JP2000127657A - Physical property indication label for threshed cereal and printing system for physical property of threshed cereal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a physical property indication label for threshed cereals and a printing system for the physical property of threshed cereals which contribute to selecting the description of a threshed cereal product showing a preferred eating quality or relish and a blending ratio thereof and at the same time, serve for specifying the description. SOLUTION: The physical property indication labels 101a, 101b have sheet bodies 1a, 1b and indication regions 6-10 which are provided on the surfaces of the sheet bodies 1a, 1b to indicate physical data such as the nutrient content or the appearance of a threshed cereal product. In these regions 6-10, the physical data obtained through detecting of the threshed cereal product and calculation data relative to eating quality calculated based on the detected physical property data. The eating quality points indicating the tastefulness are shown in a eating quality point indication region 8. In addition, plural sets of data are indicated in a graph indication region 9 as a radar chart. Further, in a polished rice, water addition data to the polished rice amount at the time of rice cooking is indicated in a water amount adjustment indication region 10 as one of the calculation data sets relative to the palate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thresh physical property indicator and a thresh display, which display physical property data of thresh, such as rice, wheat, and soybeans, and are attached to the outer surface of a package containing thresh. The present invention relates to a grain physical printing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, as shown in FIG. 6, contents such as a place of origin, a variety, a year of production, a use ratio, a blend ratio, a net weight of milled rice, a milled rice date, a name of a distributor or a milled rice mill. It is obliged by the Food Agency to attach the printed display 31 to a rice milling bag. Such a display body 3
No. 1 is printed directly on a milling bag, or is adhered to the milling bag as an adhesive label printed on one side. A trader or a consumer usually buys the contents of the display 31 while trusting the contents of the display 31 so that the display 31 does not impair the security of the transaction and the trust of the consumer. On the other hand, consumers choose rice mills by using “Koshihikari” or “Akita Komachi”.
Are often attracted to the brand power derived from the breed name such as “Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture” or the like.
Also, some homes prefer to cook rice that is harder and easier to taste,
Different homes have different tastes and textures, such as soft and umami cooked rice being preferred.

[0003]

By the way, the variety can be specified by the difference in nutrient content (amino acid, protein, fatty acid content, etc.) and appearance (whiteness, transparency, uniform particle size, etc.). "100% Koshihikari"
It is not possible to know whether or not the entire content is actually "Koshihikari only" simply by displaying. In particular, the case of a blended rice obtained by mixing and mixing a plurality of types of brown rice is particularly so. If the displayed blend ratio and the true blend ratio do not match irrespective of intention or negligence, a false display is made. On the other hand, depending on the nutrient content of each variety and the degree of milling of each lot, the required amount of water required for cooking and the taste and texture of the cooked rice often differ. However, since information on the above-mentioned water addition, taste, and texture cannot be obtained from the conventional display body 31, the varieties and blend ratios are appropriately changed in order to select milled rice having a desired taste and texture. No attempt was made to look at it, and rice milling options were narrow. For this reason, the fact is that the varieties that have been used regularly are continuously purchased at the same blend ratio.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and contributes to selection of varieties and blend ratios of threshing products exhibiting a desired taste and texture, and to identification of varieties. Another object of the present invention is to provide a thresh physical property indicator and a thresh physical property printing system which are also useful.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a thresh physical property indicator according to the present invention is a display attached to an outer surface of a package for accommodating thresh products, and comprises a sheet body. And, comprising a display area set on the surface of the sheet body to display physical property data such as nutrient content or appearance of the threshing product, in the display area, physical property data detected from the threshing product, or The calculated data relating to the taste calculated based on the detected physical property data is displayed.

[0006] Further, the calculated data relating to the taste in the above configuration is a taste score representing the taste.

[0007] A plurality of detected physical property data or calculated data relating to taste in each of the above-described configurations is represented by a graph.

Further, in each of the above structures, the threshing product is polished rice, and one of the calculated data relating to the taste is the water amount data with respect to the polished rice amount during cooking.

Further, the threshing physical property printing system according to the present invention comprises a physical property detector for detecting physical property data such as nutrient content or appearance of the threshing product, and a physical property of the threshing product detected by the physical property detector. An arithmetic unit that outputs data, or calculates and outputs calculation data related to taste based on the detected physical property data, and a display attached to the outer surface of a package containing threshing products, the arithmetic unit outputs the data. And a printing device for printing the detected physical property data or the calculation data relating to the taste.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a thresh physical property display according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the thresh physical display shown in FIG. In each of the figures, the threshing physical property display bodies 101a and 101b are provided with sheet bodies 1a and 1b and a sheet body 1 disposed adjacent to each other.
The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 4 applied to the lower surfaces of the a and 1b constitutes a label. The above-mentioned sheet bodies 1a and 1b with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 4 are detachably held by a release agent layer 3 formed on the upper surface of a long strip-shaped release sheet 2. On the surfaces of the sheet bodies 1a and 1b, the Food Agency data display area 5 is used to display data such as nutrient content, appearance, taste, texture, and aroma of threshing products (here, polished rice is exemplified). , A taste data display area 6, a nutrient content display area 7, a taste score display area 8, a graph display area 9, and a water content display area 10 are set in advance.

