JP2001169723A - Processed brown rice pack - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the subject pack put processed brown rice in a distribution form for easily purchasing and using it. SOLUTION: This pack 1 is such one as to be formed by packing processed brown rice 3 in a PET-bottle 2, wherein the PET-bottle 2 comprises the bottle body 2a made mainly from polyethylene terephthalate and a cap 2b, and an oxygen scavenger 4 is set on the inner side of the cap 2b, and sprouted brown rice as the processed brown rice 3 is packed in the bottle body 2a followed by deaeration and sealing with the cap 2b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a processed brown rice filling in a distribution form in which processed brown rice can be easily purchased and used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Brown rice is known to be rich in nutrients such as proteins, minerals and vitamins, compared to polished rice. In addition, since dietary fiber is abundant, many people recognize the importance as a food material, such as adjustment of blood pressure, improvement of constipation, and diet effect. However, since brown rice is covered with a hard outer hull called a bran layer consisting of a peel, a seed coat and an aleurone layer, it is difficult for water to penetrate into the endosperm, and is usually used in a general rice cooker for polished rice. Cooking rice does not provide anything that is edible. Therefore, it is necessary to cook rice using a pressure cooker or the like, which hinders the use of brown rice. Accordingly, various processed brown rice that can be cooked in the same manner as polished rice by processing brown rice has been proposed in view of the increasing awareness of health in recent years. In particular, it is known that the germinated brown rice produced by germinating the germ part of brown rice has a higher nutritional value due to its physiological activity, and as a manifestation of a health boom, home germinated brown rice production equipment has been sold. I have.

[0003]

However, while recognizing the advantages of brown rice as described above, consumers who have only eaten polished rice are uncertain whether they will meet their tastes. 5k like rice is sold
I hesitate to purchase in quantities such as g and 10 kg. In addition, processed brown rice is often used by mixing a small amount with milled rice. Accordingly, there has been a demand for a distribution in a form that is filled in an amount suitable for tasting and can be easily taken out little by little. Also,
Since processed brown rice has a bran layer containing a large amount of lipids, enzymes, and the like, it is preferably stored refrigerated to prevent lipid oxidation, enzyme activity, and the like. In particular, it is preferable to keep the enzyme activity of germinated brown rice in an optimum germination state.
Therefore, a distribution form that can be easily stored in a refrigerator as it is, can be easily stoppered even after opening, and can prevent deterioration of the processed brown rice due to oxygen in the atmosphere has been desired. Further, there has been a demand for a distribution form that promotes consumers' willingness to purchase.

[0004] The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems that hinder the spread of brown rice. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a distribution form in which processed brown rice is filled in an appropriate amount and can be refrigerated. It is to provide a processed brown rice filling. Another object of the present invention is to provide a processed brown rice filling in a distribution form which can be easily plugged even after opening and can prevent the deterioration of the processed brown rice due to oxygen in the atmosphere. Further, the present invention also provides a distribution form of processed brown rice that is excellent in design when displayed in a store and promotes a consumer's willingness to purchase.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a pet having a bottle main body mainly composed of polyethylene terephthalate and a lid for sealing an opening of the bottle main body. It is a processed brown rice filling obtained by filling a bottle with processed brown rice.

[0006] By taking such measures, the processed brown rice filling according to the present invention can be stored in a refrigerator as it is, and can be easily opened and closed by the lid. Further, for example, when a plastic bottle for 500 ml of ordinary drink is used, about 450 g (about 3 go) of processed brown rice is filled, which is suitable as a trial purchase amount. Also for 1l,
PET bottles for 1.5 l, 2 l, etc. can be used as appropriate. Further, polyethylene terephthalate has a relatively high gas barrier property, and is therefore preferable from the viewpoint of preventing quality deterioration of processed brown rice due to oxidation or the like. In addition, PET bottles are containers that are compatible with recent recycling efforts, are also desirable from the viewpoint of environmental protection, and are widely used for beverages, etc. Promote motivation.

[0007] Here, "processed brown rice" refers to brown rice that has been processed so that rice can be cooked in the same manner as polished rice by subjecting raw brown rice obtained by removing rice husks from paddy to some sort of treatment. For example, there is a brown rice processed so as to promote the water absorption of the endosperm part during cooking by causing the brown rice to absorb water by appropriate means or causing a crack in the outer skin (bran layer) of the brown rice. Also included is germinated brown rice in which the germ portion has been germinated by immersion in water and heating to a predetermined temperature.

[0008] As described above, the processed brown rice has a bran layer containing a large amount of lipids, enzymes, and the like. Therefore, in order to prevent quality deterioration due to lipid oxidation and the like, it is necessary to coexist an oxygen scavenger with the processed brown rice packing material. preferable. Therefore, the oxygen absorber may be enclosed together with the processed brown rice, but as described in claim 2, the oxygen absorber is removed at least at one position between the inner surface of the lid of the PET bottle and an appropriate position on the inner surface of the bottle main body. An oxygen agent can be provided.

