Patent ID: 6855471

Claim:
A toner which comprises i) a binder resin containing a cross-linking agent component, ii) a colorant, iii) a compound (A) and iv) a compound (B); said compound (A) being a compound selected from the group consisting of abietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, dihydroabietic acid, neoabietic acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid, levopimaric acid, pulstric acid, sandaracopimaric acid, secodehydroabietic acid and agathic acid; said compound (B) being a derivative of the compound included in the group from which said compound (A) is selected; and the total content A (% by weight: based on the weight of the toner) of said compound (A) and compound (B) in said toner being from 0.2% by weight to 6% by weight, and, where the content of said cross-linking agent component in said binder resin is represented by B (% by weight: based on the weight of the toner), satisfying the relationship of: 0.1≦A/B≦70.