JP2008054663A - Seasoning agent - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seasoning agent capable of bringing flavor with harshness contained in food and drink to flavor without harshness by the addition of an extremely small amount thereof without changing the basic flavor of food and drink, and to provide a seasoning method for food and drink, capable of bringing flavor with harshness of food and drink to flavor without harshness while retaining the basic flavor of food and drink. <P>SOLUTION: This seasoning agent contains as the active ingredient, milk serum mineral which is obtained through the processes (a), (b) and (c) as follows: (a) a process of separating demineral liquid from milk or whey by membrane separation and/or ion exchange to obtain high mineral liquid (I); (b) a process of heat treating the high mineral liquid (I) to separate/remove calcium-phosphate complex and obtain high mineral liquid (II); and (c) a process of concentrating and/or drying the high mineral liquid (II) until to bring solid content to ≥20 mass% so as to obtain milk serum mineral. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, the scented flavor contained in foods and drinks can be made into a savory and thick flavor by adding a very small amount, without changing the basic flavor, and a harmonious flavor as a whole. It relates to seasonings.

Basic flavors such as salty taste, bitter taste, pungent taste, sweet taste, sour taste, umami taste, and astringency have a favorable balance for each food and drink.
And, from the past, the flavor is not preferable as a flavor with a craving to feel a strong flavor at the moment when it is included in the mouth due to the relationship between time and intensity in the mouth, and after having been included in the mouth for a while There is a tendency to prefer that the flavor spreads in a well-balanced manner because the flavor is thick, crisp, or mellow.
However, it has been very difficult to reduce the scented flavor and change the flavor to a mild and thick flavor under the condition that the basic flavor is not changed.
Therefore, various so-called seasonings have been developed that can add a very small amount of ingredients to make the scented flavor of the scented and thick and harmonious as a whole. It was.

  For example, seasonings using bittern (see, for example, Patent Document 1), seasonings using pyroglutamate (see, for example, Patent Document 2) and the like have been proposed. There is a problem that it is strong, and the seasoning of Patent Document 2 has a problem that it is effective only for foods and drinks having a specific flavor.

JP 2003-135020 A JP 2001-299266 A

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a seasoning agent capable of seasoning a scented flavor contained in foods and drinks to a scented flavor with the addition of a very small amount without changing the basic flavor, and To provide a seasoning method for foods and beverages that can maintain a basic flavor and season the flavors of food and beverage with a thick and thick flavor and make the overall flavor harmonious. is there.

As a result of various investigations to achieve the above object, the present inventors have found that whey minerals obtained by a specific manufacturing method are extremely added even if only a very small amount is added to a food or drink with a scented flavor. It was found that it shows a strong seasoning effect.
This invention is made | formed based on the said knowledge, and provides the seasoning which contains the whey mineral obtained through the following (a) (b) (c) processes as an active ingredient.
(A) A step of separating milk or whey from a demineralized liquid by membrane separation and / or ion exchange to obtain a high mineral liquid (I) (b) From the high mineral liquid (I), a calcium-phosphate complex is obtained. Step of separating and removing to obtain high mineral liquid (II) (c) Step of concentrating and / or drying the high mineral liquid (II) until the solid content is 20% by mass or more to obtain whey mineral The present invention is characterized in that the seasoning is added to a food or drink having a scented flavor, and without changing the basic flavor, it is seasoned to a scented and thick flavor and is harmonized as a whole. The present invention provides a seasoning method for foods and drinks that can be made to have a flavor.

The seasoning of this invention can season the flavor with the thickness contained in food-drinks by the addition of a very small amount without changing the basic flavor.
Moreover, the seasoning method of this invention can season | saturate a crunchy flavor to the flavor with a thick thickness with the addition of a very small amount, maintaining the basic flavor of food-drinks.
In addition, these seasoning effects are so effective that it is food / beverage products with much moisture, and the seasoned flavor lasts long in the mouth.

