摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a softening method for securely softening an animal material while retaining the shape, palate feeling and flavor; and to provide a softened animal food material softened in a condition of retaining the shape, palate feeling and flavor by the softening method using an enzyme processing solvent. <P>SOLUTION: The softening method includes softening by enzyme-treating an animal material composed of meat or fish and shellfish. In more details, the softening method includes supplying an enzyme processing solvent containing protein splitting enzyme and at least one thickener into the inside of the animal material by an infusion method, and making the protein splitting enzyme in the enzyme processing solvent react to the constituent component of the animal material so as to soften the animal food material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |