Generally, described herein are milling devices. A milling device (100) includes a rotatable screw (110) in an outer periphery of which spiral grooves (110a, 110b) are formed; a barrel (120) surrounding the portion of the screw (110) where the spiral grooves (110a, 110b) are formed and in an inner periphery of which a spiral groove (120a) is formed; a loader (130) for loading cereal grains into a space (135) between the screw (110) and barrel (120); a compressor (140) attached to a distal end of the barrel (120) and accumulating and pressurizing in a nearly airtight state the cereal grains ground in the space (135) and fed therein as the screw (110) rotates; and a discharge port (150) provided in a front face of the compressor (140) and blasting the cereal grains fed in and pressurized by way of rotation of the screw (110).

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a milling device, milling method, cereal flour, food product, and adhesive.

BACKGROUND ART

Cereal-based food products are essential for the diet of people nowadays. Such food products have a variety of forms including breads, noodles such as udon and pasta, pizza, dumpling and shumai wrappers, and sweets such as cakes and donuts.

Cereals must be transformed into dough for producing cereal-based food products. There are several reports on preparation of such dough and production of cereal-based food products.

Patent Literature 1 describes a method of imparting viscosity to rice flour by adding a given amount of gluten and producing noodles. Moreover, Patent Literature 2 describes a device comprising a screw and a barrel for producing cereal-based puffy food products. Moreover, Patent Literature 3 describes a method of producing breads using a gluten substitute from rice flour and thickeners. Moreover, Patent Literature 4 describes a method of producing bakery products using finely pulverized powder primarily including pregelatinized rice.

Moreover, traditionally, glues (adhesives) using cereals including rice have been used. There are several reports on such adhesives.

Patent Literature 5 describes an adhesive production method including the steps of gelatinizing sticky rice while stirring with a heater and stirrer and mixing in natural spices. Moreover, Patent Literature 6 describes a wood glue production method including the steps of cooking washed rices, mincing the cooked rices, introducing water-soluble additives (chitosan and the like) while stirring with a stirrer, and filtering through a strainer.

CITATION LIST

Patent Literature

Patent Literature 1: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Kokai Publication No. H11-32706;

Patent Literature 2: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Kokai Publication No. H10-75759;

Patent Literature 3: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Kokai Publication No. 2005-021024;

Patent Literature 4: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Kokai Publication No. 2001-017070;

Patent Literature 5: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Kokai Publication No. 2008-214517; and

Patent Literature 6: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Kokai Publication No. 2009-013229.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technical Problem

However, the method described in Patent Literature 1 includes mixing gluten with rice powder and, therefore, not only has a disadvantage of increased production cost but also is against consumer needs calling for reduced food additives. Moreover, the device described in Patent Literature 2 is capable of producing puffy food products made from cereals, but cannot impart the viscosity to the extent of preparing dough. Moreover, the method described in Patent Literature 3 uses thickeners such as curdlan and xanthan gum and the method described in Patent Literature 4 adds gluten to prepare a thin layer of dough for bakery products; then, however, this contradicts the goal of reducing food additives. Moreover, the adhesive production methods described in Patent Literature 5 and 6 require a multistep production process and, therefore, have problems such as a prolonged time required to produce an additive and increased production cost.

The present disclosure is made with the view of the above situation and an objective of the disclosure is to provide a milling device, milling method, cereal flour, food product, and adhesive making it possible to grind and blast cereal grains in a short time and at low cost.

Solution to Problem

In order to achieve the above objective, the milling device according to a first exemplary aspect of the present disclosure comprises:a rotatable screw in an outer periphery of which spiral grooves are formed;a barrel surrounding the portion of the screw where the spiral grooves are formed and in an inner periphery of which a spiral groove is formed;a loader for loading cereal grains into a space between the screw and barrel;a compressor attached to a distal end of the barrel and accumulating and pressurizing in a nearly airtight state the cereal grains ground in the space and fed therein as the screw rotates; anda discharge port provided in a front face of the compressor and blasting the cereal grains fed in and pressurized by way of rotation of the screw.

