JP3202307U - Zaru tofu container - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a container for tofu that can improve the taste of tofu by natural drainage of water, and can be eaten without the need for draining after the user takes it home. A container 100 for tofu according to the present invention includes a draining member 2 for naturally draining water by placing tofu B, a container body 1 having an opening 13 on the upper surface and containing the draining member 2, and a container body. The container body 1 is provided with a plurality of convex portions 110 standing from the bottom portion 11 to form a double bottom, and the container main body 1 is provided above the plurality of convex portions. The draining member 2 is mounted. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a tofu container, particularly a tofu container.

Various tofu containers have been developed in the past, but most of them are large tofu ingredients cut into rectangular, square or other rectangular shapes and exposed to water. The tofu is accommodated by filling the container body in a shape and sealing the container with a sealing material that functions as a lid.
However, if you take home tofu with a high water content such as silk koji tofu or so-called zaru tofu, it will be stored in the water soaked in water. In other cases, you may not be able to eat immediately after returning home. Also, after removing the lid of the sealing material from the container body, turning the palm upside down with the palm attached to the opening edge of the container body, draining it and taking it out, it must be transferred to a dish, etc. There is a problem that requires.
In the case of zaru tofu, it may be sold directly at the tofu factory, but if you take it home using a bamboo litter, it will retain water, depending on the time it takes to return home, etc. There is a problem that can not be adjusted. Furthermore, if the tofu is stored in a sieve and left for a certain period of time, the water contained in the tofu will ooze out and accumulate at the bottom of the container, so that the bottom part of the tofu is immersed in the oozed water. It becomes. If it does so, the taste of the bottom part of the tofu immersed in the water collected at the bottom of the container and the part of the bottom part of the tofu which is not immersed in water will differ, and there exists a problem that the taste as a whole tofu is impaired.

  Various tofu containers for draining have been proposed. The device according to Patent Document 1 proposes a tofu container that can be used as a saucer as it is, in which the tofu is stored for sale and the tofu can be easily drained. The invention according to Patent Document 2 is provided with a structure for draining and maintaining the shape of the tofu, so that the handling of tofu from taking out, draining, cooking and storage can be done easily and quickly without touching by hand. A tofu storage container that can be used is proposed. The device according to Patent Document 3 proposes a tofu production pack that naturally discharges the water of the tofu and retains the nutritional value and retains the delicious tofu.

Utility Model Registration No. 2512895 JP 2003-169617 A Utility Model Registration No. 3039835

  However, the tofu container according to Patent Document 1 is provided with a drainage hole formed by attaching an inner lid having a drainage hole to the lid surface with a fitting edge joined to a folded edge on a container body capable of accommodating tofu. Although it is a device having a structure in which the lid surface is sealed with a sheet-like lid, the tofu container is eaten in a state packed in a container with a water retention function and a shape maintenance function secured in the state of being accommodated in the container. However, when tofu is taken out from the container, there is a problem in pulling up the tofu which has a structure in which the tofu is taken out from the tofu mounting table. In addition, since the tofu itself is stored in water in a packed state, there is a problem that the tofu itself is stored in a watery state containing a lot of water. In addition, the tofu storage container according to Patent Document 2 is provided with a hanging portion at one end of a spinal plate made of a rectangular flat plate and a shelf plate at the other end of the spinal plate so as to protrude horizontally in the opposite direction to the hanging portion. The tofu mounting table having a plurality of drain holes in the spine plate and the shelf board, and the back of the box with the upper part opened from the upper end to the lower end It is an invention comprising a container that forms an inclined surface that is inclined inward toward the inside and that allows a spinal plate to come into contact with the inclined material surface. Although it has a function and a shape maintenance function, when taking out tofu from a container like tofu container which concerns on patent document 1, it is a structure which takes out tofu on a tofu mounting stand and takes out. Further, there is a problem that the tofu itself is stored in a state of being immersed in water in the stored state. Furthermore, the colander tofu production pack according to Patent Document 3 has a plurality of holes in the peripheral portion and the bottom portion of the inner box, and the outer box having a predetermined interval between the peripheral portion and the bottom portion. Is a device for producing tofu that has to be put in a double pack equipped with a tofu and naturally drains water from a plurality of holes on the peripheral and bottom surfaces. Although it is a device that accumulates in the gap between the bottom and the box, there is a problem that when tofu is taken out from the container, the tofu must be placed on the tofu mounting table and taken out.

