DRIED KONJAC AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AS WELL AS PROCESSED FOODS USING SAID DRIED KONJAC

摘要

Provided are dried konjac having the contradictory elements of improved water-reconstitution properties and an effect to prevent degeneration when dried along with reduced calories and sugars and which can be anticipated to have blood sugar-suppressing effects, a manufacturing method therefor, and processed foods using said dried konjac. The dried konjac is characterized in that it comprises, by weight ratio, 8-20% of one or more kinds of starch material selected from tapioca, potato, cornstarch and processed starch, 6-20% konjac powder, 15-40% of one or more kinds of dietary fiber material selected from a dietary fiber material A group including digestion-resistant starch and processed starch comprising a large quantity of dietary fiber, 0-10% of one or more kinds of dietary fiber materials selected from a dietary fiber material B group comprising oat fiber, wheat fiber, potato fiber, sugar cane fiber, crystalline cellulose, sodium alginate, carrageenan, guar gum, hydrolyzed guar gum, psyllium seed gum, xanthan gum, tamarind gum, tragacanth gum, and jeran gum, and 30-50% of digestion-resistant dextrin.