The grooves of the screw may comprise a bottom surface, two lateral surfaces rising at given angles from the bottom surface, and a lateral surface rising at a given angle from at least one of the two lateral surfaces.

Non-rounded edges may be formed on the grooves of the screw.

The grooves of the screw may comprise grooves of different pitches.

Of the grooves of the screw, the groove near the distal end may have a smaller pitch than the groove near a rear end.

The milling method for cereals according to a second exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes the following steps:grinding cereal grains in a space between a rotatable screw in an outer periphery of which spiral grooves are formed and a barrel surrounding the portion of the screw where the spiral grooves are formed and in an inner periphery of which a spiral groove is formed by way of the screw and barrel;blasting the ground cereal grains; andpulverizing the blasted cereal grains.

The grooves of the screw may comprise a bottom surface, two lateral surfaces rising at given angles from the bottom surface, and a lateral surface rising at a given angle from at least one of the two lateral surfaces.

Non-rounded edges may be formed on the grooves of the screw.

The grooves of the screw may comprise grooves of different pitches.

Of the grooves of the screw, the groove near a distal end may have a smaller pitch than the groove near a rear end.

The cereal flour according to a third exemplary aspect of the present disclosure is obtained by the milling method for cereals according to the second exemplary aspect of the present disclosure.

The cereal flour according to a fourth exemplary aspect of the present disclosure penetrates and adsorbs into kneaded food powder to prepare dough from the food powder.

The food product according to a fifth exemplary aspect of the present disclosure contains the cereal flour according to the third exemplary aspect of the present disclosure or the cereal flour according to the fourth exemplary aspect of the present disclosure.

The adhesive according to a sixth exemplary aspect of the present disclosure contains the cereal flour according to the third exemplary aspect of the present disclosure.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

The present disclosure can provide a milling device, milling method, cereal flour, food product, and adhesive making it possible to grind and blast cereal grains in a short time and at a low cost.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail hereafter.

First, a milling device100according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.

The milling device100according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a device grinding and then blasting cereal grains to produce cereal flour. The obtained cereal flour can be kneaded along with an existing food powder to prepare dough from the food powder or used for imparting viscosity to a food product, or used as a raw material of adhesives as described later.

In this specification, “cereal grains” means cereal grains having a largest diameter of 0.5 mm to 15.0 mm and include, but are not limited to, rice, wheat, barley, rye, corn, non-glutinous millet, white sorghum, tuber and corm crops (potatoes, cassavas, taros, yuccas, and the like). When tuber and corm crops are used, for example, tuber and corm crops are cut into cubes of 1.0 mm to 10.0 mm to use as cereal grains provided that the water content is 10 to 30%. Any cereal grain yielding the efficacy of the present disclosure can be selected as appropriate.

Moreover, the term “grinding” in this specification means crushing cereal grains in a space between a rotatable screw in the outer periphery of which spiral grooves are formed and a barrel surrounding the portion of the screw where the spiral grooves are formed and in the inner periphery of which a spiral groove is formed by way of rotation of the screw as described later.

Moreover, the term “blasting” in this specification means breaking cereal grains into multiple fragments by ejecting cereal grains pressurized in a nearly airtight state in a given nearly closed space through a small-diameter discharge port from the nearly closed space as described later.

As shown inFIG. 1, the milling device100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a screw110, a barrel120, a loader130, a compressor140, a discharge port150, and a bearing170. For easier understanding of the internal structure of the milling device100,FIG. 1shows the components in a cross-section parallel to the figure except for the screw110.