The above-mentioned threshing physical property indicators 101a, 10
1b, in the respective display areas 5 to 10 by the threshing physical property printing system S shown in FIG. 3, the Food Agency designated data (brown rice varieties, blend ratios, production place names, etc.), taste data 11, nutrient content 12, and taste. 13 points, water addition and subtraction during cooking 14, or radar chart 15 (see FIG. 4 respectively)
Is printed. The threshing physical property printing system S is configured around a central processing unit CPU, and includes an input / output port I / O, a read-only memory RO.
M, an arithmetic unit 20 having a readable and writable memory RAM, a keyboard 21, a nutrient analyzer 22 (an example of a physical property detector), and a whiteness meter 23, each of which is signal-connected to the input side of an input / output port I / O. An example of a physical property detector) and a particle size meter 24 (an example of a physical property detector);
And a printing device 26.

The read-only memory ROM stores in advance program data for calculating the taste data 11, the number of tastes 13, the water level at the time of cooking 14, the radar chart 15, and the like. Read-write memory RA
M stores coefficient data used for calculating the data 11, 13, 14, and 15 described above, and temporarily stores the calculated data 11, 13, 14, 15 when the printing device 26 operates. Output.

Specifically, the arithmetic unit 20 is constituted by a general-purpose personal computer, and the data display unit 25 is constituted by a so-called CRT. The printing device 26 is, for example, a label printer (product model K
2-8104 model), and adopts a dot printing method. However, a printing device of an ink jet printing system or a toner transfer printing system may be used. The nutrient analyzer 22 is composed of, for example, a rice analyzer manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation. The nutrient analyzer 22 detects nutrients and water, such as amylose (a kind of amino acid, which is an umami component) and protein, contained in milled rice, and calculates the degree of fatty acid. Then, each is output.

The whiteness meter 23 uses the light reflected by the standard white plate as standard light, and detects the whiteness and transparency of the polished rice by comparing the light from the polished rice sample with the standard light. The whiteness meter 23 is composed of, for example, a whiteness meter (product number C-300-3) manufactured by Kett Electric Research Laboratory. The granulometer 24 is provided with a rotating disk having a large number of rice grain passage holes having different diameters, and cracked grains, immature grains, damaged grains,
The dead grains are distinguished by the rice grain passage holes, and the regular grain size, which is the ratio of the polished rice having a regular grain shape, is calculated and output. The particle size meter 24 is, for example, a Kett / Elect.
It is composed of a particle size meter (product number RN-500) manufactured by Ric Research Laboratories.

Next, the printing operation on the threshing physical property display bodies 101a and 101b by the threshing physical property printing system S will be described. First, the source data of brown rice, the name of the prefecture, the name of the agricultural cooperative, the variety, the production name, and the usage ratio, the product lot number, the milling date, the taste measurement model, and the data on the taste measurement date are as follows:
Central processing unit C of processing unit 20 from keyboard 21
The setting is input to the PU. Each of these data can be confirmed on the data display device 25. Subsequently, the milled rice sample is subjected to a nutrient analyzer 22, a whiteness meter 23, and a particle size meter 24. Then, the nutrient data on the amylose, protein, water and fatty acid content of the polished rice are detected by the nutrient analyzer 22, the appearance data on the whiteness and transparency of the polished rice are detected by the luminometer 23, and the The appearance data is detected by the granulometer 24. These detection data are input online to the central processing unit CPU of the arithmetic unit 20.

Then, when the central processing unit CPU outputs each data input from the keyboard 21 to the printing device 26, as shown in FIG. 4, the printing device 26 converts the data to the Food Agency data of the sheet body 1a. Printing is performed in the display area 5 and the taste data display area 6. Further, “the last day of the deliciousness period” (an example of the taste data 11) calculated from the input milling date is printed in the taste data display area 6.
The “period during which the deliciousness can be maintained” as the taste data 11 varies depending on the season, and the last day of the deliciousness period is defined as approximately one month from the milled date in summer and from approximately one half month from the milled date in early autumn to early spring. Subsequently, the detected nutrient content 12 (expressed in percentage here) and the sized particle data are printed in the nutrient content display area 7.

