Pregelatinized rice food

Abstract

To provide an easy-to-eat pregelatinized rice food product in which the cooked rice or porridge can be easily stirred and the rice or porridge at the bottom can be easily scooped up. [Solution] The pregelatinized rice food product is provided with a bag-shaped container (1) having a first inlet (3) for opening the bag-shaped container (1), a plastic zipper (4) located below the first inlet (3) for sealing the bag-shaped container (1) in an opened state, and a second cut-out (5) located above the plastic zipper (4) and below the first inlet (3); the plastic zipper (4) is located 75mm±10mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container (1) when the amount of pregelatinized rice (10) is 50g±5g, and is located 85mm±10mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container (1) when the amount of pregelatinized rice (10) is 100g±5g or 200g±5g; and the second cut-out (5) is located as close as possible to the plastic zipper (4).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to pregelatinized rice food. [Background technology]

[0002] Pregelatinized rice foods made from pregelatinized rice can be stored for long periods at room temperature and can be eaten simply by adding hot water or water, making them a valuable food source for natural disasters.

[0003] With regard to this pregelatinized rice food product, the applicant has proposed a pregelatinized rice food product shown in Patent Document 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "conventional example").

[0004] In this conventional example, the container contains pregelatinized rice along with seasoning ingredients stored in a packaging bag and a spoon.The ingredients and spoon are removed, hot water or water is poured in, the pregelatinized rice is returned to rice or porridge, and an appropriate amount of ingredients can be added to the finished rice or porridge to achieve the desired flavor. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3238475 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] When adding ingredients to rice and seasoning it as in the conventional example, one would stir it well with the enclosed spoon before eating, but in the conventional container 20, as shown in Figure 7, the notch 21 for opening the container and the plastic zipper 22 are located on the top side of the container (approximately 110 mm to 115 mm from the bottom in the case of a product with 100 g of pregelatinized rice), so the container 20 is deep after opening. This makes it difficult to stir the rice and to scoop the rice from the bottom of the container, making it difficult to eat.

[0007] The present invention was developed in consideration of the current situation, and aims to provide an easy-to-eat pre-gelatinized rice food product that allows the cooked rice or porridge to be easily stirred and the rice or porridge at the bottom to be easily scooped up. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The gist of the present invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0009] This is a pregelatinized rice food product in which pregelatinized rice 10 is sealed in a bag-shaped container 1 with one or more water injection lines 2 on the inside, and can be eaten by opening and pouring hot water or water into the bag-shaped container 1. The bag-shaped container 1 is provided with a first incision 3 for opening the bag-shaped container 1, a plastic zipper part 4 located below the first incision 3 for sealing the bag-shaped container 1 in the opened state, and a second cut part 5 located above the plastic zipper part 4 and below the first incision 3, and the plastic zipper The chuck portion 4 is located at a position 75 mm ± 10 mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1 in the case of a small bag-shaped container 1 containing 50 g ± 5 g of pregelatinized rice 10, and is located at a position 85 mm ± 10 mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1 in the case of a medium-sized bag-shaped container 1 containing 100 g ± 5 g of pregelatinized rice 10 and a large bag-shaped container 1 containing 200 g ± 5 g of pregelatinized rice 10, and further the second cut portion 5 is located as close as possible to the plastic zipper portion 4.

[0010] Furthermore, in the instant rice food product described in claim 1, the instant rice food product is characterized in that the plastic zipper portion 4 is located 25 mm ± 5 mm above the water filling line 2 located at the top of the bag-shaped container 1.

[0011] The present invention also relates to an instant rice food product, characterized in that the second cut portion 5 is provided 5 mm±1 mm above the plastic zipper portion 4 in the instant rice food product described in claim 2.

