y2220/15 ,  A23Y2240/75

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for promoting absorption of a poorly water-soluble phytochemical which can significantly improve the intake of a phytochemical into a body, especially a migration speed and/or a migration amount of the phytochemical into a blood. A polysaccharide-containing lactic acid bacterial product, which is produced by Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus OLL1251, can significantly enhance the intake of a phytochemical into a body, especially a migration speed and/or a migration amount of the phytochemical into a blood. Thus, the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical according to the present invention includes, as an active ingredient, the polysaccharide-containing lactic acid bacterial product. Furthermore, the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical is useful as a food additive composition. In addition, a food, or a beverage, or a food or beverage composition to which the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical is added can obtain an effect of promoting absorption of phytochemical.

公开(公告)号：US11648282B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17266291

申请日：2019-08-07

Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masashi Morifuji ,  Masami Kitade ,  Satomi Ichikawa

IPC: A61K35/747 ,  A23C9/123 ,  A61K35/20 ,  A61K35/744 ,  A61P3/02 ,  A61K9/00

CPC classification number: A61K35/747 ,  A23C9/1238 ,  A61K9/0056 ,  A61K35/20 ,  A61K35/744 ,  A61P3/02 ,  A23Y2220/15 ,  A23Y2240/75

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for promoting absorption of a poorly water-soluble phytochemical which can significantly improve the intake of a phytochemical into a body, especially a migration speed and/or a migration amount of the phytochemical into a blood. A polysaccharide-containing lactic acid bacterial product, which is produced by Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus OLL1251, can significantly enhance the intake of a phytochemical into a body, especially a migration speed and/or a migration amount of the phytochemical into a blood. Thus, the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical according to the present invention includes, as an active ingredient, the polysaccharide-containing lactic acid bacterial product. Furthermore, the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical is useful as a food additive composition. In addition, a food, or a beverage, or a food or beverage composition to which the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical is added can obtain an effect of promoting absorption of phytochemical.