The screw110has a nearly columnar shape and is driven by a driving device (not shown) attached to the rear end (the following explanation will be made on the assumption that the back of the milling device100is on the left and the front of the milling device100is on the right inFIG. 1) to rotate about the rotation axis R. The screw110is driven by the driving device (not shown) to rotate counterclockwise when the milling device100is seen from the back. A first groove110aand a second groove110b, which are spiral and different in pitch, are formed in the outer periphery of the screw110. The first groove110ais a spiral groove of a pitch P1(FIG. 2) provided over a given range from the distal end (the right end inFIG. 1) of the screw110. The second groove110bis a spiral groove formed with a pitch P2(FIG. 2) larger than the pitch P1of the first groove110aover a given range on the rear side of the first groove110a.

The first groove110acomprises, as shown inFIG. 2, a first bottom surface111, a first lateral surface111arising from one side of the first bottom surface111, a second lateral surface111brising from the other side of the first bottom surface111, and a third lateral surface111crising from the opposite side of the second lateral surface111bto the first bottom surface111. The first lateral surface111arises from the first bottom surface111at an intersection angle θ1and a non-rounded first edge112ais formed at the intersection. The second lateral surface111brises from the first bottom surface111at an intersection angle θ2and a non-rounded second edge112bis formed at the intersection. The third lateral surface111crises from the second lateral surface111bat an intersection angle θ2′ and a non-rounded third edge112cis formed at the intersection. The intersection angle θ1is smaller than the intersection angles θ2and θ2′, and θ1=90 degrees and θ2=θ2′=135 degrees in this embodiment. Using θ1=90 degrees, ground cereal grains can effectively be crammed and pressurized in the compressor140as described later. Moreover, using θ2=θ2′=135 degrees, the loaded cereal grains can be fed into a groove120aof the barrel120as described later.

The second groove110bcomprises, as shown inFIG. 2, a second bottom surface115, a fourth lateral surface115arising from one side of the second bottom surface115, a fifth lateral surface115brising from the other side of the second bottom surface115, and a sixth lateral surface115crising from the opposite side of the fifth lateral surface115bto the second bottom surface115. The fourth lateral surface115arises from the second bottom surface115at an intersection angle θ3and a non-rounded fourth edge116ais formed at the intersection. The fifth lateral surface115brises from the second bottom surface115at an intersection angle θ4and a non-rounded fifth edge116bis formed at the intersection. The sixth lateral surface115crises from the fifth lateral surface115bat an intersection angle θ4′ and a non-rounded sixth edge116cis formed at the intersection. The intersection angle θ3is smaller than the intersection angles θ4and θ4′, and θ3=90 degrees and θ4=θ4′=135 degrees in this embodiment. Using θ3=90 degrees, ground cereal grains can effectively be crammed and pressurized in the compressor140as mentioned above. Moreover, using θ4=θ4′=135 degrees, the loaded cereal grains can be fed into the groove120aof the barrel120as mentioned above.

As described above, the screw110is not of a flat cut type but one on which the first groove110aand the second groove110beach having non-rounded edges are formed.

Driven by the above-mentioned driving device (not shown), the screw110rotates to grind cereal grains together with the barrel120as described later. Here, by making the pitch P1of the first groove110asmaller than the pitch P2of the second groove110bas described above, it is possible to increase the pressing force on the cereal grains near the distal end of the screw110. The second groove110bhas a width W2(FIG. 2) of 15.0 mm to 27.0 mm and the first groove110ahas a width W1(FIG. 2) of 4.0 mm to 14.0 mm. The first groove110aand the second groove110bindividually have a depth D1(FIG. 2) of 5.0 mm to 15.0 mm.

