PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To color a fish meat sausage into a bright, light red even if it is subjected to a severe sterilization condition such as retort sterilization process.SOLUTION: A fish meat sausage is colored using both gardenia red and lycopene that meet the following formulas 1 and 2: (Formula 1): 0.02≤A≤0.2 (Formula 2): 0.0003≤B/A≤0.1, wherein A is the amount (mass%) of addition of the gardenia red when color valency is converted to 50 and B is the amount (mass%) of addition of the lycopene.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】レトルト殺菌処理といった過酷な殺菌条件を経た場合であっても、鮮やかな明るい赤色に魚肉ソーセージを着色する。【解決手段】下記式1及び2を満たすクチナシ赤色素及びリコピンを併用して魚肉ソーセージを着色する。(式1)0.02≦A≦0.2(式2)0.0003≦B/A≦0.1A:色価を50に換算した場合のクチナシ赤色素の添加量(質量%)、B:リコピンの添加量(質量%)。【選択図】なし
