Marine micro-algae food material containing docosahexaenoic acid, food containing the same and manufacturing method therefor
AssigneeKawasaki Steel Corporation
InventorsTokio Iizuka, Kenichi Uehara, Daizo Takeuchi
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Abstract
A DHA-containing food material includes a marine micro algae containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). A method of manufacturing the DHA-containing food material has the steps of culturing the marine micro algae containing DHA, separating bodies of the algae, water-washing, disinfecting and drying the bodies of the algae. A DHA-containing food including the marine micro algae containing the DHA can be directly added to a food. A method of manufacturing the DHA-containing food material may include the steps of kneading the marine micro algae containing the DHA with a food material, and heating the kneaded material.
Claims5
A DHA-containing food material comprising:
- food material;
- and
- a strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii, a marine micro algae containing docosahexaenoic acid, designated by ATCC No. 30021, the strain being produced by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) culturing the strain of Cryptthecodinium cohnii by a liquid submerged method, the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii having a pepsin digestibility in humans of at least 80%;
- (b) separating bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii:
- (c) water-washing the bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii;
- (d) disinfecting the bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii;
- and
- (e) drying the bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii.
A method of manufacturing a DHA-containing food material for humans comprising the steps of:
- (a) liquid submerged culturing a strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii, a marine micro algae containing DHA, designated by ATCC No. 30021, the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii having a pepsin digestibility in humans of at least 80%;
- (b) separating bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii;
- (c) water-washing the bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii;
- (d) disinfecting the bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii;
- (e) drying the bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii;
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- (f) adding the bodies of the strain of Crypthecodinium cohnii to a food.
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