ICE FOR STORING FRESH FOODS - MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD

Title:

ICE FOR STORING FRESH FOODS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2000/008956

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Ice for storing fresh foods which makes it possible, even after melting, to safely store fresh foods such as fishes and shellfishes over a long period of time owing to the bactericidal effect of hypochlorous acid contained therein in addition to the preserving effect in a chilled state, when being in contact directly with the fresh foods. The ice, which contains hypochlorous acid as the active ingredient, is characterized in that the content of the hypochlorous acid ranges from 5 to 30 ppm, preferably from 10 to 20 ppm. The ice is not sealed in a container and contains hydrogen peroxide, an edible colorant and a cryonucleation accelerator together with one or more substances selected from the group consisting of chlorine dioxide, propionic acids, parahydroxybenzoic acids, polylysine, chitin, chitosan, sorbic acids, hinokitiol, lysozyme and lactoferrins.

Inventors:

TOMITA MAMORU (JP)
KATO RYO (JP)
SUZUKI KIYOSHI (JP)
DOI TOYOHIKO (JP)
NAKAMURA TEIICHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1999/002912

Publication Date:

February 24, 2000

Filing Date:

May 31, 1999

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD (JP)
TOMITA MAMORU (JP)
KATO RYO (JP)
SUZUKI KIYOSHI (JP)
DOI TOYOHIKO (JP)
NAKAMURA TEIICHI (JP)

International Classes:

A23B4/06; A23B7/05; A23L3/36; A23L3/375; F25C1/00; (IPC1-7): A23L3/375; A23L3/3463; A23L3/3472; A23L3/3526; A23L3/358

Foreign References:

JPS254541B1	1950-12-18
JPH02290482A	1990-11-30
JPS63267708A	1988-11-04
JPH06113825A	1994-04-26
JPS6075267A	1985-04-27
JPH10130636A	1998-05-19
JPH0592994A	1993-04-16
JPH107516A	1998-01-13