JPS6012090A - Food toy - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to liquid or semi-solid foods such as mussels.

Traditionally, food toys have been made of wood, paper, or plastic, and have a predetermined shape or color, such as bread or sweets.

In modern diets, food is rich in variety due to the intake of foreign diets! It has become a thing. The seasonings used in these dishes have also changed from traditional Japanese ingredients such as soy sauce to those exclusively used in Western cuisine such as ketchup, mayonnaise, and sauces.

On the other hand, one of the most popular sweets among children is soft serve ice cream. There are currently no soft, semi-solid food toys available.

As toys, such condiments and soft serve ice creams do not exist, so they were played with substitutes such as the plastic sticks mentioned above, or without them at all. Although this was a child's play, it was completely disconnected from reality and lacked realism, so the child's interest was not maintained and it was not fun to play.

The present invention was devised in view of the current situation as described in Part B.
To provide a food toy that children can enjoy and play safely, is easy to produce, and is rich in reality.

[Example] The present invention will be explained in detail. In this example, the materials used were 90% or more of milk sugar (lactose) as a bulking agent, 0.62% of sorbic acid as a preservative, 3 to 7% of a compound of starch and polyacrylic acid as a thickener, and a trace amount of pigment. Also mix it in powder form.

This pigment varies depending on the product you can claim, but for example, in the case of ketchup, it is red No. 2, caramel, titanium A-110.
For white soft-serve ice cream, titanium A-110
'Mix.'

The thickener is not limited to the one used in this example, but it is mixed in about 2 to 3% of the total in liquid products such as sauce and ketchup, and about 3 to 3.5% in soft cream etc. is appropriate. Also, for curry rice, etc., about 2.5 to 3% is appropriate.

The present embodiment constructed in this way is sold in a certain quantity in a bag or can and placed in a kitchen set toy, etc.
When using it, simply transfer it from a bag or can into a container, pour water over it, and stir to immediately obtain the desired sauce, ketchup, curry, etc. The proportion of water at this time is determined as appropriate.

Seasonings such as sauce and ketchup thus obtained can be played with by pouring them over other food toys such as fried noodles and spaghetti, while soft serve ice cream, shaved ice, and sherbet can be transferred to other containers for play. Among these toys, soft serve ice cream, fresh cream, and the like in particular have a realistic appearance, but they can maintain the fluid, semi-solid state that is the state at the time of molding for a long time. For example, the spiral injection molded shape of soft serve ice cream can be maintained in that shape for a long time.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the material is composed of foods and food additives as described above, it is harmless and safe even if accidentally eaten by children. In addition, fillers and the like can be used, especially if they are harmless to the human body, not limited to foods. These materials may be in the form of powder, granules, or solid forms such as tablets. Both are easily soluble in water and effective
It is very constant.

If you use these powders by sprinkling them on, the powders will dissolve in water and become red or blue, and the red ones can be used as pickled ginger or Tabasco, and the blue ones (4 can also be used as green paste).

In the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned products, soft serve ice creams such as tincolate, vanilla, and strawberry, corn soup, vegetable juices, etc. can also be made using known colorants. Further, fragrance may be added to these materials as appropriate.

As mentioned in Part B, the food toy according to the present invention is easy to manufacture, several types of food toys can be obtained by simply changing the pigment, and the method of making (playing with) it is simple, safe, and similar to when making actual dishes. Similarly, images are given to children, and the finished product is also highly realistic, so children can have fun playing with it.

Patent applicant: Tomiyo Tsusho Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney 1) Second Department

Claims (1)

[Claims] A food toy characterized by mixing several types of food and food additives into a powder, granule, or solid form.