JPH046340B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a seaweed-containing food suitable for appetizers, snacks, and the like. (Prior Art) In recent years, foods that have a variety of tastes by mixing various foods have been provided, and are popular as snacks and snacks. For example, there are things that combine minced cod or dried squid with cheese. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As a result of trying to provide new products using seaweed as foods such as snacks and snacks, the present inventor found that, for example, seaweed can be used in dairy products such as cheese and butter, or in soybeans. It was found that the taste goes well with various foods such as proteins and seafood. However, seaweed changes in quality due to moisture, and its flavor and nutritional value drop significantly. Therefore, when food materials such as those mentioned above come into contact with seaweed, the quality of seaweed changes due to the moisture content, resulting in a decrease in flavor. I understood. Experiments have confirmed that to prevent this, it is necessary to reduce the moisture content of food ingredients to 7% by weight or less. It was found that the moldability also deteriorated. The object of the present invention is to improve this point and provide a new food suitable for appetizers, snacks, etc. using seaweed. [Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) That is, the present invention involves uniformly mixing pulverized seaweed with an oil- and fat-containing food material with a moisture content of 7% by weight or less, which is obtained by adding oil and fat to a dry food. This invention relates to a seaweed-containing food product that is formed by molding. By using fats and oils of the present invention, it is possible to incorporate various foods that taste well with seaweed, and since the fats and oils themselves taste well with seaweed,
It can be made into a food suitable for appetizers and snacks. In addition, by using oils and fats,
Even if the water content is adjusted to 7% by weight or less, there is an advantage that the texture does not become dry, and the shape retention property is also improved. The fats and oils used in the present invention are preferably animal fats and oils such as lard, and vegetable fats and oils such as palm oil and coconut oil. When these are mixed to adjust the melting point and consistency, it becomes preferable in terms of texture and shape retention. In order to produce the seaweed-containing food of the present invention, for example, animal fats such as lard and vegetable fats such as palm oil and coconut oil are added to cheese (cheese powder, etc.) from which water has been removed and mixed well. Prepare food materials containing 7% or less fat and oil. The number of oils and fats to be mixed may be one or two or more. In addition, various spices, seasonings, etc. may be mixed with this oil- and fat-containing food material,
Various finely ground foods can also be mixed to vary the flavor. Pulverized seaweed is added to the thus prepared fat-and-oil-containing food material and uniformly dispersed. Note that the dry foods that can be mixed with fats and oils are not limited to the cheese powder mentioned above, but also other foods that go well with seaweed.
For example, proteins such as vegetable proteins, wheat flour, etc. can also be mixed. Furthermore, various foods such as minced fish and dried sea urchin can be mixed. The grinding of seaweed is preferably 15 mesh or more. When such finely ground seaweed is mixed into an oil- and fat-containing food material at a ratio of about 5 to 70%, a product with good taste can be obtained. (Example) An example of the present invention will be described. Example 1 12 kg of palm oil was put into a jacket pot and melted at 50°C, then 5 kg of cheese powder was added and thoroughly stirred. 1.0 kg of roasted seaweed crushed into 100 mesh pieces was mixed into this and stirred until uniform.
This was poured into a mold with a depth of 0.5 cm, a width of 2 cm, and a length of 3 cm, and after cooling, it was removed from the mold to obtain the seaweed-containing food of the present invention. A perspective view of this seaweed-containing food is shown in the drawing. In the figure, 1 is an oil-containing food material consisting of palm oil and cheese, and 2 is crushed seaweed. This product is delicious because it combines the scent of seaweed and the taste of cheese, and is also highly nutritious, making it suitable as a snack food. Example 2 In Example 1, after adding cheese powder, add 0.17 kg of wasabi oil, stir thoroughly,
Thereafter, the same operations as in Example 1 were performed. The resulting product was imparted with the spicy and pungent taste of wasabi, making it a snack or appetizer food with an unusual taste. Experimental Example 1 A mixture containing oil and fat was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1,
After adjusting the moisture content to 1%, 4%, 7%, and 10%, 50 mesh pieces of seaweed were added to each mixture and mixed uniformly. The color and flavor of these products after 10 days were tested using a panel test. The test results are evaluated on a five-point scale, with the higher the number, the better. For example, 5 indicates that the state is almost the same as when it was created, and 2 indicates that the color has clearly changed.

[Table] Experimental example 2 After grinding seaweed into 8, 15, 50, 100, and 200 mesh pieces, add 5% of the seaweed to a mixture containing oil and fat.
It was mixed and kneaded. As a result of examining the degree of dispersion of seaweed, it was found that it was good for 15 to 200 mesh, but for 8
It was found that the seaweed in Metsuyu had hardened and was not evenly distributed. From the above, it was found that it is preferable that the amount of seaweed mixed into the oil-containing mixture is 15 mesh or more. Experimental Example 3 A mixture containing oil and fat was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1,
To this, add 1%, 5% seaweed crushed into 100 pieces,
They were blended in proportions of 15%, 30%, 50%, 70%, and 90% (by weight) and kneaded uniformly. This was poured into a mold with a depth of 0.5 cm, a width of 2 cm, and a length of 3 cm. The resulting product was examined for binding properties and seaweed flavor. The results are shown in the table below.

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[Table] From the above results, if the amount of seaweed mixed in is too large, the binding property will be poor and moldability will be a problem, and if it is too little, the flavor of seaweed will not be felt in the product, so 5 to 70% It was found that the range of . [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the seaweed-containing food of the present invention retains the flavor of seaweed without changing over a long period of time,
Since this seaweed is finely mixed with the fat-and-oil-containing food material, it goes well with the fats and other foods contained in the fat-and-oil-containing food material, making it a food suitable for appetizers, snacks, and the like. Furthermore, in the normal processing of sheets of seaweed, scraps and powder of seaweed are generated, and no suitable method for utilizing them has been found in the past, but in the present invention, these can be effectively utilized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is a perspective view of a seaweed-containing food product according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Oil-containing food material, 2...Seaweed.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A seaweed-containing food product, characterized in that it is made by uniformly mixing ground seaweed with an oil- and fat-containing food material with a moisture content of 7% by weight or less, which is obtained by adding oil and fat to a dry food, and then molding the mixture. 2. The seaweed-containing food according to claim 1, wherein the crushed seaweed is 15 mesh or more. 3. The seaweed-containing food according to claim 1, in which crushed seaweed is mixed at a concentration of 5 to 70% by weight. 4. The seaweed-containing food according to claim 1, wherein the fat-and-oil-containing food material is a mixture of fat and oil and cheese. 5. The seaweed-containing food according to claim 1, wherein the fat-and-oil-containing food material is a mixture of fat and oil and one or more of the following: soybean protein, minced fish, and dried sea urchin.