JPH1056997A - Noodle containing gluconic acid alkali metal salt - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a low-salt noodle having palatability superior to noodles prepared by the single use of table salt by using a gluconic acid alkali metal salt singly or in combination with table salt. SOLUTION: Noodle dough containing a gluconic acid alkali metal salt (potassium gluconate, sodium gluconate, etc.) singly or in combination with table salt is kneaded, rolled, slit and boiled. The amount of the alkali metal gluconate is nearly equal to that of table salt in conventional noodle in the case of the single use of the gluconate. The weight ratio of the alkali metal gluconate to the table salt is 10:90 to 99:1 in the case of using the gluconate in combination with the table salt.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to noodles using an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Salt is used as a raw material for producing noodles. The purpose of use is not to add saltiness but to play many roles such as improvement of dough physical properties, workability, and storage stability of products. For example, in udon, about 2 to 4% of salt is used based on the amount of flour used, and how to reduce salt intake from noodles has become a major issue.
Research on alternative products to salt has been conducted enthusiastically.

[0003]

The use of potassium chloride or the like as a salt substitute product is being studied, but potassium chloride has a strong bitter taste, has little practical effect as a salt substitute, and has other problems in terms of quality and work. No useful alternative products have been found in terms of sex and the like. Focusing on alkali metal salts of gluconic acid, such as sodium gluconate and potassium gluconate, as a substitute for the salt used as a raw material for noodles. The present inventors obtained a groundbreaking new finding that a product having a quality equal to or higher than the product using salt was obtained, and as a result of further research, the present invention was completed.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides noodles containing an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid alone or together with salt, and a method for producing the same.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Examples of the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid used in the present invention include potassium gluconate, sodium gluconate and the like. With the noodles of the present invention,
One or more cereal flours such as flour, barley flour, buckwheat flour, rye flour, rice flour, etc. And raw noodles, boiled noodles, dry noodles, etc., prepared by a conventional method using, as an essential raw material, an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid alone or in combination with salt. Specific examples of noodles include raw noodles such as udon, somen, Chinese noodles, macaroni, spaghettis, boiled noodles, and dried noodles.

The method for producing the noodles of the present invention may be a conventional method, for example, a method in which an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid alone or a mixture of an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid and salt and water are added to flour or the like. After kneading, if necessary, aging is performed for about 20 minutes. Next, rolling and cutting are performed, and the cut is directly used as raw noodles, dried to obtain dry noodles, or boiled with boiling water, and then cooled to obtain boiled noodles. Drying is performed by a conventional method.

The amount of the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid used is
When using it alone, it is sufficient to replace the usual amount of salt used with the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid as it is, for example, in the case of udon, 1 to flour is used.
About 4% (% by weight, hereinafter the same) is appropriate. In addition, it is preferable to appropriately increase or decrease the amount of use in consideration of various conditions such as the quality of the target noodles and the amount of water. When the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid is used in combination with the salt, the ratio of the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid to the salt is generally from 10:90 to 99:99.
1, preferably in the range of about 25:75 to 75:25, and the total amount of both is about the same as when the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid is used alone (i.e., 1 to flour). About 4%) is appropriate.

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to examples. Example Boiled noodles were manufactured according to the following raw material mixing ratios and manufacturing steps, and the tensile strength, surface roughness, texture, and turbidity of boiling water of the noodles were evaluated.

[0009]

[Table 1] The salt substitution effect of the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid was evaluated by substituting 50 and 100% of the salt used amount of the above-mentioned raw material.

[0010]

[Table 2]

[Measurement of Tensile Strength] Immediately after boiling, the noodle strings (length 5 cm) were fixed on a card meter, and 100 mm / min.
The tensile strength at the time of pulling at a speed of was measured. [Evaluation of Roughness and Texture of Noodle String Surface] A udon using salt alone was used as a control and evaluated by a sensory test according to the following criteria.

Evaluation standard +2; considerably better than control +1; slightly better than control 0; equivalent to control -1; slightly worse than control -2; considerably worse than control [Evaluation of turbidity of boiling water] 100 ml of 100 g of raw noodles After boiling in boiling water, pour boiling water into a 1-liter graduated cylinder.
The amount of precipitate upon standing for a period of time was measured. The evaluation results are as follows.

[0013]

[Table 3]

Udon obtained by replacing salt with an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid has improved tensile strength, rough skin of noodle strings, and texture. The alkali metal salt of gluconic acid is used as an alternative salt to salt during the production of noodles. Was effective. When the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid was used as an alternative salt to sodium chloride, the amount of the precipitate in the boiling water was clearly reduced, and the effectiveness was also clarified in this respect.

[0015]

The noodles produced using the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid of the present invention alone or in combination with the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid and salt are the same as the noodles produced using conventional salt alone. Alternatively, since it has better quality, it is possible to provide excellent noodles with reduced salt. Further, the alkali metal salt of gluconic acid can be used as a salt substitute raw material for producing noodles, as a salt reducing agent, as a quality improving agent, as a yield improving agent, and the like.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Noodles containing an alkali metal gluconate alone or together with salt 2. A method for producing boiled noodles, comprising kneading noodle dough using an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid alone or in combination with salt, followed by rolling, cutting and boiling. 3. A method for producing dry noodles, comprising kneading noodle dough using an alkali metal salt of gluconic acid alone or in combination with salt, followed by rolling, cutting and drying.