The above-mentioned problems are specifically significant to some people on a calorie-limitrophic program or a diet program due to obesity, diabetes, hypertension and etc.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method of wrapping foodstuffs while indicating calorie-divided portions of a foodstuff, the method thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the foodstuff.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wrapping vessel for foodstuffs, which is provided with calorie-division indicating lines on its surface, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of a wrapped foodstuff.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a method and wrapping vessels for wrapping foodstuffs with a calorie-division indicating function, which provides a new wrapping culture to the food industry.

In order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a method of wrapping foodstuffs, comprising the step of temporarily sectioning the foodstuffs or indicating scale portions, division portions, unit weight portions, reduced drawing or picture portions, substitute drawing portions or actual-like drawing portions on the foodstuffs, for selectively intake of the foodstuffs according to the caloric content.

Another embodiment of this invention provides a method for wrapping foodstuffs comprising the steps of drawing a corresponding foodstuff on a separate paper and indicating the foodstuff by part or indicating the foodstuff by part on the wrapping vessel, for selectively intake of the foodstuff according to the caloric content.

A further embodiment of this invention provides a method for wrapping foodstuffs comprising the step of indicating temporary section portions, scale portions, division portions, unit weight portions, reduced drawing or picture portions, substitute drawing portions or actual-like drawing portions on a wrapping vessel for foodstuffs, for selectively intake of the foodstuffs according to the caloric content.

A further embodiment of this invention provides wrapping vessels for foodstuffs comprising temporary section-indicated portions, scale-indicated portions, division- indicated portions, unit weight-indicated portions, reduced drawing-or picture-indicated portions, substitute drawing-indicated portions or actual-like drawing indicated portions on the wrapping vessels, for selectively intake of the foodstuffs according to the caloric content.

A further embodiment of this invention provides foodstuffs comprising temporary section portions, scale-indicated portions, division-indicated portions, unit weight- indicated portions, reduced drawing-or picture-indicated portions, substitute drawing- indicated portions or actual-like drawing indicated portions on the foodstuffs, for selectively intake of the foodstuffs according to the caloric content.

A further embodiment of this invention provides intake vessels for foodstuffs comprising temporary section-indicated portions, scale-indicated portions, division- indicated portions, unit weight-indicated portions, reduced drawing-or picture-indicated portions, substitute drawing-indicated portions or actual-like drawing indicated portions on the intake vessels, for selectively intake of the foodstuffs according to the caloric content.

Preferably, the intake vessel is selected from the group consisting of spoon, wrapper, pack, cup, can and bottle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: Figs. la to 1 f are views, showing a variety of foodstuffs, individually having both temporarily sectioned portions and caloric content indicators expressed on the temporarily sectioned portions in accordance with the primary embodiment of this invention, thereby allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they

are consuming per portion of a foodstuff; Figs. 2a to 2e are views, showing a variety of wrapping vessels for foodstuffs, individually having dotted, dashed, or otherwise sectioned lines indicating specific portion sizes of each wrapped foodstuff in accordance with the second embodiment of the invention, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the wrapped foodstuff; Figs. 3a to 3f are views, showing a variety of wrapping vessels for foodstuffs, individually having dotted, dashed, or otherwise sectioned lines indicating specific portion sizes of each wrapped foodstuff and caloric content indicators, indicating the caloric content of each of the sectioned portions or indicating the summed caloric content of partially divided portions in accordance with the third embodiment of this invention; Figs. 4a to 4e are views, showing a variety of containers for liquid foodstuffs individually having a calorie scale on a sidewall; Fig. 5 is a view, showing a cup with a calorie scale on its sidewall; Figs. 6a to 6d are views, showing a variety of raw foodstuffs, wrapped with transparent plastic films or wrappers and having a plurality of dotted, dashed, or otherwise sectioned lines indicating specific portion sizes of each wrapped foodstuff, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the foodstuff; Fig. 7 is a view of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on which a caloric content per unit weight and a nutritive substance are indicated; Fig. 8 is a view of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on which a reduced foodstuff drawing or picture along with a caloric content are indicated;

Figs. 9a to 9d are views of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on which various forms of substitute drawings along with a caloric content are indicated; and Fig. 10 is a view of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on which a partly schematized drawing similar to an actual object along with a caloric content are indicated.

BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, the total calories of a foodstuff are calculated from the content analysis table of the foodstuff. In the case of a processed foodstuff, the foodstuff may be changed in the content of calories while being processed during a heating, frying, steaming, boiling, or fermenting process. Therefore, the total calories of such processed foodstuff are measured and calculated through a qualitative or quantitative analysis of a completely processed sample. In the case of raw foodstuffs, such as agricultural or marine products, the calories are calculated by portions before they are wrapped.

In the present invention, the expression of the caloric content indicators on a raw foodstuff or a processed foodstuff is performed as follows. That is, the raw or processed foodstuff may be temporarily sectioned by calories before it is wrapped. Thereafter, the caloric content indicators, indicating the calorie content, for example, 100 calories, 200 calories, 300 calories,, are expressed on each of the temporarily sectioned portions of the foodstuff. Alternatively, the foodstuff may be temporarily sectioned into a plurality of calorie-divided portions for breakfast, lunch and supper. As a further alternative, a

figure of a wrapped foodstuff may be drawn on a separate paper wrapped along with the foodstuff. In such a case, a plurality of dotted, dashed, or otherwise sectioned lines, indicating specific portion sizes of each wrapped foodstuff, are provided on the figure. In addition, Arabic numerals 1,2,3...., English characters A, B, C...., or Roman numerals of I, II, in.... are expressed on the sectioned portions of the figure, respectively, with a caloric content being expressed on each of the sectioned portions of the figure.

In the present invention, the caloric content is expressed separately on each of the sectioned portions of a foodstuff while indicating the caloric content of each portion or total caloric content of partially divided portions.

The present invention also provides a wrapping vessel for foodstuffs, wherein one or more segmented lines, indicating specific portion sizes of a wrapped foodstuff, are provided on a surface of the wrapping vessel with a caloric content being expressed on each of the segmented portions of the wrapping vessel. Such a wrapping vessel thus allows people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the foodstuff.

The present invention also provides a variety of wrapping vessels or containers for liquid foodstuffs individually having a calorie scale on a sidewall.

In the present invention, the perforated, dashed, dotted, or otherwise segmented lines, indicating the specific portion sizes, and the calorie scales may be formed on foodstuffs, wrapping vessels or containers through a mechanical process or a thermal process.

The preferred embodiments of this invention will be described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1 Figs. la to If are views, showing a variety of foodstuffs, such as instant noodles, cupped instant noodles, roll cake, length of candy, chocolate, and biscuits, individually having both temporarily sectioned lines and caloric content indicators expressed on the sectioned portions in accordance with the primary embodiment of this invention, thereby allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the foodstuff.

That is, Figs. la to If respectively show instant noodles, cupped instant noodles, roll cake, length of candy, chocolate and biscuits, individually having both temporarily sectioned lines and caloric content indicators expressed on the sectioned portions.

Embodiment 2 Figs. 2a to 2e are views, showing a variety of wrapping vessels for foodstuffs, individually having dotted, dashed, or otherwise segmented lines indicating specific portion sizes of each wrapped foodstuff in accordance with the second embodiment of this invention, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the foodstuff. Figs. 2a and 2d show wrapping vessels for instant noodles. That is, Fig. 2a shows a wrapping vessel for instant noodles, which is segmented into four equal portions, with a caloric content indicator of"300 cal"being expressed on each of the segmented portions in accordance with the first modification of this second embodiment. On the other hand, Fig. 2b shows a wrapping vessel for instant

noodles, which is segmented into six different portions, or two 100 calorie portions, two 150 calorie portions, and two 200 calorie portions in accordance with the second modification of this embodiment. In such a case, each of the 100 calorie portions may be expressed with a character A, I or the term"for breakfast". In the same manner, each of the 150 calorie portions may be expressed with a character B, II or the term"for lunch", while each of the 200 calorie portions may be expressed with a character C, m or the term"for supper".

Fig. 2c shows a seasoning wrapping vessel for cupped instant noodles in accordance with the third modification of the second embodiment. This modification shows a method of expressing divided caloric contents on a wrapping vessel for foodstuff containing a total content of 1,000 calories. Fig. 2d show a wrapping vessel for cheese, butter or cookies, containing a total content of 150 calories, in accordance with fourth modification of the second embodiment. Of course, it should be understood that a wrapping vessel for seasoned peanuts, jelly, raisins, walnuts, or ice-cream cones may be expressed with divided caloric contents in the same manner as that described for Fig. 2d.

Fig. 2e shows a can for liquid foodstuffs, which is expressed with divided caloric contents in accordance with a fifth modification of the second embodiment. Of course, a bottle for liquid foodstuffs may be expressed with divided caloric contents in the same manner as that described for Fig. 2e.

Embodiment 3 Figs. 3a to 3f are views, showing a variety of wrapping vessels for foodstuffs,

individually having dotted, dashed, or otherwise segmented lines indicating specific portion sizes of each wrapped foodstuff and caloric content indicators, indicating the caloric content of each of the sectioned portions or indicating the summed caloric content of partially divided portions in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3a is a view of a wrapping vessel for cookies, sausages, or biscuits in accordance with the first modification of the third embodiment, while Fig. 3b is a view of a wrapping vessel for bread, cookies, pizza, and hamburgers in accordance with the second modification of the third embodiment.

Fig. 3c is a view of an ice-cream cone wrapper, while Fig. 3d is a view of an inner transparent wrapper for roll cake. Such a wrapper of Fig. 3d may be preferably used for wrapping bread, rice cake, hamburgers, sausages, sugar cubes, or a lunch-basket.

A lunch-basket wrapped with such a wrapper is shown in Fig. 3f.

Fig. 3d is a view showing a wrapper for roll cake, while Fig. 3e is a view showing a wrapper for length of candy.

Embodiment 4 Figs. 4a to 4e are views, showing a variety of intake or wrapping vesselcs for liquid foodstuffs, such as syrup, liquor or juice, individually having a calorie scale on a sidewall in accordance with the fourth embodiment of this invention. Fig. 4a shows an ice-cream spoon having a calorie scale in accordance with the first modification of the fourth embodiment. Fig. 4b shows an ice-cream cone wrapper in accordance with the second modification of this embodiment. In this modification, the ice-cream cone is

thermally and temporarily sectioned into several parts, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the ice-cream cone.

Fig. 4c is a view of a carton pack for milk in accordance with the third modification of this embodiment, with a calorie scale being provided on the surface of a sidewall of the pack and caloric content indicators of, for example, 50 calories, 100 calories, 150 calories, and etc., being expressed on the scale, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming when drinking the milk.

Fig. 4d is a view of a cup with a calorie scale being provided on its sidewall in accordance with the fourth modification of the fourth embodiment, with caloric content indicators of, for example, 70 calories, 50 calories, and etc., being expressed on the scale, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming when partaking of a liquid foodstuff contained in the cup. On the other hand, Fig. 4e is a view of a bottle for liquid foodstuffs in accordance with the fifth modification of the fourth embodiment, with a calorie scale being interiorly or exteriorly provided on its sidewall and caloric content indicators being expressed on the scale, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming when partaking of a liquid foodstuff contained in the bottle.

Embodiment 5 Fig. 5 is a view, showing a cup with a calorie scale on its sidewall in accordance with the fifth embodiment of this invention. In this embodiment, the scale is interiorly or exteriorly provided on the sidewall of the cup with caloric content indicators being

expressed on the scale.

In this embodiment, the calorie scale of the cup indicates that milk contains 80 calories, cola or soda pop contains 200 calories, and natural juice contains 60 calories when they are filled in the cup to reach the highest level of the scale.

Embodiment 6 Figs. 6a to 6d are views, showing a variety of raw foodstuffs, such as apples, bananas, watermelon, dried squid, wrapped with transparent plastic films or wrappers, the films or wrappers individually having a plurality of dotted, dashed, or otherwise segmented lines indicating specific portion sizes of each wrapped foodstuff in accordance with the sixth embodiment of this invention, thus allowing people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the foodstuff.

Embodiment 7 This embodiment is a wrapping vessel for foodstuffs, on the surface of which a caloric content per unit weight and a nutritive substance are indicated.

Fig. 7 is a view of the bean curd wrapping vessel according to this embodiment.

As shown in Fig. 7, a gross weight of the bean curd, a caloric content per 100 grams and a nutritive substance such as carbohydrate, protein, sodium, are indicated on the surface of the wrapping vessel.

Embodiment 8 This embodiment is a wrapping vessel for foodstuffs, on the surface of which a reduced foodstuff drawing or picture along with a caloric content are indicated.

Fig. 8 is a view of the wrapping vessel of a sea crab commodity according to the present invention, on the surface of which a reduced sea crab drawing along with a caloric content by part are indicated.

Embodiment 9 This embodiment is a wrapping vessel for foodstuffs, on the surface of which various forms of substitute drawings along with a caloric content are indicated.

Fig. 9a is a view of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on the surface of which two different clovers along with each calorie content thereof are indicated and total calorie contents added up are also indicated. Fig. 9b is a view of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on the surface of which two different animals, i. e., turtle and rabbit, along with each calorie content thereof are indicated and total calorie contents added up are also indicated. For example, the respective calorie contents of a turtle and a rabbit are 100 kcal and 10 kcal. Thus, total calorie contents for one turtle and two rabbits are indicated to 120 kcal. Fig. 9c is a view of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on the surface of which two different insects along with each calorie content thereof are indicated and total calorie contents added up

are also indicated. Fig. 9d is a view of the wrapping vessel according to the present invention, on the surface of which three different forms of fingers, 100 kcal of one finger, 200 kcal of two fmgers and 300 kcal of three fingers are indicated.

Embodiment 10 This embodiment is a wrapping vessel for foodstuffs, on which partly schematized drawings similar to an actual object along with caloric contents by part are indicated.

Fig. 10 is a view of the wrapping vessel of a sea crab commodity according to the present invention, which partly schematized drawings similar to an actual sea crab along with caloric contents by part are indicated on a wrapping paper.

It should be understood that the present invention may be also preferably used for wrapping or containing livestock feed in place of human foodstuffs without affecting the functioning of this invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention provides a method and wrapping vessels for wrapping foodstuffs with a calorie-division indicating function. This is specifically suitable for some people on a calorie-limitrophic program or a diet program due to obesity, diabetes, hypertension and etc. In the present invention, calorie-divided portions are indicated on a foodstuff by temporarily sectioning the foodstuff and/or on a

wrapping vessel for foodstuffs by indicating scale portions, division portions, unit weight portions, reduced drawing or picture portions, substitute drawing portions or actual-like drawing portions on the foodstuffs, for selectively intake of the foodstuffs according to the caloric content. This finally allows people to easily and precisely know how many calories they are consuming per portion of the foodstuff. Therefore, the method and wrapping vessel of this invention is specifically and preferably used for wrapping dietary/health foodstuffs. Another advantage of this invention resides in that it provides a new wrapping culture to the food industry.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.