Patent ID: 8685602

Claim:
A toner for electrophotography, comprising: a binder resin, wherein a molecular weight distribution of the binder resin has at least three peaks or shoulders; a colorant; and a barium compound, the toner having: a relaxation modulus G(t) of from about 2.0Ã—10 2 Pa to about 3.0Ã—10 3 Pa at a fixing time of 220 msec and a fixing temperature of 160Â° C. as determined by a measurement of dynamic viscoelasticity; a barium content of from about 0.1% to about 0.5% with respect to a total amount of constituent atoms in the toner as determined by X-ray fluorescence; and a colorant content of from 4% by mass to 15% by mass based on a total mass of the solids content of the toner.