On the other hand, the central processing unit CPU has whiteness,
Taste score 1 based on amylose, protein and water
4 (“83 points” in the example of FIG. 4) and outputs the calculated data to the printing device 26. The printing device 26 has a taste score of 13
Is printed in the taste score display area 8 of the sheet body 1b. The taste score 13 is an index indicating the taste of cooked rice, and is calculated as follows. Amylose (%), protein (%), moisture (%), and fatty acid content are divided into a plurality of range categories within a predetermined content range or within a frequency range (for fatty acid content). Then, a score used for calculating the taste score is assigned to each range division. The score data for each of the range divisions is calculated by the arithmetic unit 2.
0 is stored in advance as a data table in a read / write memory RAM.

For example, in the case of amylose, 16.5%
The following divisions and several divisions from 16.5 to 21% are given a score of 70 to 95 points, respectively. Minimum point (for example, 7
The classification that takes 0 point) is a classification of 18.5-19%. In the case of protein, a score of 55 to 100 is assigned to each of the segments of 5% or less and several segments of 5 to 9.5%, and the lower the protein content, the higher the score. In the case of moisture, it is classified into 12% or less and 12 ~
Each of the several classes up to 17.5% is given a score of 55 to 95 points. The section that takes the maximum point (for example, 95 points) is a section of 15.5 to 16%. For fatty acid degree, 1
Sections below 0 degrees, number sections from 10 to 21 degrees, and 2
A score of 65 to 100 is assigned to each of the 1 or more degrees, and the lower the fatty acid content, the higher the score, as in the case of protein.

Therefore, the central processing unit CPU specifies each range segment to which each of the detected values of the amylose, protein, water, and fatty acid levels detected by the nutrient analyzer 22 and the calculated value belong, and specifies the specified range segment. The score data of the data table according to is selected.
Next, the central processing unit CPU calculates the average score by summing the scores of the selected amylose, protein, water, and fatty acid content, and calculates the average score based on the average score.
3 is calculated. Incidentally, the taste score 13 is, for example, a perfect score of 100 points, and the standard value of Japanese rice is set to 70 points.

On the other hand, the central processing unit CPU calculates the data relating to the water content during rice cooking 14 based on the moisture and the stickiness and outputs the data to the printing device 26. 1b is printed in the water content display area 10. The water addition / decrease 14 during rice cooking is, for example, divided into eight stages and is represented by painting, and the standard is a five-stage value.

Calculations relating to the whiteness, stickiness (calculated from the detected value of amylose), softness (calculated from the detected value of moisture), taste (calculated from the detected value of protein, etc.), and flavor (calculated from the degree of fatty acid) of the polished rice The data is scale-converted with each standard maximum value as 100. The printing device 26 is a radar chart 15 in which each scale conversion value is plotted on a radiation axis.
(Example of graph) is printed in the graph display area 9. However,
The graph printed on the graph display area 9 is not limited to the radar chart 15 described above, and the present invention is effective even if it is, for example, a bar graph or a line graph. Thereafter, the cutter device (not shown) of the printing device 26 converts the release sheet 2 to the sheet body 1.
a at the cutting end 16 in the vicinity of the
A single leaf composed of 1a, 101b and a short release sheet 2 is separated from a raw material roll (not shown).

The milling date, type of raw brown rice, milled rice lot name, and blending ratio data output from the blending unit (not shown) are processed online by the arithmetic unit 20.
And the printing device 26 can automatically print the data in the Food Agency data display area 5 and the taste data display area 6 of the sheet main body 1a. This saves the labor of manually inputting these data from the keyboard 21.

As described above, the thresh physical property display bodies 101a and 101b on which predetermined data is printed are peeled off from the release sheet 2 and used. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a threshing physical property indicator 101a is attached to the back of a package 30 formed in a sealed bag shape with a polyethylene sheet,
A threshing physical property indicator 101b is attached to the surface of the package 30. The thresh physical property indicators 101a and 101b attached to the package 30 in this manner serve as important indicators when a purchaser selects a thresh product (eg, blended rice). That is, based on the information of the displayed nutrient content 12, the taste score 13, the rice water content 14, or the radar chart 15, it is possible to select a variety or a blend ratio of milled rice having a desired taste and texture. . In addition, nutrient content 1
2. The information on the taste score 13, the rice water level 14, and the radar chart 15 are determined for each variety, so that it is also useful when specifying the variety of rice stored in the package 30.

By the way, when the appearance and the contents of the polished rice are represented by a polygonal radar chart 15, a specific polygon is found for each variety, and a trader who has been dealing with the rice for many years has determined the polygon shape and size for each variety. Remember as a specific pattern. Therefore, it is possible to determine, for example, whether the type is 100% Koshihikari or another type by simply looking at the radar chart 15. In addition, since the human visual and shape recognition ability is higher than expected, even when the blend ratio is changed from the prescribed ratio in the blended rice, it can be seen from the radar chart 15 that the ratio is different from the prescribed ratio. Further, when the area surrounded by the radar chart 15 is printed in a color that is more conspicuous than the ground color, the specific pattern can be further recognized.

