Sanyo GoPan 米麵包機
http://sanyo.com/news/2010/07/13-1.html
SANYO Announces the World First*1 Rice Bread Cooker "GOPAN"
that Can Easily Bake Rice Bread from Rice Grain at Home
~Enjoy delicious rice bread baked in "GOPAN" that proposes a healthy and a happy rice lifestyle for all people in the world~
Tokyo, July 13, 2010 - SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) is pleased to announce the release of the world first*1
rice bread cooker "GOPAN " that can easily bake rice bread in every
home from rice grain. The product will be released for sale on October
8, 2010.
Rice is the principal food in Japan. However, the consumption of
domestic rice has decreased by half compared to 1962. It is feared that
the decreasing rice demand may negatively impact the development of
technology in the agriculture field, and therefore slow improvement in
the taste of rice, which will further contribute to the domestic
consumption decrease. Meanwhile, the number of people concerned about
the reliability of food has increased. Also, more and more people are
checking farm producer's information before buying cooking ingredients.
SANYO is committed to creating products, which contribute to
increasing rice consumption. One such product is the pressure IH type
rice cooker "Odoridaki" that applies heat to each rice grain, and
therefore cooks delicious rice. Another one is "Rice-flour bread maker"
that bakes bread with rice flour. Both products represent leading
technology in the industry.
And now "GOPAN" that can easily make bread from rice grain at home
has come to market.Eating habits have changed. In this context SANYO
proposes an alternative food life by introducing GOPAN. Using it will
naturally increase rice consumption and change the eating habits of
people.
SANYO is aiming to contribute to improving the reliability of food
and rate of self-sufficiency in Japan by proposing a concept of
"Healthy, happy rice life for all people in the world" for the future.
- *1
- The GOPAN's release is scheduled for October 8, 2010.
Comment from Mr. Takahiro Sasaki, Parliamentary Secretary for Land, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
The food self-sufficiency rate of our country is 41%, and the
minimum levels in the advanced countries. Our Japanese Government
formulated the target to improve the food self sufficiency rate to 50%
in ten years in March this year. The expansion of the rice consumption
is extremely important for the target's achieving.
"GOPAN" can easily bake rice bread in every home from rice grain. For
baking rice bread domestic ingredients will be used and therefore their
potential demand will increase,
"GOPAN" is expected not only to create a change in raising the food self-sufficiency rate.
Main Features
- World First! "Fully-Automatic Rice Mill Function" to turn "Rice" at Home into Bread
- "Gluten Free Setting" ideal for people with wheat allergy
- Total 22 Settings provided for making a wide variety of bread
Over the years, SANYO has been distributing bread makers which can bake
rice-flour bread. But, because of the limited availability of rice
flour and consequently its high price, rice-flour bread baking has not
caught on with consumers. Against this background, with a view to
increase rice consumption in Japan, SANYO has been engaged in research
and development of a system to make home-milled rice flour. However, a
number of challenges had to be resolved before realizing a product ready
for commercialization. By taking a hint from the conventional
rice-flour bread baking process in which rice flour is mixed with water,
SANYO has invented an out-of-the-box rice milling method which mills
rice grain into rice paste after softening it in water.
Further, use of a normal/reverse turn mechanism, which has been
developed for use in rotary appliances, such as blenders, has enabled
the entire rice bread baking process of milling (making rice paste),
kneading, rising, and baking to be performed in one product unit.
(Baking time: Approximately 4 hours)
It's simple to use. In the bread pan, place 220g of washed rice, 210g
of water, 4g of salt, 16g of sugar, and 10g of shortening. Place 50g of
wheat gluten and 3g of dry yeast in the automatic ingredient dispenser
on the upper side of the unit body. Then, just press the start button.
After the automatic process of milling, kneading, rising, and baking, a
tasty rice bread appears.
It is not cooked rice, wheat bread, or even rice-flour bread. It's a
Rice Bread made with rice at home! This new machine will enrich people's
everyday life with easy and economical rice bread making.
In 2005, SANYO released its first bread maker with a function to bake
rice-flour bread free of wheat gluten (wheat-free) to bring the joy of
eating bread to people who are allergic to wheat. With further
development, the new bread maker "GOPAN" has been realized, which comes
with a new "Wheat-Free Setting," in which rice bread containing no wheat
components can be made without using a special bread mix.
Making wheat-free rice bread is easy. In the bread pan, place 320g of
rice, 320g of water, 32g of sugar, 7g of salt, 5g of dry yeast, and 80g
of powdered rice (joshinko). Select "Wheat-Free Setting" and press the
start button. (Baking time: Approximately 3 hours 20 minutes)
With no need to use specially-blended ingredients as before,
wheat-free rice bread baking can be done easily and economically at any
time.
With the GOPAN bread maker, you can enjoy making a wide variety of
nutritious bread rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, etc. by using
ingredients like brown rice and minor grains. Of course, just as other
conventional bread makers it is good at making wheat bread, bread dough,
and wild yeast bread. The GOPAN bread maker is a product offering high
cost performance and convenience by enabling bread making with the food
materials around you instead of using a special bread mix.
"GOPAN" has the function of "Gluten and nut automated putting feature", and it is able to make the gourmet bread easily. "Jam Course" for the topping of bread is installed in "GOPAN" by using a delicious fruits. And, "GOPAN" has "Noodle Dough course", and can make the cloths of the noodle and pasta. "Rice cake course" is installed in "GOPAN ", rice cake can be made delicious and easily from the sticky rice. In addition, "Rice cake course" which rice cake can be made delicious and easily from the sticky rice is installed "GOPAN".
Specifications
|
Product name |
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|---|---|
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Product No. |
SPM-RB1000 |
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Nickname |
GOPAN |
|
Color |
Premium White(W) / Premium Red(R) |
|
MSRP (including tax) |
Open |
|
Release date |
8-Oct-10 |
|
Monthly production |
10,000 unit |
|
Dimensions |
354mm (width) x 278mm (depth) x 387mm (height) |
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Weight |
Approx. 11kg |
|
Wattage |
450W (milling) / 150W (kneading) |
|
Cooking Capacity |
Bread: 1 loaf (rice cake: 3 180ml cups) |
|
Crust Selection |
Dark / Medium / Light |
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Timer Setting |
Up to 13 hours / Countdown time display |
|
Bread Pan |
2 types (For rice bread and wheat bread) |
|
Blender |
3 types (For rice bread, wheat bread, and noodle) |
Regarding the technology of “GOPAN",
SANYO applied for 55 national patents, and also applied for 12 foreign patents including five international applications.
For more information, please visit the GOPAN's web site: http://jp.sanyo.com/gopan/
GoPan。用米做成的麵包，還真是沒聽說過啊！這款產品是個用心之作，它不是直接把米幹碾碎成米粉，而是加入水軟化之後，透過上下兩個馬達葉片，揉化成米團，進而完成對米麵包的烤製，出來之後，就是香甜可口的米麵包。而和米與小麥做成的麵包相比，對於一些人群（尤其是肥胖者來說）會比較健康點。
不過現在價格比較貴，大概需要 5 萬日元，約台幣 1.9 萬元，10 月份開始在日本發售，初期產量不會太高。在這之前，有可以直接放入米粉來做的機器，但是買磨好的米粉價格比直接米粒的價格要高。
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