The barrel120has a nearly cylindrical tube121and a flange122provided at the end of the tube121and fixed to the bearing170. The barrel120(flange122) and the bearing170can be fixed by a known method such as bolting and welding. The barrel120houses the screw110in part in an inner space making the tube121and the flange122communicate. As a result, the portion of the screw110where the first groove110aand the second groove110bare formed is surrounded by the barrel120. As shown inFIG. 3, a spiral groove120ais formed in the inner periphery of the barrel120. The groove120aplays the role of grinding cereal grains together with the screw110. Presence of the groove120aserves to increase the friction between the cereal grains and the inner periphery of the barrel120, whereby the cereal grains can efficiently be ground. The groove120ahas a depth D3(FIG. 3) of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm. Moreover, as shown inFIG. 3, the groove120ahas a semicircular cross-section of which the diameter (the width W3of the groove120a) is 4.0 mm to 14.0 mm. Here, although depending on what size the cereal grains should be ground to, a space135between the screw110and the barrel120preferably has a minimum value of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm. Here, the minimum value of the space135is a width W4(FIG. 4) between the tops of ridges110c(FIGS. 1 and 2) formed on the outer periphery of the screw110and the tops of ridges120b(FIGS. 1 and 3) formed on the inner periphery of the barrel120.

The bearing170holds the flange122of the barrel120and rotatably supports the screw110. The bearing170has a bearing surface170aand is in charge of a force from a journal110dof the inserted screw110. As a result, the screw110is rotatably supported by the bearing170, and the screw110can stably rotate without wobbling.

The loader130is provided for loading cereal grains into the space135between the screw110and the barrel120. The loader130has a loading opening130apenetrating the tube121of the barrel120from the outer surface and communicating with the interior of the barrel120. Here, the loader130is attached at the rear end of the barrel120. Cereal grains loaded into the space135via the loader130are ground in the space135by the rotating screw110. More specifically, first, the loaded cereal grains enter the first groove110aand the second groove110bof the screw110and the groove120aof the barrel120. Then, as the ridges110cformed on the screw110shift along with rotation of the screw110, the cereal grains having entered the groove120aof the barrel120are crushed by the ridges110c. Moreover, the cereal grains having entered the first groove110aand the second groove110bshift as the ridges110cshift and are crushed by the ridges120bformed on the barrel120. The cereal grains ground in the space135as described above are gradually fed into the interior of the compressor140(described later) by the ridges110cshifting along with rotation of the screw110.

The compressor140is provided at the distal end of the barrel120as shown inFIG. 1. The ground cereal grains are gradually fed into a compressor's interior145(a nearly closed space) that is the interior space of the compressor140by the rotating screw110. The cereal grains fed in by the rotating screw110are accumulated and crammed and pressurized in a nearly airtight state in the compressor's interior145.

Moreover, the discharge port150for discharging the cereal grains fed into the compressor's interior145is provided in a front face140aof the compressor140. The discharge port150is nearly circular when seen from in front of the milling device100and provided nearly at the center of the front face140aof the compressor140so as to communicate with the compressor's interior145. The cereal grains crammed and pressurized in a nearly airtight state in the compressor's interior145are ejected from the discharge port150and thereby blasted. In other words, the cereal grains are broken into multiple fragments by the pressure during ejection. While the screw110is rotating, the cereal grains are continuously ejected from the discharge port150, whereby the cereal grains are constantly blasted. Here, the diameter of the discharge port150is set to a size that makes it possible for the fed-in cereal grains to sufficiently increase the pressure in the compressor's interior145. Therefore, although depending on the size of cereal grains to mill, the diameter of the discharge port150is desirably 5.0 mm to 10.0 mm. As a result, ejected from the compressor's interior145in which the pressure is sufficiently increased via the discharge port150, the cereal grains can be broken into multiple fragments. Here, the discharge port150may have a rectangular shape when seen from in front of the milling device100.

With the milling device100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, cereal grains are ground by the screw110on which the first groove110aand the second groove110beach having non-rounded edges are formed and blasted through ejection from the discharge port150, whereby cereal flour having an angular shape and usable for imparting viscosity to a food product or as a raw material of adhesives as described later can be obtained.

Moreover, with the milling device100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, cereal grains are continuously ground and blasted by way of rotation of the screw110, whereby desired cereal flour can be produced in a short time.

