| abstract |
To provide a toner which allows low temperature fixation irrespective of the configuration of a fuser, which is excellent in offset resistance, and which provides high image quality at high and low humidities in a stable manner without causing any image defect over time. A toner containing: a binder resin and a colorant; in which the toner contains a THF-soluble component to be dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (THF); the binder resin component contained in the THF-soluble component contains: a vinyl resin unit (I) formed by at least a carboxyl group-containing vinyl resin and an epoxy group-containing vinyl resin and having an epoxy value of 0.001 to 1.000 eq/kg and a polyester unit (II) formed by condensation polymerization of monomers each containing fatty acid having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, aromatic tricarboxylic acid, and ethylene glycol; and the toner has a main peak present in a molecular weight region ranging from 3,000 to 30,000 on the measurement of a molecular weight distribution of the THF-soluble component by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). |