[0012] In addition, in the instant rice food described in claim 3, the upper end of the bag-shaped container 1 is provided with an upper end adhesive portion 6 in which the front and back portions are adhesively bonded in a strip shape, and the first inclusion portion 3 is provided 5 mm ± 1 mm below this upper end adhesive portion 6. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] Because the present invention is configured as described above, the finished rice or porridge can be easily stirred, and the rice or porridge at the bottom can be easily scooped up, making it an easy-to-eat pre-gelatinized rice food. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing the unopened state of the present embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the bag-shaped container of the present embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of use of this embodiment (the state in which the first compartment has been opened and all contents other than pregelatinized rice have been removed). [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of use of this embodiment (the state in which hot water and seasoning ingredients are poured into the bag-shaped container through the opening). [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of use of this embodiment (hot water and seasoning ingredients are poured in, the plastic zipper portion is closed, and the bag-shaped container is sealed). [Figure 6]FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of use of this embodiment (rice is cooked, the bag-shaped container is cut open from the second cut portion, the top of the bag-shaped container is cut off, and the bag-shaped container is made shallower). [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional container. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be briefly described with reference to the drawings, illustrating the operation of the present invention.

[0016] In this device, the plastic zipper portion 4, which is located below the first inlet portion 3 and seals the bag-shaped container 1 when opened by this first inlet portion 3, is located as low as possible, i.e., 75mm±10mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1 in the case of a small bag-shaped container 1 containing 50g±5g of pregelatinized rice 10, and 85mm±10mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1 in the case of a medium-sized bag-shaped container 1 containing 100g±5g of pregelatinized rice 10 and a large bag-shaped container 1 containing 200g±5g of pregelatinized rice 10.Therefore, the depth of the container portion 7 is shallower than in conventional examples, making it easier to stir the rice and easier to scoop up the rice from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1, resulting in an easy-to-eat pregelatinized rice food.

[0017] Furthermore, since the second cutout 5 is provided at a position as close as possible to the plastic zipper part 4, the part directly above the plastic zipper part 4 can be neatly cut along this plastic zipper part 4, and therefore the part 7 to be the vessel does not become unnecessarily deep. [Example]

[0018] Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0019] In this embodiment, pregelatinized rice 10 is sealed in a bag-shaped container 1 having one or more water filling lines 2 on the inside, and the bag-shaped container 1 can be opened and eaten with hot water or water introduced into the bag-shaped container 1.

[0020] Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, pregelatinized rice 10, seasoning ingredients 11 contained in a packaging bag, an oxygen absorber 12, and eating utensils 13 (spoon) are enclosed within a bag-shaped container 1.

[0021] The components of this embodiment will be described in detail below. Note that the pregelatinized rice 10 is ordinary pregelatinized rice obtained by a conventional manufacturing method, and the seasoning ingredients 11 are conventionally known ones, so detailed explanations will be omitted and in this embodiment, the bag-shaped container 1 will be mainly described in detail.

[0022] The bag-shaped container 1 is similar to that used for general pregelatinized rice foods, and is made of a film material that has gas barrier properties, durability, water resistance, heat resistance, etc., and is designed to allow the enclosed contents to be stored for a long period of time.

[0023] Specifically, the bag-shaped container 1 is made by heat-sealing three sheets of the film material that form the front, back, and bottom portions, and has hanging pieces (not shown) with appropriate strength around the bottom portion, which act as self-standing legs, allowing the food to be cooked and eaten as is without having to be transferred to another container.

[0024] As shown in Figure 2, the inner surface of the bag-shaped container 1 is provided with two water filling lines 2, specifically, a rice water filling line 2a indicating the amount of hot water or water required to turn the pregelatinized rice 10 into cooked rice, and a porridge water filling line 2b indicating the amount of water required to turn the pregelatinized rice 10 into porridge.

[0025] In other words, this embodiment is configured so that the pregelatinized rice 10 can be cooked into either cooked rice or porridge, and the desired cooked rice can be obtained simply by pouring hot water or water along the rice water pouring line 2a or porridge water pouring line 2b provided on the inner surface of the bag-shaped container 1, without having to measure the amount of water required for cooking each time.

[0026] The bag-shaped container 1 is also provided with a first recess 3 for opening the bag-shaped container 1, a plastic zipper portion 4 located below the first recess 3 for sealing the bag-shaped container 1 in an opened state, and a second cutout portion 5 located above the plastic zipper portion 4 and below the first recess 3.

[0027] The first recess 3 is provided at approximately the same position as the notch 21 provided in the container 20 of the conventional example shown in FIG.