Moreover, with the milling device100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, desired cereal flour can be produced without undergoing complex steps and at a low cost because no chemicals are necessary.

Moreover, in the milling device100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the spiral groove120ais formed in the inner periphery of the barrel120, whereby the friction between the cereal grains and the inner periphery of the barrel120can effectively be increased, whereby cereal grains can efficiently be ground.

Moreover, in the milling device100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, milling can be done without using chemicals as described above, whereby cereal flour highly safe to the human body can be obtained.

The present disclosure is not confined to the above-described embodiment and various modifications and applications are available. For example, as shown inFIG. 1, the mode in which the rounded groove120ais formed in the inner periphery of the barrel120is described above. However, the groove formed in the inner periphery of the barrel120may have non-rounded edges.

Moreover, as shown inFIG. 1, the mode in which the groove120ahaving a nearly uniform width and depth is formed in the inner periphery of the barrel120is described above. However, the groove formed in the inner periphery of the barrel120may have the width and depth reduced gradually toward the distal end.

Moreover, as shown inFIG. 1, the mode in which the second groove110band the first groove110ahaving a width smaller than the second groove110bare formed in the outer periphery of the screw110is described above. However, the groove pitch of the screw110may be reduced gradually or grooves of nearly the same pitch may be formed in the outer periphery of the screw110.

Moreover, the barrel120and/or the compressor140may be provided with a temperature adjusting device (for example, a heater) for adjusting the temperature in the milling process.

The milling method and cereal flour according to the present disclosure will be described hereafter.

The milling method according to the present disclosure includes the following steps:(i) grinding cereal grains in a space between the rotatable screw110in the outer periphery of which spiral grooves are formed and the barrel120surrounding the portion of the screw110where the spiral grooves are formed and in the inner periphery of which a spiral groove is formed by way of the screw110and the barrel120;(ii) blasting the ground cereal grains; and(iii) pulverizing the blasted cereal grains.

Details of the cereal grains used in step (i) are as described above. Details of the screw110and the barrel120are also as described above. The grooves formed in the outer periphery of the screw110have non-rounded edges (FIG. 2) as described above. Moreover, the space135between the screw110and the barrel120is also as described above.

The blasting method in step (ii) can include, for example, cramming and pressurizing in the compressor's interior145and ejecting from the discharge port150the cereal grains ground in step (i). Any blasting method yielding the efficacy of the present disclosure can be selected as appropriate.

The pulverizing method in step (iii) can be a known pulverizing means. For example, a pin mill pulverizer may be used to break the cereal grains blasted in step (ii) into smaller fragments. Any pulverizing method yielding the efficacy of the present disclosure can be selected as appropriate.

Contained in a food product, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can impart viscosity to the food product, and be used as a so-called thickener for increasing the viscoelasticity of a food product. For example, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can be kneaded along with an existing food powder to prepare dough from the food powder or mixed with a liquid food product (such as a dressing) to impart viscosity. Preferably, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure is among those pulverized to grain sizes of 75% passing through a 180 mesh to 80% passing through a 200 mesh for kneading along with an existing food powder to prepare dough from the food powder. Moreover, those pulverized smaller than the above described grain sizes can preferably be used for mixing in liquid food products (such as dressings).

In the case of kneading the cereal flour according to the present disclosure along with an existing food powder to prepare dough from the food powder, the existing food powder can be, for example, corn powder, white sorghum powder, rice powder, potato powder (potato starch and the like), cassava powder, non-glutinous millet powder, various kinds of starches (tapioca starch and the like), raw okara (soy pulp), and a mixture of these. Moreover, mixed with the cereal flour according to the present disclosure, weak flour as an existing food powder can have the viscoelasticity increased to a nearly equal level to all-purpose flour or hard flour. Kneaded along with the cereal flour according to the present disclosure, an existing food powder can be given desired viscoelasticity to prepare dough for breads, pastas, dumpling wrappers, cakes, pizza crusts, udon noodles, takoyaki (octopus balls), donuts, and the like. Any existing food powder yielding the efficacy of the present disclosure can be selected as appropriate. Moreover, although depending on the type of an existing food powder and the food product to produce, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure and existing food powder are mixed at a ratio of, for example, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure:the existing food powder=1:2.5 to 2:98, and preferably the cereal flour according to the present disclosure:the existing food powder=1:3 to 1:15.

