ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,213, issued on June 16, was assigned to MIZKAN HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Aichi, Japan).

"Solid paste composition for cooking and method for producing same" was invented by Naruhiro Hibi (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a solid paste composition for heat cooking which has excellent softening properties when cooked and has reduced stickiness during heat cooking. This composition contains 19 mass % or more, on a dry mass basis, of starch and 4.0 mass % or more, on a dry mass basis, of a protein. The composition also has a value (Alpha1) of a frozen slice X of a frozen product of the composition prepared under a predeter...