First, the whey mineral used in the present invention will be described in detail.
The whey mineral used in the present invention is obtained through the following steps.
(A) A step of separating milk or whey from a demineralized liquid by membrane separation and / or ion exchange to obtain a high mineral liquid (I) (b) From the high mineral liquid (I), a calcium-phosphate complex is obtained. Step of separating and removing to obtain high mineral liquid (II) (c) Step of concentrating and / or drying the high mineral liquid (II) until the solid content is 20% by mass or more to obtain whey mineral

In the above-mentioned step of obtaining whey minerals, milk or whey is used as the starting material.
Examples of the milk include bovine milk, human milk, goat milk, horse milk, and skim milk, processed milk, cream, and the like using them, and any of them can be used.
In addition, as the whey, whey obtained as a by-product when producing cheese using the milk, whey obtained as a by-product during casein production, whey obtained by ultrafiltration of milk, etc. Either can be used.
Furthermore, the whey obtained as a by-product during cheese manufacture and the whey obtained as a by-product during casein production include acidic whey and sweet whey depending on the production method, either of which can be used.

  In the present invention, since the seasoning effect is particularly high among the above milk or whey, whey obtained as a by-product when producing cheese using milk or whey obtained as a by-product when producing casein is used. More preferably, whey obtained as a by-product when producing cheese using milk is used, and particularly preferably, whey obtained as a by-product when producing cheese using milk Is used.

In the step (a), the milk or whey is separated into a demineralized liquid and a high mineral liquid (I) by membrane separation and / or ion exchange.
The membrane separation methods used here include various methods such as microfiltration membrane separation, ultrafiltration membrane separation, nanofiltration membrane separation, reverse osmosis membrane separation, and dialysis membrane separation. Also, the ion exchange used here Examples of the method include electrodialysis membrane separation using a cation exchange membrane method and an anion exchange membrane method, and a method using an ion exchange resin, and one or more of these membrane separation methods and ion exchanges are appropriately combined. Can be used.
In the step (a), since the separation efficiency is particularly high, it is preferable to use nanofiltration membrane separation and / or reverse osmosis membrane separation, and reverse osmosis membrane separation after nanofiltration membrane separation. Further preferred.

Next, in the high mineral liquid (I) obtained in the step (a), the calcium-phosphate complex is separated and removed in the step (b) to obtain a high mineral liquid (II).
As said (b) process, heat processing is performed or ion exchange is performed.
Here, the heating method in the heat treatment is not particularly limited, and either direct heating or indirect heating is possible.
Moreover, as heating temperature in this heat processing, Preferably it is 50-99 degreeC, More preferably, it is 70-90 degreeC, The holding time in the temperature becomes like this. Preferably it is 2-60 minutes, More preferably, it is 15-25 minutes It is.

By performing the above heat treatment, an insoluble calcium-phosphate complex is produced, which is separated and removed to obtain a high mineral liquid (II).
As the separation method, general methods such as filtration and centrifugation can be employed.
Examples of the ion exchange method include electrodialysis membrane separation using a cation exchange membrane method and an anion exchange membrane method, and a method using an ion exchange resin. One or more of these membrane separation methods and ion exchanges are used. Can be used in appropriate combination.

Further, in the step (c), the high mineral liquid (II) obtained in the step (b) has a solid content of 20% by mass or more, preferably 40% by mass or more, more preferably 60 to 100% by mass. Concentrate and / or dry until a whey mineral is obtained.
The concentration method is not particularly limited, but a vacuum concentration method using an evaporator is preferable because only moisture can be efficiently removed.
The drying method is not particularly limited, and a general drying method such as a spray drying method or a freeze drying method can be appropriately selected.

In the step (c), it is preferable that the drying step is performed after the concentration step is taken in that water can be efficiently removed.
In that case, in the concentration step, it is preferable to concentrate until the solid content is preferably 20 to 60% by mass, and then dry until the solid content is preferably 60 to 100% by mass.

The whey mineral, which is an active ingredient of the salty taste enhancer of the present invention, may be in any form such as fluid, paste or powder as long as the solid content is 20% by mass or more. It is preferable that the powder is in the form of a powder because of its good mixing property and prevention of hygroscopicity during storage.
In addition, when it is a fluid form or a paste form, the solid content is preferably 20 to 80% by mass, more preferably 40 to 70% by mass, and when it is a powder form, the solid content is preferably 40 to 100% by mass. %, More preferably 70 to 100% by mass.

The seasoning of this invention contains the said whey mineral as an active ingredient.
In the seasoning of the present invention, the whey minerals may be used alone as they are, or mixed with various additives and formulated into powders, granules, tablets, liquids, etc. by conventional methods. May be used. The content of the whey mineral in these preparations is preferably 1 to 100% by mass, more preferably 5 to 100% by mass, still more preferably 20 to 100% by mass, most preferably as a solid content derived from whey minerals. Is 50 to 100% by mass.

