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Liquid defoaming agent for food and method of use thereof
Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc
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Filing: 1992-10-13
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Granted: 1993-06-29
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Expires: 2012-10-13
Abstract
Abstract The liquid defoaming agent for food of the present invention contains low fatty acid diglyceride as the essential component thereof and is made to contain lecithin and/or inorganic carrier, and the defoaming agent can exhibit excellent defoaming effect even at ambient temperature as well as during heating, in the process of producing various foodstuffs.
Inventors
- 👤 Seishi Takenawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:51
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D19/00; B01D19/02; B01D19/04; B01D19/0404; A; A23; A23C; A23C11/00; A23C11/02; A23C11/10; A23C11/103; A23C9/00; A23C9/152; A23C9/1528; A23F; A23F3/00; A23F3/16; A23F3/30; A23F5/00; A23F5/24; A23F5/36; A23F5/40; A23J; A23J7/00; A23L; A23L11/00; A23L11/40; A23L11/45; A23L11/60; A23L11/65; A23L29/00; A23L29/03; A23L29/035; A23L29/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A liquid defoaming agent for food consisting essentially of 2 to 70% by weight of lecithin, 2 to 25% by weight of an inorganic carrier selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxide, tertiary calcium phosphate and an alkaline earth metal carbonate and 5-96% by weight of at least one low fatty acid diglyceride.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A liquid defoaming agent for food consisting essentially of 2 to 70% by weight of lecithin, 2 to 25% by weight of an inorganic carrier selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxide, tertiary calcium phosphate and an alkaline earth metal carbonate and 5-96% by weight of at least one low fatty acid diglyceride.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The liquid defoaming agent for food according to claim 1, wherein the low fatty acid diglyceride is in the liquid form, obtained by esterifying a low fatty acid having 6 to 12 carbon atoms with glycerin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The liquid defoaming agent for food according to claim 2, wherein the low fatty acid diglyceride is caprylic acid diglyceride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The liquid defoaming agent for food according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inorganic carrier is calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate or tertiary calcium phosphate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The liquid defoaming agent for food according to claim 1, containing caprylic acid diglyceride, lecithin and magnesium carbonate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A liquid defoaming agent for food consisting essentially of 2-70% by weight of lecithin, 2-25% by weight of an inorganic carrier selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxide, tertiary calcium phosphate and an alkaline earth metal carbonate, 5-96% by weight of at least one low fatty acid diglyceride and at least one selected from the group consisting of diluent, viscosity adjuster and emulsifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A liquid defoaming agent for food consisting essentially of 2-70% by weight of lecithin, 2-25% by weight of an inorganic carrier selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxide, tertiary calcium phosphate and an alkaline earth metal carbonate, 5-96% by weight of at least one low fatty acid diglyceride and at least one selected from the group consisting of diluent, viscosity adjuster and emulsifier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The liquid defoaming agent for food according to claim 6, wherein the diluent is edible oil.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The liquid defoaming agent according to claim 7, containing caprylic acid diglyceride, lecithin, magnesium carbonate and edible oil.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method of defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food, comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during a process of producing ice-mix powder, whole milk powder, skim milk powder, modified milk powder, or casein, or during a process of producing processed foods incorporating ice-mix powder, whole milk powder, skim milk powder, modified milk powder, or casein.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method of defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food, comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during a process of producing coffee drinks, instant coffee, or coffee powder, or during a process of producing the processed foods incorporating coffee drinks, instant coffee, or coffee powder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during the processing of cacao beans.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method of defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during a process of producing green tea or fermented tea, or during a process of producing the processed foods incorporating a powder and/or extract solution of green tea or fermented tea.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during a process of producing ham and sausage prior to blending any binding agent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during a process of preparing bean paste.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during the preparation of boiled beans.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method of defoaming or suppressing the foaming of food comprising adding the liquid defoaming agent of claim 1 or claim 6 during a process of producing bean curd or soybean milk.
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