  In view of such problems, the present invention aims to improve the taste of tofu by natural drainage of water, and to provide a container for tofu that can be eaten without the need for draining after the user takes it home. And

  A container for tofu according to the present invention includes a draining member for naturally draining water by placing tofu, a container body having an opening on the upper surface and containing the draining member, and a seal member for sealing the opening of the container body. The container body includes a plurality of protrusions standing from the bottom to form a double bottom, and the draining member is placed on the upper side of the plurality of protrusions. Further, the draining member is a container having a dent provided with a plurality of holes in the bottom and the peripheral wall.

  According to the container for tofu according to the present invention, it is possible to drain the water while taking it home from the store and to eat it as it is immediately after returning home. Moreover, since the draining member can be taken out and the tofu can be eaten as it is, there is an effect that not only draining is not required, but also the washing can be reduced without taking time and effort.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the tofu container 100 according to the present invention. It is a front perspective view of the tofu container 100 according to the present invention. It is the figure which graphed the history of the hardness of the result (3 times) of draining tofu about the draining member 2 of the tofu container 100 which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the same number is attached | subjected to the same part, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. It should be noted that the drawings may be exaggerated to understand the present invention, and are not necessarily shown to scale. In addition, this invention is not restricted to the Example shown below.

  Example 1 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a tofu container 100 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the tofu container 100 according to the present invention. The tofu container 100 seals the draining member 2 on which tofu B is placed to naturally drain water, the container body 1 having an opening 13 on the upper surface and housing the draining member 2, and the opening 13 of the container body 1. A seal member 3 is provided. The container main body 1 includes a convex portion 110 standing from the bottom portion 11 so as to form a double bottom, and is configured to place the draining member 2 on the upper end of the convex portion 110. As shown in FIG. 1, when the container body 1 is viewed from above through the opening 13, the bottom 11 is formed in an alphabetic H shape or an Katakana letter E shape. The said shape is an example, Comprising: It is not limited to such a shape, For example, it should just be formed by the some convex part and the draining member 2 can be mounted. The container body 1 can be manufactured by die-cutting commonly used polyester resin, polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin, vinyl acetate resin, and styrene resin, and the bottom 11 is formed by extrusion from the bottom inward. Good.

  The draining member 2 is a container having a recess provided with a plurality of holes 20 in the bottom 21 and the peripheral wall 22, and for example, a container having a mesh shape may be used. The draining member 2 may be manufactured by die cutting with a resin such as plastic. When the tofu is put into the draining member 2, the water is naturally drained from the plurality of holes 20 in the bottom portion 21 and the peripheral wall portion 22, so that the convex portion 110 of the container body 1 is preferably erected in the gap between the bottom portions. Discharged.

  The seal member 3 may be a synthetic resin film.

  The tofu B to be put into the above-mentioned tofu container 100 is manufactured by filling soy milk in a 260 g round container (not shown) and heating and cooling. Thereafter, the tofu B made is opened from the round container and transferred to the draining member 2, and the draining member 2 on which the tofu B is placed is placed on the upper end of the convex portion 110 formed on the bottom 11 of the container body 1. And it repackages by sticking the sealing member 3 to the collar part 14 extended in the periphery of the opening part 13 of the container main body 1, and it heats and cools again and is completed.

  By adopting the draining member 2, it will be described that excess moisture is discharged from the holes 20 (granular mesh) and the umami is condensed in the tofu B itself. Since the sweetness and umami of Tofu B are difficult to quantify, the degree to which the hardness of tofu is changed by discharging excess water was measured. In addition, blind sensory test questionnaires were conducted for multiple third parties.

