The purpose of the present invention is to produce dried noodles in which “cracking of noodle strings”, which has been a problem accompanying high-temperature hot-air drying, is prevented or suppressed. Disclosed are dried noodles including: a main ingredient; and at least one crosslinked pregelatinized potato starch selected from the group consisting of etherified, cross-linked, pregelatinized potato starch, and esterified, cross-linked, pregelatinized potato starch, wherein the viscosity of the cross-linked, pregelatinized, potato starch is 50 mPa.Math.s or less under measurement conditions where the slurry temperature is 20° C., the slurry concentration is 5% by mass, and the revolving speed is 60 rpm.

A frozen noodle product includes: a frozen noodle block, as a main food portion, obtained by freezing and hardening a cooked food; and a sauce portion obtained by freezing and hardening a sauce to be eaten together with the cooked food. The frozen noodle block has a sauce-portion arranging surface on which the sauce portion is arranged. An opening is formed in the sauce-portion arranging surface. The sauce portion is arranged on the frozen noodle block such that the lower end side, which is a part of the sauce portion, is inserted in the opening and the upper end side, which is the remaining part thereof, projects from the sauce-portion arranging surface side.

Provided are a noodle cutting device and a noodle production device that are capable of reducing or preventing adhesion between noodles (52a, 52b), particularly thick noodles. This noodle cutting device comprises: a pair of cutting blade rolls (10a, 10b) having a plurality of annular grooves (12a, 12b) arranged in parallel so as to face and mesh with each other; plate-shaped sections (24a, 24b) that extend along the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade rolls; scrapers (20a, 20b) having a plurality of protrusions (22a, 22b) on a long side of the plate-shaped sections and extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the long side, said scrapers being configured such that the each of the plurality of protrusions engage with the corresponding annular groove among the plurality of annular grooves in the cutting blade rolls and peels noodles that are in the plurality of annular grooves from the cutting blade rolls; and comb plates (30a, 30b) having a plurality of protrusions (32a, 32b) arranged displaced from the center of the plurality of annular grooves, along the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade rolls, and being arranged such that the plurality of protrusions are in contact with the noodles at a position at which the noodles are not in contact with the cutting blade rolls or the plurality of protrusions in the scrapers.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel oil-and-fat composition usable as an oil-and-fat sensation imparting material that can impart an oil-and-fat sensation to food and drink at a more natural and moderate intensity or can enhance or improve the oil-and-fat feeling in food and drink, and that can further enhance the flavor or texture that can be sensed in the oral cavity, such as a richness of taste, depth of taste, voluminous feeling, and feeling on the tongue; and a novel manufacturing method therefor. The present invention pertains to an oil-and-fat composition that has a moisture content of less than 1.0 mass % and that includes: component A that is three types of free fatty acids comprising free palmitic acid, free oleic acid, and free stearic acid; and component B that is two types of unsaturated aldehydes comprising 2-decenal and 2-octenal, wherein 0.002-0.2 parts by mass of component B is contained with respect to 100 parts by mass of component A, and at least 8.5 mass % of component A is contained with respect to the total mass of the composition.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel oil-and-fat composition usable as an oil-and-fat sensation imparting material that can impart an oil-and-fat sensation to food and drink at a more natural and moderate intensity or can enhance or improve the oil-and-fat feeling in food and drink, and that can further enhance the flavor or texture that can be sensed in the oral cavity, such as a richness of taste, depth of taste, voluminous feeling, and feeling on the tongue; and a novel manufacturing method therefor. The present invention pertains to an oil-and-fat composition that has a moisture content of less than 1.0 mass % and that includes: component A that is three types of free fatty acids comprising free palmitic acid, free oleic acid, and free stearic acid; and component B that is two types of unsaturated aldehydes comprising 2-decenal and 2-octenal, wherein 0.002-0.2 parts by mass of component B is contained with respect to 100 parts by mass of component A, and at least 8.5 mass % of component A is contained with respect to the total mass of the composition.

The present invention provides a process for producing instant noodles and an instant noodle product from dragon fruits using ultra-sonication technology, wherein the process comprises: a) Pre-processing dragon fruit ingredients; b) Heating the dragon fruit solution to room temperature; c) Activating the dragon fruit solution; d) Removing impurities of the powdery ingredients through a sieve; e) Performing a catalytic reaction between the activated dragon fruit solution and other ingredients of the instant noodles; f) Proofing; g) Pressing the dough; h) Shape cutting into noodles; i) Steaming instant noodles; j) Macerating with seasonings; k) Cooling and frying (instant noodle product from dragon fruits using ultra-sonication technology with frying); 1) Cooling and drying (instant noodle product from dragon fruits using ultra-sonication technology without frying); m) Cooling; n) Drying and cooling; o) Packaging.

The present invention provides a process for producing instant noodles and an instant noodle product from dragon fruits using ultra-sonication technology, wherein the process comprises: a) Pre-processing dragon fruit ingredients; b) Heating the dragon fruit solution to room temperature; c) Activating the dragon fruit solution; d) Removing impurities of the powdery ingredients through a sieve; e) Performing a catalytic reaction between the activated dragon fruit solution and other ingredients of the instant noodles; f) Proofing; g) Pressing the dough; h) Shape cutting into noodles; i) Steaming instant noodles; j) Macerating with seasonings; k) Cooling and frying (instant noodle product from dragon fruits using ultra-sonication technology with frying); 1) Cooling and drying (instant noodle product from dragon fruits using ultra-sonication technology without frying); m) Cooling; n) Drying and cooling; o) Packaging.

A quick-cooking noodle structure includes a noodle body and at least one convex rib, wherein the noodle body is strip-shaped and flat; the convex rib is configured on one surface of the noodle body along a long side of the noodle body; a width of the convex rib is greater than a width of the noodle body on each of both sides of the convex rib, and a height of the convex rib is equal to a height of the noodle body, thereby allowing the noodle body to generate wrinkles and wavy lines when the noodle body is dried to a quick-cooking noodle, making cooking time of the quick-cooking noodle shorten, increasing cooked noodle bite texture, and further allowing soup or seasoning to attach to the wrinkles and wavy lines, so as to add flavor to the noodles.

A quick-cooking noodle structure includes a noodle body and at least one convex rib, wherein the noodle body is strip-shaped and flat; the convex rib is configured on one surface of the noodle body along a long side of the noodle body; a width of the convex rib is equal to a width of the noodle body on each of both sides of the convex rib, and a height of the convex rib is equal to a height of the noodle body, thereby allowing the noodle body to generate wrinkles and wavy lines when the noodle body is dried to a quick-cooking noodle, making cooking time of the quick-cooking noodle shorten, increasing cooked noodle bite texture, and further allowing soup or seasoning to attach to the wrinkles and wavy lines, so as to add flavor to the noodles.

[Problem to be Solved] The present invention provides a method for producing fried noodles having a reduced sodium content and excellent noodle making properties, texture, and flavor. [Solution] Fresh noodles having excellent noodle making properties, texture, and flavor can be produced not by adding salt but by adding 1 to 3% by weight of potassium lactate relative to a main raw material powder such as wheat flour. Further, fried noodles having a reduced sodium content and excellent texture and flavor can be produced by steaming the fresh noodles and fry drying.