By the way, the amount of water (addition / decrease) added to the polished rice at the time of cooking is important data for obtaining delicious rice, but the appropriate hydration differs depending on the variety of brown rice, the blend ratio, and the degree of polished rice. Nevertheless, according to the threshing physical property indicators 101a and 101b, it is possible to adjust the water level appropriately in accordance with the printed water level 14 at the time of cooking, so that delicious rice can be cooked without failure. Furthermore,
By slightly changing the display rice water content 14 according to the preference, it is possible to cook rice with hardness that matches the consumer's preference while maintaining a constant taste.

Although rice has been exemplified in the above embodiment as threshing products applicable to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to rice, and for example, wheat, barley, buckwheat, millet, leeches, and the like can also be applied.
Furthermore, the threshing products of the present invention include beans such as soybeans and red beans.

Further, in the above embodiment, the thresh physical property indicators 101a, 10a are provided on the outer surface of the package containing the thresh product.
Although 1b is adhered as an adhesive label, the present invention also encompasses a product in which the data of milled rice properties analyzed and measured for each milled rice lot are printed directly on the outer surface of the package. In that case, the package of the printed portion corresponds to the sheet body of the present invention. Further, the layout of each display area is not limited to the above-described embodiment (see FIGS. 1 and 4), and can be appropriately changed to a layout in which physical property data and calculation data are more easily visible.

[0028]

As described above, according to the thresh physical property indicator according to the present invention, the information on the physical property data detected from the thresh product or the taste related to the taste calculated based on the detected physical property data is used. Since the information of the calculation data is provided,
Based on the information on the provided physical property data or the information on the calculated data relating to the taste, it is possible to select a variety and a blend ratio of the threshing product exhibiting a desired taste and texture. It also helps to identify the variety of threshing products. Therefore, distribution of delicious threshing products, safety of transactions, and expansion of consumer options can be achieved.

If the calculated data relating to taste is a taste score indicating the taste, the taste information is provided, so that a threshing product with good taste can be selected, and it is possible to respond to the recent gourmet taste era. I do.

When a plurality of pieces of detected physical property data or calculated data relating to taste are represented by a graph, the graph is memorized as a specific pattern. Or identify
In addition, it is possible to recognize even the difference in the blend ratio.

Further, if the threshing product is polished rice and one of the calculated data relating to the taste is water amount data with respect to the polished rice amount at the time of rice cooking, appropriate water addition and subtraction information at the time of rice cooking is provided. Delicious rice can be cooked by adding water according to varieties, etc., not uniformly.

Further, according to the threshing physical property printing system according to the present invention, the detected physical property data or the calculation data relating to the taste are quickly and massively provided on the sheet body of the threshing physical property display having the greatest effect as described above. , And can be automatically printed and displayed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a thresh physical property indicator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the thresh physical property indicator shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating a threshing physical property printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example in which physical properties of milled rice are printed on a threshing physical property display.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating an example in which a threshing physical property indicator after printing is attached to a rice bag.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a conventional threshing physical property indicator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101a, 101b Threshing physical property indicator 1a, 1b Sheet body 5 Food Agency data display area 6 Taste data display area 7 Nutrient content display area 8 Taste point display area 9 Graph display area 10 Water content display area 11 Taste data 12 Nutrient content Quantity 13 Taste score 14 Addition and subtraction of water during cooking 15 Radar chart 20 Arithmetic unit 22 Nutrient analyzer 23 Whiteness meter 24 Granulometer 26 Printing device 30 Package S Threshing physical property printing system

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display body attached to an outer surface of a package containing a threshing product, comprising: a sheet body; and a sheet body for displaying physical data such as nutrient content or appearance of the threshing product. Comprising a display area set on the surface, in the display area, physical property data detected from threshing products,
Alternatively, a thresh physical property indicator, wherein calculated data relating to taste calculated based on the detected physical property data is displayed. 2. The thresh physical property indicator according to claim 1, wherein the calculated data relating to the taste is a taste score indicating the taste. 3. The thresh physical property indicator according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pieces of detected physical property data or calculated data relating to taste are represented by a graph. 4. The threshing product is polished rice, and one of the calculation data relating to taste is water amount data with respect to the polished rice amount at the time of cooking rice.
The thresh physical property indicator according to any one of the above. 5. A physical property detector for detecting physical property data such as nutrient content or appearance of the threshing product, and outputting physical property data of the threshing product detected by the physical property detector,
Or, an arithmetic unit that calculates and outputs calculation data related to taste based on the detected physical property data, and a display attached to the outer surface of a package that contains the thresh products, the detected physical property data output from the arithmetic unit Or a printing device for printing calculation data related to taste.