The cereal flour according to the present disclosure can penetrate and adsorb to an existing food powder to knead along with (penetration adsorption). Details are given below. Powders obtained by the prior art milling method are rounded in shape such as spherical or ellipsoidal and therefore interfacially adsorb to an existing food powder to knead along with (interface adsorption). Consequently, the powders obtained by the prior art milling method fall off after kneaded along with an existing food powder for a specific length of time, and the viscosity significantly decreases, whereby it is difficult to prepare dough from the food powder. On the other hand, the cereal flour obtained by the milling method according to the present disclosure has an angular shape resulting from being ground with a screw on which the grooves having non-rounded edges are formed and blasted, and therefore can penetrate and adsorb to an existing food powder to knead along with. Consequently, the cereal flour obtained by the milling method according to the present disclosure does not fall off after kneaded along with an existing food powder for a long time, whereby it is possible to keep entanglement between the food powder particles, not decrease the viscosity, and efficiently prepare dough from the food powder in a short time.

The cereal flour according to the present disclosure is milled by physical means such as grinding and blasting without using chemicals and the like. For this reason, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure is highly safe to the human body and can be used in food safely. Moreover, since the cereal flour according to the present disclosure itself works as a thickener, there is no need of adding to a food product other thickeners such as curdlan, xanthan gum, and guar gum. Moreover, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can be milled in a short time and at a low cost as described above.

Moreover, the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can be used as a raw material of adhesives. The adhesives can be produced by mixing the cereal flour according to the present disclosure and water at a given water multiplying ratio (the ratio by weight of water to mix with the cereal flour) and kneading for approximately 30 to 180 seconds. The adhesives containing the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can be used as adhesives for paper such as cardboard and craft paper, adhesives for construction materials such as wood and plywood, adhesives for shaping coke fuel and briquette coal, and the like. Here, the above water multiplying ratio is changed as appropriate according to the application of the adhesive, and can be, for example, 3.0 to 6.0 in the case of adhesives for paper.

Containing the cereal flour having an angular shape as described above, the adhesives containing the cereal flour according to the present disclosure exhibit excellent adhesive strength.

Moreover, the adhesives containing the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can be produced without undergoing a multistep production process, and therefore are produced in a short time and at a low cost. Moreover, the adhesives containing the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can be produced without using chemicals and the like, and therefore are produced at a low cost.

Moreover, the prior art adhesives require temperature control in the production process. On the other hand, the adhesives containing the cereal flour according to the present disclosure can easily be produced simply by mixing the cereal flour and water and does not require temperature control in the production process.

Moreover, in recent years, how to treat radiation contaminated cereals is an issue. For example, it is possible to produce an adhesive using the cereal flour according to the present disclosure made from radiation contaminated rice. As described above, the adhesives containing the cereal flour according to the present disclosure allows for effective use of radiation contaminated cereals.

PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

Practical Example 1

Cereal flours ground and blasted in the milling device illustrated inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer were kneaded along with an existing food powder and tested for viscosity.

The cereal flours and existing food powders used in the viscosity test were as follows.(1) Existing food powders [i] to [v] (without cereal flour);(2) Cereal flour made from rice (product of Japan)+an existing food powder [i] to [v];(3) Cereal flour made from corn (product of the USA)+an existing food powder [i] to [v];(4) Cereal flour made from white sorghum (product of the USA)+an existing food powder [i] to [v]; and(5) Cereal flour made from potatoes (cut into 5 mm cubes provided that the water content is 15 to 30%) (product of Japan)+an existing food powder [i] to [v].