[0028] Specifically, as shown in Figure 2, it is provided on both the left and right edges of the bag-shaped container 1, directly below the upper end adhesive portion 6 (the portion where the front and back portions are adhesively joined in a strip shape) provided at the upper end of the bag-shaped container 1, more specifically, 5 mm ± 1 mm below the upper end adhesive portion 6.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 1, the plastic zipper portion 4 is formed in a linear shape and consists of male claws 4a and female claws 4b that are formed to interlock with each other, and are provided on the inner surfaces of the front and back portions, respectively.

[0030] Specifically, in the case of a small bag-shaped container 1 containing approximately 50 g (50 g ± 5 g) of pregelatinized rice 10, the plastic zipper portion 4 is located at a position 75 mm ± 10 mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1, and in the case of a medium-sized bag-shaped container 1 containing approximately 100 g (100 g ± 5 g) of pregelatinized rice 10 and a large bag-shaped container 1 containing approximately 200 g (200 ± 5 g) of pregelatinized rice 10, the plastic zipper portion 4 is located at a position 85 mm ± 10 mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1.

[0031] More specifically, as shown in Figure 2, the plastic zipper portion 4 is located below the first filling portion 3, 25 mm ± 5 mm above the water filling line 2 located at the top of the bag-shaped container 1 (in this embodiment, 25 mm above the porridge water filling line 2b).

[0032] That is, the bag-shaped container 1 of this embodiment is configured such that the plastic zipper portion 4 is provided on the lower side of the bag-shaped container 1, as compared to the conventional example shown in Figure 7 (the plastic zipper 22 provided on the container 20 of the conventional example is provided directly below the notch 21, whereas the plastic zipper portion 4 provided on the bag-shaped container 1 of this embodiment is provided slightly above the midpoint in the height direction of the bag-shaped container 1, specifically, at a position 25 mm ± 5 mm above the water filling line 2 (porridge water filling line 2b)).

[0033] The position of this plastic zipper portion 4 (75 mm ± 10 mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1 for small bag-shaped containers 1, and 85 mm ± 10 mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1 for medium-sized and large bag-shaped containers 1) is a value set based on the results of experiments conducted by the inventor.

[0034] Specifically, the inventor prepared bag-shaped containers 1 corresponding to the respective contents of 50g, 100g, and 200g, which are common contents of pregelatinized rice foods, and placed a predetermined amount (50g, 100g, 200g) of pregelatinized rice 10 into each bag-shaped container 1.He then poured water up to the top water filling line 2 and sealed the bag-shaped container.Through experiments, he found a position that would prevent the pregelatinized rice 10 and water from spilling out, and that would be as close to the bottom of the bag-shaped container 1 as possible, so that the rice or porridge would not spill out once the rice or porridge had been soaked.

[0035] In the experiment, it was confirmed that for each of the bag-shaped containers 1 for 50g (height 142mm x width 135mm x bottom width 65mm), 100g (height 152mm x width 160mm x bottom width 75mm), and 200g (height 152mm x width 190mm x bottom width 81mm), the pregelatinized rice 10 and water did not spill out at a position 25mm from the water filling line 2, and that the finished rice or porridge did not spill out either.

[0036] In addition, the second cutout portion 5 is provided on both the left and right edge portions of the bag-shaped container 1 directly above the plastic zipper portion 4, specifically, 5 mm±1 mm above the plastic zipper portion 4, as shown in Figure 2.

[0037] In other words, the bag-shaped container 1 of this embodiment is configured so that the height of the portion 7 that forms the receptacle of the bag-shaped container 1 can be lowered (the depth can be made shallower) by tearing it from this second cut portion 5.

[0038] The position of this second cutout 5 is determined by providing a plastic zipper 4 25 mm above the water filling line 2 (porridge water filling line 2b). Multiple samples of the bag-shaped container 1 were created with the second cutout 5 in different positions on the plastic zipper 4, and several dozen testers were asked to stir rice in each sample and scoop up and eat the rice. The position that received the most positive feedback was that it was the easiest to mix and eat.

[0039] Next, how to use this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0040] When eating the pregelatinized rice food product of this embodiment, first, as shown in Figure 3, the bag-shaped container 1 is torn from the first inlet 3 to open the bag-shaped container 1, and the seasoning ingredients 11, oxygen absorber 12, and eating utensils 13 contained in the bag-shaped container 1 are removed.

