IP Library Granted Patent US 12677853
Granted Patent B2
US 12677853 · App. 17/128,730 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Method for manufacturing processed meat food, quality modifier for processed meat food, and processed meat food

Inventors: Takuya Ohira (Kawasaki, JP); Hiroyuki Nakagoshi (Kawasaki, JP); Fumiyuki Hirose (Kawasaki, JP); Hiroshi Takayanagi (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
A23L13/48A23L13/432A23L13/55A23L13/65A23L29/015A23L29/035A23L29/06A23V2002/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12677853
App. No.
17/128,730
Filed
Dec 21, 2020
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
STULII, VERA
Art Unit
1791
USPC
426/59
Abstract

Adding (a) transglutaminase, and a gluconic acid salt or lipase to a processed meat food product, or (b) transglutaminase, a gluconic acid salt, and lipase to a processed meat food product with a sodium chloride content of 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % or a processed meat food product with a binding agent content of not more than 0.2 wt % affords a processed meat food product with a reduced sodium chloride content or a reduced binding agent content, with a good elastic texture.

Claims (27)

1 . A method for producing a processed meat food product, comprising adding:

transglutaminase, a gluconic acid salt, and lipase to a processed meat food product,

wherein

the processed meat food product is a meat processed paste product or a fish meat processed paste product,

a content of sodium chloride of the processed meat food product is 0.1 wt % to 1 wt %, an amount of transglutaminase to be added is 0.01 U to 0.5 U per 1 g of the processed meat food product,

an amount of the gluconic acid salt to be added is 0.4 g to 1.3 g in an amount converted to gluconic acid in a free form, per 100 g of the processed meat food product, and

an amount of lipase to be added per 1 U of transglutaminase activity is an amount that achieves a lipase activity of 30 U to 30,000 U.

2 . The production method according to claim 1 , wherein said gluconic acid salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium gluconate, potassium gluconate, and calcium gluconate.

3 . A method for producing a processed meat food product, comprising adding:

transglutaminase, a gluconic acid salt, and lipase to a processed meat food product,

wherein

the processed meat food product is a meat processed paste product or a fish meat processed paste product,

a content of a binding agent of the processed meat food product is not more than 0.2 wt %,

the binding agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid salt and polyphosphoric acid salt,

an amount of transglutaminase to be added is 0.01 U to 0.5 U per 1 g of the processed meat food product, an amount of the gluconic acid salt to be added is 0.4 g to 1.3 g in an amount converted to gluconic acid in a free form, per 100 g of the processed meat food product, and an amount of lipase to be added per 1 U of transglutaminase activity is an amount that achieves a lipase activity of 30 U to 30,000 U.

4 . The production method according to claim 3 , wherein said method produces a processed meat food product free of a binding agent.

5 . The production method according to claim 3 , wherein said gluconic acid salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium gluconate, potassium gluconate, and calcium gluconate.

6 . A method for producing a processed meat food product, comprising adding:

transglutaminase, lipase, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a gluconic acid salt and alkaline earth metal chloride to a processed meat food product,

wherein

the processed meat food product is a meat processed paste product or a fish meat processed paste product,

a content of sodium chloride of the processed meat food product is 0.1 wt % to 1 wt %,

an amount of transglutaminase to be added is 0.01 U to 0.5 U per 1 g of the processed meat food product,

an amount of the at least one selected from the group consisting of gluconic acid salt and alkaline earth metal chloride to be added is 0.05 g to 0.2 g per 1 U of transglutaminase activity (the amount of gluconic acid salt to be added is an amount converted to gluconic acid in a free form), and

an amount of lipase to be added per 1 U of transglutaminase activity is an amount that achieves a lipase activity of 30 U to 30,000 U.

7 . The production method according to claim 6 , wherein said gluconic acid salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium gluconate, potassium gluconate, and calcium gluconate.

8 . The production method according to claim 6 , wherein the alkaline earth metal chloride is calcium chloride.