MEAT SOFTENING AGENT, MEAT SOFTENING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND MEAT WITH TEXTURE SOFTENED BY THE METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meat softening agent for improving texture of food using meat of natural taste, in more details, softening meat, without using a food additive and requiring an initial investment, a meat softening method using the same, and meat with texture softened by the method.;SOLUTION: A meat softening agent comprising a saccharide composition is such that the saccharide composition contains 35 mass% or more of maltotriose, based on the total amount of solid content. A meat softening method includes adding 0.5 pt.mass or more of the meat softening agent as the solid content, based on 100 pts.mass of meat followed by heating. Meat with texture softened by the method is also provided.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT