PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adhesive added to food with which adhesion between fleshy masses is improved in meat processed food product such as ham or daily meat dish produced by making the fleshy masses adhere to one another.SOLUTION: The adhesive is added to a meat processed food product produced by making meat piece aggregates adhere to one another, and is made of arginine. The method for producing the meat processed food includes bringing the arginine into contact with the meat pieces to make the meat pieces adhere to one another to integrate the meat piece aggregates. The meat processed food is produced by addition of the arginine as the adhesive at a concentration of not less than 0.3 wt.%.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】肉塊同士を接着させて製造されるハムや食肉惣菜等の食肉加工食品において肉塊間の接着性を向上させることが可能な食品添加用接着剤を提供すること。【解決手段】肉片集合体を接着させて製造される食肉加工食品に対し添加される接着剤であって、アルギニンからなる接着剤。肉片にアルギニンを接触させた上で、当該肉片同士を接着することで肉片集合体を一体化することによる食肉加工食品の製造方法。接着剤としてアルギニンが0.3重量%以上の濃度で添加されている食肉加工食品。【選択図】なし