By taking such measures, it is convenient that the oxygen scavenger does not hinder the removal of the processed brown rice. It can also be used when refilling other things with plastic bottles. As the oxygen scavenger, a known oxygen scavenger in which a reducing agent such as reduced iron is coated with an oxygen-permeable material can be used. It is preferable that the oxygen scavenger be provided, for example, on the inner surface of the lid, since the appearance will be cleaner. Further, it may be provided on the inside of the bottom surface or side surface of the bottle main body or the like, and may be provided on both the inner surface of the lid and the appropriate position on the inner surface of the bottle main body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a small bag-shaped main body formed of a sheet of a flexible material having excellent gas barrier properties, and a lid for sealing an opening provided in the bag-shaped main body. It is a processed brown rice filling obtained by filling a processed brown rice into a bag-shaped container having the same.

By taking such measures, the processed brown rice filling according to the present invention can be stored in a refrigerator as it is. Further, since the cover is provided, there is no need to seal the opening with a rubber band or the like after opening, so that the opening and closing can be easily performed, and it is convenient to take out and use a small amount. Here, "small" refers to a size smaller than a bag of 10 kg, 5 kg, etc., in which ordinary rice is wrapped, for example, a size that can be filled with processed brown rice of about 1 kg, 500 g or less. Also,
This bag-shaped container can be formed in a so-called standing pouch form by providing a self-supporting bottom in a gusset form or the like. By adopting such a form, it can be stored upright like a plastic bottle, which is convenient.

Here, as the sheet of a flexible material having excellent gas barrier properties, various known sheets can be used. For example, a base layer such as biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate or biaxially oriented nylon, a gas barrier layer such as ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) or aluminum foil, and a linear low density polyethylene (L • LDPE) or the like. A laminated sheet in which a sealant layer or the like of a polyethylene resin or a polypropylene resin is laminated can be used.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the processed brown rice filling according to the third aspect, at least one of an inner surface of the lid of the bag-shaped container and a proper position of the inner surface of the bag-shaped main body includes: A deoxidizer is provided. By taking such means, the same operation as the invention described in claim 2 occurs.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 3 or 4.
In the processed brown rice filling according to the above, the inside of the bag-shaped container is evacuated, or the air inside the bag-shaped container is replaced with an inert gas.

By taking such measures, it is possible to prevent the quality of the processed brown rice from deteriorating due to oxidation of lipids, enzyme activity and the like, and to endure long-term storage.
As the inert gas, a nitrogen gas or the like can be used.

Here, the brown rice to be filled may be any brown rice that has been processed so that it can be cooked with an ordinary rice cooker for polished rice. In addition, germinated brown rice can be used. Germinated brown rice is obtained by germinating the germ portion of brown rice under predetermined conditions, and is known to contain abundant γ-aminobutyric acid in addition to the nutrients inherent in brown rice. This γ-aminobutyric acid plays an important role in the central nervous system as a neurotransmitter and has a function of lowering blood pressure. By filling such a highly nutritious food material in the above-mentioned plastic bottle or small bag-like container, consumers who have not yet eaten can easily try it. Further, when filled in a transparent PET bottle or bag-like container, the germination state can be visually recognized from the outside, the design is excellent, and the consumer's willingness to purchase can be stimulated.

The method for producing germinated brown rice is not particularly limited.
It can be produced by immersing brown rice in warm water of about 0 ° C. for an appropriate time.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention. The processed brown rice filling 1 of the present embodiment is formed by filling a plastic bottle 2 with processed brown rice 3. After filling germinated brown rice as processed brown rice 3 into a bottle body 2a mainly composed of polyethylene terephthalate, the bottle is degassed and sealed with a lid 2b. An oxygen absorber 4 containing reduced iron is provided on the inner surface of the lid 2b. As shown in FIG. 1 (B), the oxygen scavenger 4 can be provided inside the bottom surface or the side surface of the bottle main body 2a.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
The processed brown rice filling 1 of this embodiment is formed by filling a processed brown rice 3 into a bag-shaped container 5 formed of a sheet of a flexible material having excellent gas barrier properties. The bag-shaped container 5 includes a base layer made of biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate, a gas barrier layer made of EVOH,
A bag-shaped main body 5a formed of a laminated sheet including a sealant layer made of LDPE, and a lid 5b for closing the opening thereof
And is formed from The oxygen absorber 4 is provided on the inner surface of the lid 5b. Then, the bag-shaped container 5 is formed by a known method, leaving the bottom 5c for injecting the processed brown rice 3, filling the germinated brown rice as the processed brown rice 3 from the bottom 5c, deaerated and evacuated, or air is purged with nitrogen. The gas is replaced with gas, and the bottom 5c is sealed by heat sealing to form a processed brown rice filling 1.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. The processed brown rice filling 1 of this embodiment is the same as the second
Bag-shaped body 6 formed of the same laminated sheet as in the embodiment of FIG.
a-shaped container 6 having a self-standing bottom 6c provided at
Is filled with processed brown rice 3 (see FIG. 3C). An oxygen absorber 4 is provided on the inner surface of the lid 6b provided in the bag-shaped container 6. Then, a bag-like container 6 is formed by a known method, leaving an injection portion i of the processed brown rice 3 provided on the bottom 6c, and filled with germinated brown rice as the processed brown rice 3 from the injection portion i, degassed and evacuated. Alternatively, the air is replaced with nitrogen gas, and the injection part i is sealed by heat sealing to form the processed brown rice filling 1. As described above, since a so-called standing pouch form is adopted, it can be stored upright like a plastic bottle, which is convenient.

FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The processed brown rice filling 1 of this embodiment is the same as the second
Bag-shaped body 7 formed of the same laminated sheet as in the first embodiment.
a is formed by filling the processed brown rice 3 into a bag-shaped container 7 having a gusset-type self-supporting bottom 7c (see FIG. 4B). The oxygen absorber 4 is provided on the inner surface of the lid 7b provided in the bag-shaped container 7.
Then, the bag-shaped container 7 is formed by a known method, leaving the upper edge 7d of the bag-shaped main body 7a for injection of the processed brown rice 3, and filling and removing the germinated brown rice as the processed brown rice 3 from the upper edge 7d. Evacuate or replace the air with nitrogen gas, top edge 7d
Is sealed by heat sealing to form a processed brown rice filling 1. This embodiment, like the third embodiment described above, can be stored upright and is convenient.

In the above-described second to fourth embodiments, the oxygen absorber 4 is provided on the inner surfaces of the lids 5b, 6b, 7b, but the inner surface of the bag-shaped main bodies 5a, 6a, 7a is provided. It may be provided in a suitable place (not shown). In addition, bag-shaped containers 5, 6, 7
It is preferable to use a material that can accommodate about 500 g of the processed brown rice 3 because it is possible to obtain the processed brown rice filling 1 suitable for a consumer to make a trial purchase.

[0023]

As described above, the processed brown rice filling according to the first aspect of the present invention can be stored in a refrigerator as it is, and can be easily opened and closed by the lid. In addition, PET bottles are containers that are compatible with recent recycling efforts, are also desirable from the viewpoint of environmental protection, and are widely used for beverages, etc. Promote motivation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the quality of processed brown rice due to oxidation of lipids and the like.
When removing processed brown rice, the oxygen absorber is convenient without disturbing.

The filled brown rice filling according to the third aspect of the present invention can be stored in a refrigerator as it is and is formed of a sheet having excellent gas barrier properties, thereby preventing deterioration of the quality of the processed brown rice due to oxidation of lipids and the like. can do. Further, since the cover is provided, it is not necessary to seal the opening with a rubber band or the like even after opening, so that the opening and closing can be easily performed and the device can be easily used.

According to the invention described in claim 4, according to claim 2
The same effect as the invention described in (1) can be obtained.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, it is possible to prevent the quality of processed brown rice from deteriorating due to oxidation of lipids, enzyme activity and the like, and to withstand long-term storage.

In the processed brown rice filling according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the germinated brown rice having high nutritional value is filled in a plastic bottle or a small bag-like container, even a consumer who has not yet eaten. You can feel free to try it. Further, when filled in a transparent PET bottle or bag-like container, the germination state can be visually recognized from the outside, the design is excellent, and the consumer's willingness to purchase can be stimulated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of a processed brown rice filling according to the present invention, in which (A) shows a case where an oxygen scavenger is provided on a lid, and (B) shows attachment of an oxygen scavenger. It is explanatory drawing of a position.

FIG. 2 is a view showing another embodiment, in which (A) is a front view and (B) is a side view.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing another embodiment, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment, in which (A) is a front view and (B) is an explanatory view of a bottom portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processing brown rice filling body 2 PET bottle 2a Bottle main body 2b Lid 3 Processing brown rice 4 Oxygen absorber 5, 6, 7 Bag-shaped container 5a, 6a, 7a Bag-shaped main body 5b, 6b, 7b Lid 5c, 6c, 7c Bottom part i injection part 7d upper edge

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A processed brown rice filling comprising a plastic bottle having a bottle main body mainly composed of polyethylene terephthalate and a lid closing an opening of the bottle main body, and filled with processed brown rice. 2. The processed brown rice filling according to claim 1, wherein an oxygen scavenger is provided in at least one of an inner surface of the lid of the PET bottle and an appropriate position on an inner surface of the bottle main body. . 3. A bag-like container having a small bag-like body formed from a sheet of a flexible material having excellent gas barrier properties and a lid for closing an opening provided in the bag-like body. A processed brown rice filling made by filling brown rice. 4. The processed brown rice according to claim 3, wherein an oxygen scavenger is provided in at least one of an inner surface of the lid of the bag-shaped container and an appropriate position on an inner surface of the bag-shaped main body. Filled body. 5. The processed brown rice filling according to claim 3, wherein the inside of the bag-shaped container is evacuated, or the air inside the bag-shaped container is replaced with an inert gas. 6. The processed brown rice filling according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the processed brown rice is germinated brown rice generated by germinating brown rice.