[0041] Next, as shown in Figure 4, seasoning ingredients 11 are placed in the bag-shaped container 1, and a predetermined amount of hot water or water is poured in. Specifically, when the pregelatinized rice 10 is to be eaten as cooked rice, hot water or water is poured in up to the rice water pouring line 2a, and when the pregelatinized rice 10 is to be eaten as porridge, hot water or water is poured in up to the porridge water pouring line 2b.

[0042] Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the plastic zipper portion 4 is closed to seal the bag-like container 1, and the bag-like container 1 is left for a predetermined period of time.

[0043] Next, after a predetermined time has passed and the rice or porridge is ready, as shown in Figure 6, the bag-shaped container 1 is torn from the second cut portion 5 to separate the upper portion of the bag-shaped container (the upper side of the plastic zipper portion 4), thereby lowering the height of the bag-shaped container 1 (reducing the depth of the bag-shaped container 1).

[0044] Then, the plastic zipper part 4 is opened, and the rice or porridge is stirred and loosened with the eating utensil 13 before eating.

[0045] In this way, in this embodiment, the second cutout 5 is located 25 mm ± 5 mm above the water filling line 2 which is located at the top of the bag-shaped container 1, and the second cutout 5 which is located below the first inlet 3 and above the plastic zipper portion 4 is located 5 mm ± 1 mm above the plastic zipper portion 4.Therefore, the bag-shaped container 1 which has been torn open from the first inlet 3 can be further torn from the second cutout 5.By tearing the bag-shaped container 1 from this second cutout 5, the portion 7 which will become the container of the bag-shaped container 1 in the state torn from the first inlet 3 can be made low in height (shallow in depth).As the height of the portion 7 which will become the container of the bag-shaped container 1 is reduced (the depth is reduced), the finished rice or porridge can be easily stirred, and when eating, the rice or porridge at the bottom is easier to scoop up, making it easier to eat.

[0046] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the second cutout 5 is located 5 mm±1 mm above the plastic zipper portion 4, i.e., directly above the plastic zipper portion 4, and when the bag-shaped container 1 is torn from the second cutout 5, the bag-shaped container 1 can be torn along the plastic zipper portion 4, so the bag-shaped container 1 can be torn cleanly in a straight line (if the second cutout 5 is located below the plastic zipper portion 4, if the bag-shaped container 1 is torn by mistake downwards when being torn, it will continue to tear, and the bag-shaped container 1 will no longer function as a container, and the rice may spill out). Furthermore, since the plastic zipper portion 4 is located around the periphery of the upper opening of the portion 7 that serves as the container of the bag-shaped container 1, the upper edge of the portion 7 that serves as the container of the bag-shaped container 1 retains its shape, making it even easier to eat.

[0047] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and the specific configuration of each component can be designed as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0048] 1 Bag-shaped container 2 Water filling line 3 First Entrance Section 4 Plastic zipper 5 Second cut 6 Upper end adhesive part 10. Instant rice

Claims

1. An instant rice food product in which instant rice is sealed in a bag-shaped container with one or more water filling lines on the inside, and which can be eaten by opening and pouring hot water or water into the bag-shaped container, wherein the bag-shaped container has a first notch for opening the bag-shaped container, a plastic zipper part located below the first notch for sealing the bag-shaped container in an opened state, and a second notch located above the plastic zipper part and below the first notch, wherein the plastic zipper part is located 75mm±10mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container in the case of a small bag-shaped container containing 50g±5g of instant rice, and is located 85mm±10mm from the bottom of the bag-shaped container in the case of a medium-sized bag-shaped container containing 100g±5g of instant rice and a large bag-shaped container containing 200g±5g of instant rice, and further wherein the second notch is located as close as possible to the plastic zipper part.

2. 2. The pregelatinized rice food product according to claim 1, wherein the plastic zipper portion is located 25 mm±5 mm above the water filling line located at the top of the bag-shaped container.

3. 3. The pregelatinized rice food product according to claim 2, wherein the second cutout is provided 5 mm±1 mm above the plastic zipper portion.

4. 4. The pregelatinized rice food product according to claim 3, wherein the upper end of the bag-shaped container has an upper end adhesive portion where the front and back portions are adhesively joined in a strip shape, and the first recess portion is provided 5 mm±1 mm below this upper end adhesive portion.

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