Additives for formulating powders, granules, tablets, etc. include thickening polysaccharides such as alginic acids, pectin, seaweed polysaccharides, carboxymethylcellulose, and lactose, starch, silicon dioxide, etc. , Sweeteners such as glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose, sorbitol, stevia, anti-caking agents such as fine silicon dioxide, magnesium carbonate, disodium phosphate, magnesium oxide, calcium carbonate, vitamins, fragrance, antioxidant Agents, brighteners, and the like, and one or more of these may be appropriately selected and used. Although content of the said various additives in the seasoning of this invention changes with additives, Preferably it is 90 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 50 mass% or less.
In the case of formulating into a liquid form, it is obtained by dissolving or dispersing in a liquid. Examples of such a liquid include water, ethanol, propylene glycol and the like. Content of the said liquid in the seasoning of this invention becomes like this. Preferably it is 90 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 50 mass% or less.

Next, the food / beverage products of this invention are described.
The food / beverage products of this invention are food / beverage products containing the seasoning of this invention.
Content of the seasoning of this invention in the food / beverage products of this invention is not specifically limited, Although it determines suitably according to the food / beverage products to be used or the intensity | strength of the seasoning effect calculated | required, with respect to 100 mass parts of food / beverage products The solid content of the whey mineral contained in the seasoning is preferably 0.0001 to 0.5 parts by mass, more preferably 0.0005 to 0.2 parts by mass, and still more preferably 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass. Part. If it is less than 0.0001 parts by mass or more than 0.5 parts by mass, the seasoning effect is hardly recognized, and if it exceeds 0.5 parts by mass, the bitter taste of whey minerals may be felt.

  In addition, as food and drink according to the present invention, it is not particularly limited, for example, miso, soy sauce, noodle soup, sauce, dashi, pasta sauce, dressing, mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, Worcester sauce, tonkatsu sauce, sprinkle, etc. Improvised food such as seasonings, soup stock, curry roux, white sauce, tea sauce, soup stock, soups such as miso soup, soup, consommé soup, potage soup, livestock processing such as yakiniku, ham, sausage Products, kamaboko, dried fish, salted fish, boiled fish, processed fish products such as delicacies, processed vegetables such as pickles, snacks such as potato chips and rice crackers, bakery foods such as bread, confectionery bread, cookies, boiled food, fried food, grilled food, Curry, stew, gratin, rice, rice porridge, cooked foods such as rice balls, pasta, udon, ra Noodle foods such as rice, margarine, shortening, fat spread, flavored fat spread foods such as fat spread, flower paste, confectionery bread materials such as rice cake, bread mix powder, cake mix powder, fried food mix powder, etc. Mixed powder, chocolate, candy, jelly, ice cream, gum and other sweets, Japanese confectionery such as buns, castella, coffee, coffee milk, tea, milk tea, soy milk, energy drinks, vegetable drinks, vinegar drinks, juices, Examples include beverages such as cola, mineral water, and sports drinks, alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, cocktail, and sour, and milk and dairy products such as milk, yogurt, and cheese.

Next, the seasoning method of the food / beverage products of this invention is described.
The seasoning method of the food / beverage products of the present invention is to add the seasoning of the present invention to the food / beverage products, and to maintain the basic flavor of the food / beverage products, the flavor of the food / beverage products can be removed. It has a thick flavor and a harmonious flavor as a whole.
The method of adding the seasoning of the present invention to the food or drink is not particularly limited, and is mixed, sprayed, sprayed, dissolved, etc. on the food or drink or the material thereof during processing, cooking, and eating and drinking of the target food and drink This is done by any means.

  As above-mentioned, the addition amount to the food / beverage products of the seasoning of this invention is preferably 0.0001-0.5 mass part as solid content of the whey mineral contained in a seasoning with respect to 100 mass parts of food / beverage products. More preferably, it is 0.0005-0.2 mass part, More preferably, it is 0.001-0.1 mass part. If it is less than 0.0001 part by mass or exceeds 0.5 part by mass, the seasoning effect is hardly recognized, and if it exceeds 0.5 part by mass, the bitter taste of whey minerals may be felt.

