PRODUCTION OF APHANOTHECE SACRUM OKADA-CONTAINING KONJAK

摘要

PURPOSE:To obtain the titled beautiful KONJAK (devil's-tongue) having light green color and unique stickiness with excellent preservation quality of a product and high mineral content, by blending Aphanothece sacrum Okada with KONJAK flour and a coagulant, placing the resultant blend in a bag and heating the blend. CONSTITUTION:Aphanothece sacrum Okada (scientific name; SUIZENJINORI) is blended with KONJAK flour (preferably refined flour) and a coagulant (e.g. calcium hydroxide) and the resultant blend is then placed in a bag and heated, preferably at 75-80 deg.C for 40min-1hr to afford the aimed KONJAK.