Aspirated materials and methods for producing aspirated materials
By employing specific strains of Aspergillus molds to assimilate food materials, the process enhances or reduces targeted functional components, addressing the limitations in existing knowledge on Aspergillus oryzae assimilation and achieving enhanced health benefits in assimilated products.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- IBARAKI UNIVERSITY
- Filing Date
- 2021-12-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-22
AI Technical Summary
Existing knowledge on Aspergillus oryzae assimilation and substance transformation is limited, lacking methods to specifically increase or decrease functional components in assimilated products.
Utilizing specific strains of Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus sojae molds, such as Aspergillus oryzae MC-01, SP-05, M-1, EM-2, MP-01, and Aspergillus sojae KT, to assimilate food materials like lotus and mandarin orange, resulting in increased or decreased functional components through enzymatic conversion.
The process enhances or reduces specific functional components like nuciferin, nobiletin, and other polyphenols in the assimilated products, achieving targeted health benefits.
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