First, the hardness test will be described. Place the tofu of the same size on the draining member 2 of the tofu container 100 according to the present invention and the container X with holes at regular intervals, wrap and heat sterilize under the same conditions, and constant It was examined how the hardness changed after the period. The verification period was 1 week (up to 7 days after the date of manufacture), and the hardness was measured after the date of manufacture, 1 day, 3 days, 5 days, and 7 days. Initially, the measurement frequency was higher, but almost no change was observed in a short period of time, so the above frequency was verified. Table 1 shows the results of verification performed at three intervals.

Verification location: 802-7, Yokano-cho, Yosano-cho, Kyoto Prefecture Verification period: July 10-24, 2015, Kyotofu Kano-no-sato headquarters factory Hardness measuring device: Bar hardness tester (Oba Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.) O-K110)

The results will be described with reference to Table 1 and FIG. FIG. 3 is a graph showing the results of Table 1 as a result of the hardness of the result (3 times) of draining the tofu on the draining member 2 of the tofu container 100 according to the present invention. One day after the production, the hardness of tofu compared with the three times was the same. That is, the hardness of both the tofu compared with the first time (7/10) increased. For the other two times, no increase in hardness was observed. Next, from 1 day to 3 days later, the increase in hardness during this time was large. In addition, it was confirmed that the tofu that had been placed on the draining member 2 had a higher rate of increase in hardness than the tofu in the perforated container X, since the tofu that was compared in this period was changed three times. From 3 days to 5 days later, the first time and the second time showed almost no change in the hardness during this period, but only the third time showed a great change. Finally, from 5 days to 7 days later, there was a relatively moderate upward trend in all three times.

  As a result of the above verification, it was confirmed that the tofu B placed on the draining member 2 was increased in hardness three times and more water was discharged. In addition, although the initial hardness of each of the three times is shifted, the final hardness is all increased by 12 degrees, and even when there is a slight shift in the hardness of the tofu, stable water discharge is performed. I was able to confirm.

Next, the results of a blind sensory test questionnaire by a plurality of third parties will be described. The questionnaire was conducted in the following manner. The blind tofu was packed in the tofu container according to the present invention and the equivalent tofu in the state before being packed in the tofu container. Questionnaire items were selected in the form of selecting the gender and age group attributes of the subjects, and filling in a symbol indicating which is better for taste intensity, umami taste, texture, and overall taste. There are 10 test subjects, the symbol A is tofu packaged in a new container (tofu packed in a tofu container according to the present invention), and B is the equivalent tofu in the previous stage of packaging in a new container. means.

  The questionnaire results will be described with reference to Table 2. The test subjects were 6 women and 4 men, and the age group was 1 in 20s, 3 in 30s, 2 in 40s, and 4 in 50s. As for the subject's choice, 8 people said that A was stronger in terms of taste, 8 people were stronger than A in terms of umami, 3 people A were better in terms of touch, and 7 people Suppose B wins. Overall, 7 people chose A and 3 people chose B who felt better. Based on the above results, Tofu A packed in a tofu container according to the present invention had many subjects who answered that it was slightly too hard to touch. It was found that 70% of the subjects supported.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment in the container for tofu which concerns on this invention has been illustrated and demonstrated, it will be understood that various changes are possible without departing from the technical scope of this invention.

  The tofu container according to the present invention can be widely used not only for general households but also for business use in restaurants and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Container for tofu 1 Container body 11 Bottom part 12 Peripheral wall part 13 Opening part 14 Gutter part 110 Convex part 2 Draining member 20 Hole 3 Sealing member

Claims (2)

A tofu container that includes a draining member for naturally draining water by placing tofu, a container main body having an opening on the upper surface and containing the draining member, and a sealing member for sealing the opening of the container main body. ,
The said container main body is provided with the convex part standing up from the bottom part in order to form a double bottom, The said draining member is mounted above this convex part, The container for tofu which is characterized by the above-mentioned.   The container for tofu according to claim 1, wherein the draining member is a container having a recess having a plurality of holes in a bottom part and a peripheral wall part.

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