Japan uses bean dregs to produce edible paper

Japan Sakai Agriculture and Food Engineering Co., Ltd. has developed a method for producing edible paper using bean dregs. The specific technical process is: adding the appropriate amount of water and plant proteases to the soybean meal (bean dregs) after juicing or extracting soy products and filtering them out. The enzyme-treated soybean residue liquid is edible pulp containing 23% to 25% of dietary cellulose; then, a dried paper film of various sizes is made into edible paper by a method and an apparatus for producing plain paper. This kind of edible paper has a wide range of uses in the food industry, for example, as a seasoning wrapper for fast food noodles, candy, biscuits, powdered foods, and drink inner packaging paper, etc. Since the paper is solubilized in water or saliva, It can be eaten without tearing; because it is a dietary fiber and does not contain heat, it can also be used as a carrier for health foods.