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US 6,599,543 B1Granted
Process for preparing fermented soybean milk
AssigneeFuji Oil Company, Limited
InventorsHitoshi Yokoyama, Keiji Miyata, Hideo Sugano, Haruo Tsumura
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process for preparing a fermented soybean milk comprising the steps of: inoculating a lactic acid bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei into soybean milk, and fermenting the same. According to the process of the present invention, lactic acid bacteria fermented soybean milk with great flavor can be provided.
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A process for preparing a fermented soybean milk comprising:
- contacting dehulled and dehypocotyl whole soybeans with warm or hot water;
- removing warm or hot water-soluble component from the soybeans;
- pulverizing the soybeans to make a slurry;
- removing insoluble component from the slurry to make a soybean milk,
- inoculating a lactic acid bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei into the soybean milk,
- adding one or more saccharides which can be utilized by the lactic acid bacterium to the soybean milk, and
- fermenting the soybean milk to produce the fermented soybean milk.
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