<Manufacture of whey minerals>
[Production Example 1]
(A) Process: The sweet mineral whey obtained as a by-product when milk is used to manufacture cheese is used as a starting material. After nanofiltration membrane separation, the demineralized liquid is further separated by reverse osmosis filtration membrane separation. A high mineral liquid (I) having a content of 2.5% by mass was obtained.
(B) Step: The high mineral liquid (I) obtained in the step (a) is heat-treated at 80 ° C. for 20 minutes by a combination of indirect heating and direct steam heating, and the resulting calcium-phosphate complex is produced. The high mineral liquid (II) was obtained by separating and removing with a centrifuge.
(C) Step: The high mineral liquid (II) obtained in the step (b) is concentrated using an evaporator until the solid content becomes 60% by mass or more, and this concentrated solution is further dried by a spray drying method. A whey mineral having a solid content of 97% by mass (hereinafter referred to as whey mineral A) was obtained.

[Production Example 2]
Whey mineral having a solid content of 97% by mass (hereinafter referred to as whey mineral) is the same as in Production Example 1 except that step (b) is not performed and the high mineral liquid (I) is directly applied to step (c). B)).

[Production Example 3]
A fluid whey mineral having a solid content of 40% by mass (hereinafter referred to as “concentration” by the evaporator in the step (c) of Production Example 1) Whey Mineral C).

<Manufacture of curry sauce>
Minced 400 g of onion, 50 g of carrot, 20 g of celery, 5 g of garlic and 10 g of ginger, put into a frying pan, and further stir-fry until lard 30 g was added. Further, 30 g of wheat flour and 20 g of curry powder were added and further fried to obtain curry roux.
On the other hand, 1200 g of hot water was boiled in a deep pan, 40 g of solid consomme was added thereto and further heated, and the whole amount of the above-mentioned curry roux was added here and boiled.
Next, 480 g of salad oil, salt, and beef roasted with pepper (square cut) and 100 g of grated apple were added and boiled for 30 minutes to obtain curry sauce.

[Example 1]
The whey mineral A obtained in Production Example 1 is used as the seasoning A of the present invention as it is, and 0.001 part by mass is added to 100 parts by mass of the curry sauce and boiled for 10 minutes. Source 1 was obtained. Here, when compared with the curry sauce that was boiled for 10 minutes without adding the seasoning A to the above curry sauce, the curry sauce 1 that is the food and drink of the present invention is a curry sauce that does not contain the seasoning A. In comparison, it had no caddy, a thick flavor, and was harmonious as a whole, as if it had been simmered overnight.

[Comparative Example 1]
The whey mineral B obtained in Production Example 2 is used as the seasoning B of Comparative Example as it is, and 0.001 part by mass is added to 100 parts by mass of the curry sauce and boiled for 10 minutes. Source 2 was obtained. Here, when curry sauce was comparatively sampled with curry sauce that was boiled for 10 minutes without adding seasoning B to the above curry sauce, curry sauce 2 that is a food and drink of the comparative example was curry sauce without adding seasoning B and The flavors were almost the same, and the effects seen with seasoning A were not obtained at all.

<Manufacture of coffee milk>
Using a regular coffee (mocha blend), a coffee liquid was obtained by the drip method. 50 g of this coffee liquid, 47 g of milk and 3 g of granulated sugar were mixed to obtain coffee milk.

[Example 2]
The whey mineral A obtained in the above Production Example 1 is used as the seasoning A of the present invention as it is, and 0.02 part by mass is added to 100 parts by mass of the coffee milk, and the mixture is sufficiently mixed. Milk 1 was obtained. Here, when compared with the coffee milk to which the seasoning A is not added, the coffee milk 1 which is a food and drink of the present invention has no caddy and a thick flavor compared to the coffee milk to which the seasoning A is not added. The overall flavor was harmonious, and the seasoned flavor lasted long in the mouth.

<Manufacture of instant noodles in containers>
Example 3
Pour 320g hot water into a commercial container of instant noodles (noodles, soup, ingredients total weight 77g) and wait for 3 minutes. Remove the lid and sprinkle 0.015g of seasoning A here. When mixed well and eaten, compared to the instant noodles in the container, which does not use seasoning A, there is no caddy, it has a thick flavor, and it has a harmonious flavor as if it was simmered for a long time. It was.

