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Process for production of enriched rice or barley
Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-01-06
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2004-01-06
Abstract
Abstract Polished rice or barley enriched with nutrients, said nutrients being fixed in and on the grain by coating an oil/fat and a wax which do not melt at ordinary temperature but melt on heating. Said enriched polished rice or barley has essential nutrients in good balance and the nutrients can be retained on the grains when washing them before cooking.
Inventors
- 👤 Shintaro Moritaka, deceased
- 👤 Yasuhiko Watanabe
- 👤 Motoyuki Nishimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:34
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B9/00; A23B9/14; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/101; A23L7/196; A23L7/1963; A23P; A23P20/00; A23P20/10; A23P20/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A process for producing enriched polished rice or rice or barley, which comprises incorporating or letting depositing nutrients in or on polished rice or barley grains, and subsequently coating the resultant grains with an aqueous emulsion containing an oil/fat and a wax wherein each of the components melts at about 40° to 80° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process for producing enriched polished rice or rice or barley, which comprises incorporating or letting depositing nutrients in or on polished rice or barley grains, and subsequently coating the resultant grains with an aqueous emulsion containing an oil/fat and a wax wherein each of the components melts at about 40° to 80° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the emulsion contains the wax in a proportion of about 1 to 100 weight parts based on 100 weight parts of the oil/fat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The according to claim 1, wherein the oil/fat is sperm oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated beef tallow or hydrogenated rapeseed oil, and the wax is rice bran wax, candellila wax, carnauba wax or bees wax.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the coating amount of the oil/fat and the wax is about 2 to 7 weight %, relative to the weight of the finished enriched rice or barley.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the coating of the emulsion is accomplished by a spray-coating procedure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the nutrients are water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, amino acids or minerals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
Polished rice or barley enriched with nutrients, said nutrients being fixed in or on the grains by coating the polished rice or barley grains, in or on which the nutrients are incorporated or deposited, with an oil/fat and a wax wherein each of the components melts at about 40° to 80° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
Polished rice or barley enriched with nutrients, said nutrients being fixed in or on the grains by coating the polished rice or barley grains, in or on which the nutrients are incorporated or deposited, with an oil/fat and a wax wherein each of the components melts at about 40° to 80° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
Polished rice or barley enriched with nutrients according to claim 16, wherein the amount of the wax is about 1 to 100 weight parts based on 100 weight parts of the oil/fat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
Polished rice, or barley enriched with nutrients according to claim 7, wherein the coating amount of the oil/fat and the wax is about 2 to 7 weight %, relative to the weight of the finished enriched rice or barley.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
Polished rice or barley enriched with nutrients according to claim 7, wherein the nutrients are water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, amino acids or minerals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
Polished rice or barley enriched with nutrients according to claim 7, wherien the oil/fat is sperm oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated beef tallow or hydrogenated rapeseed oil, and the wax is rice bran wax, candellila wax, carnauba wax or bees wax.
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