Claims
- 1. A process for producing tofu products having freeze tolerance, said process comprising adding one or more members selected from the group consisting of sugars, starch and transglutaminase to soybean milk having low viscosity and a solids content of at least 10% which has been warmed to 60° to 70° C.; adding a solidifying agent to prepare tofu; and then freezing.
- 2. The process according to claim 1, wherein the soybean milk is concentrated soybean milk having low viscosity which is obtained by concentrating soybean milk extracted from uncooked soybean slurry or puree prepared from whole soybeans to a solids content of 10% to 16%.
- 3. The process according to claim 1, wherein, after addition of the starch or the starch and one or more other additives selected from the group consisting of sugars and transglutaminase and the solidifying agent to the soybean milk, the soybean milk containing the solidifying agent is heated to elevate its temperature stepwise.
- 4. A tofu product obtained by the process according to claim 1.
- 5. The process according to claim 2, wherein, after addition of the starch or the starch and one or more other additives selected from the group consisting of sugars and transglutaminase and the solidifying agent to the soybean milk, the soybean milk is heated to elevate its temperature stepwise.
- 6. A tofu product obtained by the process according to claim 2.
- 7. A tofu product obtained by the process according to claim 3.
- 8. The process of claim 1, which consists essentially of adding said one or more members selected from the group consisting of sugars, starch and transglutaminase to soybean milk having low viscosity and a solids content of at least 10% which has been warmed to 60° to 70° C.; adding a solidifying agent to prepare tofu; and then freezing.
- 9. A tofu product produced by the process according to claim 8.
Priority Claims (1)
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Date |
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10-290912 |
Oct 1998 |
JP |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a 371 of PCT/JP99/05635 filed Oct. 13, 1999.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
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PCT/JP99/05635 |
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00 |
Publishing Document |
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WO00/21389 |
4/20/2000 |
WO |
A |
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