As for the above (1) (the existing food powders [i] to [v] (without cereal flour)), 30 g of each of the above food powders [i] to [v]) were kneaded in a mixer for one minute with the addition of 150 mL of water. Subsequently, the viscosities of the samples were measured using a viscometer (Viscometer Model No. DV-E (manufactured by Brookfield), a spindle: LV Spindle Model No. LV-4 (64), Maximum CP 12,000).

As for the above (2) to (5), 50 g of a mixed powder consisting of 10 g of each cereal flour and 40 g of each of the above food powders [i] to [v] was kneaded in a mixer for one minute with the addition of 100 mL of water. Subsequently, the viscosities of the samples were measured using the same viscometer as described above.

Table 1 shows the results. The viscosity was zero in the above (1) (without cereal flour) while excellent viscosities were observed with the samples in the above (2) to (5) (with cereal flour) regardless of the type of the kneaded existing food powder. The above results suggested that the cereal flour obtained by the milling device according to the embodiment can maintain an excellent viscosity after kneaded along with an existing food powder for a specific length of time and make it possible to efficiently prepare dough from the food powder.

Practical Example 2

Using cereal flours ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, various food products were produced as below.

Production of Bread

An amount of 16 g of cereal flour made from rice (Japonica rice, product of Japan or Indica rice, product of Thailand) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, 84 g of rice powder, 100 g of tapioca starch, 14 g of sugar, 3.3 g of salt, 7 g of dry yeast, and 201.6 g of water were mixed (the kneading temperature: 20° C.) and placed in a pan of 12 cm in diameter and 5 cm in height to approximately one third thereof. Degassing by dropping was followed by fermentation at 24° C. The dough was left to ferment and rise to approximately eight tenths of the pan and baked at 220° C. for 30 minutes.

The bread obtained as described above was soft and excellent in both taste and texture.

Production of Pizza Crust

An amount of 8 g of cereal flour made from rice (Japonica rice, product of Japan or Indica rice, product of Thailand) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, 42 g of rice powder, 50 g of tapioca starch, 7 g of sugar, 1.7 g of salt, 3 g of dry yeast, and 100.8 g of water were mixed (the kneading time: 5 minutes) to prepare dough. The dough was flattened to a thickness of approximately 3 mm and left to ferment at room temperature for 10 minutes. Subsequently, the dough was baked at 220° C. for 10 minutes.

The pizza crust obtained as described above was soft and excellent in both taste and texture.

Production of Cookies

An amount of 50 g of granulated sugar was added to 50 g of creamed margarine little by little and mixed well. An amount of 50 g of lightly whipped egg white was added in three divided portions and mixed well. A mixture of 4 g of cereal flour made from rice (Japonica rice, product of Japan or Indica rice, product of Thailand) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, 21 g of rice powder, and 25 g of tapioca starch were mixed in through a sieve to prepare dough. The dough was introduced in a pastry bag, squeezed out on a baking sheet, and baked at 180° C. for 20 minutes.

The cookies obtained as described above were crisp and excellent in both taste and texture.

Production of Muffins

An amount of 48 g of granulated sugar was added to 30 g of creamed margarine little by little and mixed well. An amount of 40 g of well beaten whole egg was added in three divided portions and mixed well. A mixture of 7.2 g of cereal flour made from rice (Japonica rice, product of Japan or Indica rice, product of Thailand) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, 28.8 g of rice powder, and 36 g of tapioca starch was mixed in three divided portions and then 33 g of milk was mixed in to prepare dough. The dough was introduced in a muffin pan and baked at 200° C. for 20 minutes.

The muffins obtained as described above were soft and excellent in both taste and texture.

Production of Noodles

An amount of 250 g of cereal flour made from corn (Dent corn, product of the USA) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, 750 g of tapioca starch, and 450 g of water (the water temperature 23° C.) were kneaded to obtain noodle dough. The noodle dough was applied on a noodle maker to obtain noodles of 1.6 mm in diameter. The obtained noodles were cooked for two minutes, rinsed in a cold water, and drained.

The noodles obtained as described above were excellent in both consistency and firmness to the bite. Here, because no wheat flour is used, people allergic to wheat flour can eat the noodles obtained as described above.

Production of Potato Starch Bread

An amount of 25 g of cereal flour made from potatoes (product of Japan) (cut into 5 mm cubes provided that the water content is 15 to 30%) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, 75 g of potato starch, 7.05 g of sugar, 1.69 g of salt, 3.0 g of yeast, and 78.5 g of water were mixed (the kneading temperature: 20° C.) and placed in a pan of 12 cm in diameter and 5 cm in height to approximately one third thereof. Degassing by dropping was followed by fermentation at 24° C. The dough was left to ferment and rise to approximately eight tenths of the pan and baked at 220° C. for 30 minutes.

The bread obtained as described above was soft and excellent in both taste and texture.

Production of Potato Starch Pizza Crust

An amount of 17.6 g of cereal flour made from potatoes (product of Japan) (cut into 5 mm cubes provided that the water content is 15 to 30%) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer, 82.4 g of potato starch, 7.05 g of sugar, 1.69 g of salt, 3.0 g of dry yeast, and 98.9 g of water were mixed (the kneading temperature: 20° C.) to prepare dough. The dough was flattened to a thickness of approximately 3 mm and left to ferment at room temperature for 10 minutes. Then, the dough was baked at 220° C. for 10 minutes.

The pizza crust obtained as described above was soft and excellent in both taste and texture.

Production of Okara Mix

An amount of 200 g of cereal flour made from rice (Japonica rice, product of Japan or Indica rice, product of Thailand) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer and 800 g of raw okara were kneaded, flattened to a thickness of 2 mm, cut into pieces of 60 mm×15 mm, and fried in a food oil heated to 180° C. for six minutes.

The fried okara mix obtained as described above was crisp in texture and excellent in taste.

Practical Example 3

Using cereal flours ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin-mil pulverizer, adhesives were produced as follows.

Adhesive with cereal flour from cassava potatoes

An amount of 100 g of cereal flour made from cassava potatoes (product of Vietnam) (cut into 1 to 9 mm cubes provided that the water content is 27%) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer was kneaded in a mixer for 60 seconds with the addition of 500 g of purified water of 23° C. to obtain a paste-like adhesive. The adhesive was thinly applied to one half of a craft paper of 30 cm×30 cm and the other half of the craft paper where no adhesive was applied was folded over so that the craft papers were bonded together.

The craft papers bonded together with the adhesive were dried at room temperature and the adhesive strength was checked. Consequently, the attempt to separate the craft papers bonded together with the adhesive by hand failed. Thus, it was suggested that the adhesive according to this practical example can exert excellent adhesive strength when used on craft paper.

Moreover, the adhesive obtained as described above was stored in a refrigerator (the inside temperature: 7° C.) for 24 hours and the adhesive strength when applied to a craft paper as described above was checked. Consequently, the attempt to separate the craft papers bonded together with the adhesive by hand failed as in the above case. Thus, it was suggested that the adhesive according to this practical example can exert excellent adhesive strength after being stored in a cold place for a specific length of time.

Adhesive with Cereal Flour from Sorghum

Cereal flour made from sorghum (product of the USA) ground and blasted in the milling device inFIG. 1and pulverized in a pin mill pulverizer was tested in the same manner as the above adhesive with cereal flour from cassava potatoes. However, the adhesive was produced with a water multiplying ratio of 4.2. As a result of checking the adhesive strength, it was suggested that the adhesive can similarly exert excellent adhesive strength.

The present application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-233198, filed on Nov. 11, 2013, of which the specification, scope of claims, and drawings were entirely incorporated herein by reference.

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