<Production of Mentsuyu>
Example 4
200 g of soy sauce, 20 g of commercially available additive-free bonito dashi, 50 g of mirin, and 730 g of water were mixed and boiled to obtain noodle soup. The whey mineral C obtained in the above Production Example 3 was diluted with water so as to have a solid content of 10% by mass, subjected to UHT sterilization treatment (sterilization temperature 140 ° C., holding time 6 seconds), and further, with a pore diameter of 0.2 μm. What passed the filtration membrane was made into the seasoning C of this invention.
The whey mineral C obtained in Production Example 3 was slightly turbid with the naked eye. Absorbance was measured with a spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 660 nm, which was Abs. 0.0020. The seasoning C of the invention was visually transparent, and the absorbance measured at a wavelength of 660 nm with a spectrophotometer was Abs. Moreover, when the bacteria test was conducted, the number of general viable bacteria was negative, and it could be stored at room temperature.
0.04 parts by mass of the above-mentioned seasoning C was added to 100 parts by mass of the above noodle soup and mixed well, and then boiled and allowed to cool to obtain noodle soup 1 which is a food and drink of the present invention. The obtained noodle soup 1 of the present invention has no caddy, a thick flavor, and a harmonious flavor as a whole, compared to the noodle soup that is simply boiled without adding a seasoning. The savory flavor lasted long in the mouth.

<Manufacture of kimchi>
Example 5
0.04 parts by mass of the above-mentioned seasoning C was added to 100 parts by mass of commercially available kimchi, mixed well, and stored overnight in a refrigerator to obtain kimchi which is a food and drink according to the present invention. The obtained kimchi of the present invention was free of cadmium, natural sweetness, thick flavor, and harmonious as a whole, as compared to kimchi that was stored in the refrigerator overnight without adding seasoning C. It had a flavor.

<Manufacture of tomato ketchup>
Example 6
0.04 mass part of said seasoning C was added with respect to 100 mass parts of commercially available tomato ketchup, it mixed well, and it stored in the refrigerator for 1 hour, and the tomato ketchup which is the food / beverage products of this invention was obtained. The obtained tomato ketchup of the present invention has no caddy, natural sweetness, thick flavor, and harmonious as a whole, compared to the tomato ketchup that was stored in the refrigerator for 1 hour without adding the seasoning C. It had a good flavor.

<Manufacture of milk tea>
Example 7
4 tea tea bags (Assam) of commercially available black tea were immersed in 640 ml of hot water for 2 minutes, and further 71 ml of milk was added and mixed to obtain milk tea. 0.04 parts by mass of the above-mentioned seasoning C was added to 100 parts by mass of the above milk tea and dissolved well to obtain a milk tea that is a food or drink according to the present invention. The obtained milk tea of the present invention has no caddy, a thick flavor, and a harmonious flavor as a whole, compared with milk tea that does not use the seasoning C, and the seasoned flavor is in the mouth. It lasted long.

<Manufacture of cheese baked goods>
Example 8
80 parts by weight of soft flour, 20 parts by weight of cheese powder (Rolf Powder PP-100 / Taoko Suisan Co., Ltd.), 50 parts by weight of super white sugar, 46 parts by weight of shortening, 12 parts by weight of whole egg, 1 part by weight of salt, 9 parts by weight of water Parts, 0.5 parts by weight of baking soda, 0.5 parts by weight of charcoal and 0.3 parts by weight of the above-mentioned seasoning A were prepared, and the dough was prepared by the sugar batter method. . As a result of eating this, compared to the cheese biscuits prepared without using the seasoning A, it had no caddy, a thick flavor, and a harmonious flavor as a whole.

Claims (3)

The seasoning which contains the whey mineral obtained through the following (a) (b) (c) processes as an active ingredient.
(A) A step of separating milk or whey from a demineralized liquid by membrane separation and / or ion exchange to obtain a high mineral liquid (I) (b) From the high mineral liquid (I), a calcium-phosphate complex is obtained. Step of separating and removing to obtain high mineral liquid (II) (c) Step of concentrating and / or drying the high mineral liquid (II) until the solid content is 20% by mass or more to obtain whey mineral   Food / beverage products containing the seasoning of Claim 1.   The seasoning method of the food / beverage products characterized by adding the seasoning of Claim 1 to food / beverage products.