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Processes for production of refrigerated minced fish flesh and fish paste product having improved quality
Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry Ltd
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Filing: 1982-09-28
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Granted: 1984-08-07
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Expires: 2002-09-28
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a refrigerated minced flesh of fish, which comprises adding (a) a sugar and/or a sugar alcohol and (b) lactalbumin and/or blood plasma to a dehydrated fish flesh, mincing the mixture and then refrigerating the minced product.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryuzo Ueno
- 👤 Tatsuo Kanayama
- 👤 Kunihiko Tomiyasu
- 👤 Asao Fujikami
- 👤 Toshitaka Nakashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:28
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L17/00; A23L17/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A process for producing a refrigerated minced flesh of fish, which comprises adding (a) sugar and/or a sugar alcohol in an amount of about 2 to about 15% by weight and (b) lactalbumin in an amount of about 0.2 to about 5% by weight and/or blood plasma in an amount of about 0.1 to about 3% by weight to a dewatered fish flesh, mincing the mixture and then refrigerating the minced product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A process for producing a refrigerated minced flesh of fish, which comprises adding (a) sugar and/or a sugar alcohol in an amount of about 2 to about 15% by weight and (b) lactalbumin in an amount of about 0.2 to about 5% by weight and/or blood plasma in an amount of about 0.1 to about 3% by weight to a dewatered fish flesh, mincing the mixture and then refrigerating the minced product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein ovalbumin is further added in an amount of about 0.2 to about 2% by weight to the dewatered fish flesh.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a polyphosphate in an amount of 0.1 to 0.3% by weight and/or an edible surface-active agent in an amount of 0.05 to 0.5% by weight is further added to the dewatered fish flesh as auxiliary substances.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process for improving the quality of a fish paste product, which comprises adding blood plasma in an amount of 0.1 to 3% by weight to a meat paste in the production of the fish paste product.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process for improving the quality of a fish paste product, which comprises adding blood plasma in an amount of 0.1 to 3% by weight to a meat paste in the production of the fish paste product.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The process of claim 4 which comprises preparing the meat paste from white-fleshed fish of reduced freshness or from red-fleshed fish, mincing the fish flesh and grinding the minced flesh with 2 to 3% by weight of salt and adding the blood plasma to the resulting fish meat paste.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the blood plasma is added as a dry powder pre-mixture with at least one of sugar and sugar alcohol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the component (b) comprises lactalbumin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein component (b) comprises blood plasma.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein component (b) comprises lactalbumin and blood plasma.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-08-07 | 1988-02-06 | 1988-08-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-08-07 | 1992-02-06 | 1992-08-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-08-07 | 1996-02-06 | 1996-08-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |