NATURAL RED PIGMENTS AND FOODS AND FOOD MATERIALS CONTAINING THE PIGMENTS

Title:

NATURAL RED PIGMENTS AND FOODS AND FOOD MATERIALS CONTAINING THE PIGMENTS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003063615

Kind Code:

A8

Abstract:

It is found out that natural red pigments can be obtained from hemoglobin and myoglobin derivatives having zinc protoporphyrin as the metalloporphyrin moiety. By using these natural red pigments in producing cattle meat products, whale meat products, fish meat products and fish paste products, products being stable against oxidation and having a favorable color tone can be obtained without resort to any coloring agents such as nitrous acid salts.

Inventors:

NUMATA MASAHIRO (JP)
WAKAMATSU JUNICHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2003/000924

Publication Date:

January 06, 2005

Filing Date:

January 30, 2003

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Assignee:

ITOHAM FOODS INC (JP)
NUMATA MASAHIRO (JP)
WAKAMATSU JUNICHI (JP)

International Classes:

A23L1/275; A23L5/40; A23L13/00; A23L13/40; A23L17/00; C09B47/00; C09B61/00; (IPC1-7): A23L1/27; A23L1/31; A23L1/325

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