US4376132A
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Seasoning composition having crab meat flavor
Assignee: Ajinomoto Co Inc
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Filing: 1981-10-06
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Granted: 1983-03-08
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Expires: 2001-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A crab meat flavored seasoning composition, comprising: (a) not less than 50% by wt. of amino acids, (b) not less than 2% by wt. of 5'-nucleotides, (c) not less than 30% by wt. of inorganic salts, (d) not less than 1% by wt. of glucides and (e) a substantial amount of crab shell extract or synthetic crab aromatics; said amino acids comprising not less than 40% by wt. of glycine, not less than 40% by wt. of arginine and glutamic acid and not less than 10% by wt. of alanine, said 5'-nucleotides comprising not less than 50% by wt. of GMP and said inorganic salts comprising not less than 20% by wt. of potassium ion, not less than 40% by wt. of phosphate ion and not more than 40% by wt. of sodium and chlorine ions.
Inventors
- 👤 Hajime Eguchi
- 👤 Hideko Furukawa
- 👤 Tetsuya Kawakita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:45
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/20; A23L27/23; A23L27/21; A23L27/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A crab meat flavored seasoning composition, comprising: (a) not less than 50% by wt. of amino acids, (b) not less than 2% by wt. of 5'-nucleotides, (c) not less than 30% by wt. of inorganic salts, (d) not less than 1% by wt. of glucides and (e) a substantial amount of crab shell extract or synthetic crab aromatics; said amino acids comprising not less than 40% by wt. of glycine, not less than 40% by wt. of arginine and glutamic acid and not less than 10% by wt. of alanine, said 5'-nucleotides comprising not less than 50% by wt. of GMP and said inorganic salts comprising not less than 20% by wt. of potassium ion, not less than 40% by wt. of phosphate ion and not more than 40% by wt. of sodium and chlorine ions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A crab meat flavored seasoning composition, comprising: (a) not less than 50% by wt. of amino acids, (b) not less than 2% by wt. of 5'-nucleotides, (c) not less than 30% by wt. of inorganic salts, (d) not less than 1% by wt. of glucides and (e) a substantial amount of crab shell extract or synthetic crab aromatics; said amino acids comprising not less than 40% by wt. of glycine, not less than 40% by wt. of arginine and glutamic acid and not less than 10% by wt. of alanine, said 5'-nucleotides comprising not less than 50% by wt. of GMP and said inorganic salts comprising not less than 20% by wt. of potassium ion, not less than 40% by wt. of phosphate ion and not more than 40% by wt. of sodium and chlorine ions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said amino acids are essentially derived from HAP and/or HVP.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said 5'-nucleotides consist of said amount of GMP and at least one 5'-nucleotide selected from the group consisting of CMP, AMP and IMP.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 3, wherein said glucide is inverted sugar and/or liquid sugar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said glucide is glucose.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said inorganic salts are sodium chloride and potassium phosphate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the dry weight of crab shell extract is from 2 to 20% by wt. of that of components (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said crab shell extract is a hot-water extract, an organic-solvent extract or a dilute-acid extract.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition is in the form of a liquid, paste, powder or granular mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process for producing the composition of claim 1, comprising: mixing said components (a), (b), (c) and (d) in water with crushed crab shells; and heating the mixture.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said components (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are dissolved in water and the mixture is heated at a temperature in the range from 80° C. to 120° C. for 30 to 120 minutes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
80 words
A process for producing the composition of claim 1, comprising: (1) extracting crushed crab shells with hot water thereby forming an aqueous extract and a crushed crab shell residue; (2) separating said aqueous extract from said crushed crab shell residue; (3) extracting said residue with a solvent under heat thereby obtaining a solvent extract; (4) mixing the solvent extract with said aqueous extract; (5) admixing the mixture with said components (a), (b), (c) and (d); and (6) heating the admixture.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 12, wherein in step (6) the admixture is heated in a temperature range of 80° C. to 120° C. for 30 to 120 minutes.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 12, wherein said solvent is ethanol.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 12, wherein said solvent is water or dilute acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15, wherein the liquid product obtained is further concentrated.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 16, wherein the concentrated composition is further dried and converted to a powder or granular mixture.
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