A toner including polyester, wherein an amount of heat of a peak derived from the polyester in a range of from 40° C. through 70° C. during a cooling process is from 1.0 J/g through 15 J/g in differential scanning calorimetry performed under conditions below, after maintaining the toner at −20° C., heating the toner to 130° C. at 10° C./min (a first heating process), after maintaining the toner at 130° C. for 1 minute, cooling the toner to −50° C. at cooling speed of 10° C./min (the cooling process), and after maintaining the toner at −50° C. for 5 minutes, heating the toner to 130° C. at 10° C./min (a second heating process).