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Agarobiose-containing compositionRelated Patent Categories: Food Or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, And Products, Products Per Se, Or Processes Of Preparing Or Treating Compositions Involving Chemical Reaction By Addition, Combining Diverse Food Material, Or Permanent Additive, Beverage Or Beverage ConcentrateAgarobiose-containing composition description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070202238, Agarobiose-containing composition. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present invention is a division of application Ser. No. 09/979,003, filed Nov. 14, 2001, now allowed, which is the national stage under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.371 of international application PCT/JP00/02921, filed May 8, 2000, which designated the United States, and which application was not published in English language. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates to a saccharide composition derived from algae which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, or a functional food or drink, a method for producing the composition, and a food, drink or seasoning containing the composition and having excellent effects of abirritating a stimulative taste and enhancing amplitude of a sweet taste. The present invention also relates to a drink having a novel taste and an additive which is useful for the production of a food or a drink having an improved taste. BACKGROUND ART [0003] Agarobiose and saccharides containing agarobiose are obtained by hydrolyzing agarose, agaropectin or the like, which are polysaccharides contained in seaweed or red algae. Conventionally, no attempt has been made to intentionally use agarobiose or saccharides containing agarobiose for foods, drinks or seasonings. OBJECTS OF INVENTION [0004] The main object of the present invention is to provide a material that contains agarobiose and a method for producing the material, and to provide a tasty food, drink and seasoning having effects of abirritating, i.e. reducing the irritability of, a stimulative taste, and also enhancing amplitude of a sweet taste utilizing the material. SUMMARY OF INVENTION [0005] The present invention is outlined as follows. The first aspect of the present invention relates to agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition produced by a process comprising decomposing an agarobiose-containing material using a solid acid. [0006] In an exemplary embodiment of the first aspect, there is provided agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition, wherein the solid acid is a substance that has a functional group that results in a cation, and is capable of hydrolyzing in a solid form in a reaction mixture. [0007] The agarobiose-containing composition is not specifically limited as long as it contains agarobiose. For example, it contains 0.5 to 90% (w/w) of agarobiose and 10 to 99.5% (w/w) of agarooligosaccharide(s) other than agarobiose. Based only on the agarooligosaccharide content, it contains 5 to 60% (w/w) of agarobiose and 40 to 95% (w/w) of agarooligosaccharide(s) other than agarobiose in view of balance between agarobiose and oligosaccharide(s) in a composition. [0008] The second aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition, the method comprising decomposing an agarobiose-containing material using a solid acid. [0009] The third aspect of the present invention relates to a food, drink or seasoning which contains agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition. [0010] In one embodiment of the third aspect, there is provided a food, drink or seasoning which contains agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition and in which the stimulative taste is abirritated and/or the amplitude of the sweet taste is enhanced. [0011] In an exemplary embodiment of the third aspect, there is provided a food, drink or seasoning which contains agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition at a concentration of 0.01 to 90% (w/w). [0012] In an exemplary embodiment of the third aspect, there is provided a drink containing a liquid agar. [0013] The fourth aspect of the present invention relates to a drink containing a liquid agar and having improved fluidity, wherein the liquid agar is produced by a process comprising dissolving a raw material agar and changing the temperature of the resulting solution across the solidifying point temperature of the agar while forcibly stirring. [0014] In an exemplary embodiment of the fourth aspect, there is provided a drink containing a liquid agar and having improved fluidity, which has thick texture and leaves little aftertaste. [0015] In an exemplary embodiment of the fourth aspect, there is provided a drink containing a liquid agar, which has viscosity of 5 to 300 cps. [0016] The fifth aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing a drink containing a liquid agar and having improved fluidity, the method comprising dissolving a raw material agar and changing the temperature of the resulting solution across the solidifying point temperature of the agar while forcibly stirring to obtain a liquid agar. [0017] The sixth aspect of the present invention relates to a formulation for abirritating a stimulative taste or enhancing amplitude of a sweet taste, which contains agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition. [0018] The seventh aspect of the present invention relates to a method for abirritating a stimulative taste or enhancing amplitude of a sweet taste, the method comprising adding agarobiose and/or an agarobiose-containing composition. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Continue reading about Agarobiose-containing composition... 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