Patent ID: 8227164

Claim:
A toner, comprising: a colorant; a binder resin; a release agent; a fixing supplemental component, wherein the fixing supplemental component is a crystalline polyester having an endothermic peak (T2-cp) not less than 60° C. and less than 80° C. when subjected to a second DSC heating, and the toner has a storage elastic modulus G′ (Pa) satisfying the following conditions: 5.0×10 4 <G′<5.0×10 5 at 80° C. 1.0×10 4 <G′<1.0×10 5 at 90° C. 5.0×10 3 <G′<5.0×10 4 at 100° C. 1.0×10 3 <G′<1.0×10 4 at 120° C. 1.0×10 3 <G′<1.0×10 4 at 150° C.