JP2000004832A - Food containing lignan - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a food suppressing the taste and smell of lignan, easy for taking, excellent in anti-oxidizing property and useful for a health by containing an extracted essence of a plant containing lignan, etc., in a high content, sugars and organic acids. SOLUTION: This food containing lignan, is obtained by containing preferably 50-100 pt.wt. extracted essence of a plant containing one or more kinds of lignan or flavonoid in lignans in a high content, preferably 40-50 pt.wt. sugars such as glucose, an organic acid such as citric acid, and preferably vitamin C and vitamin B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lignan-containing food, and more particularly to a food which can be ingested deliciously and has at least one lignan among lignans and which has an antioxidant function.

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2. Description of the Related Art Generally, sesame is used as sesame oil, and as food sesame, washed sesame, roasted sesame, polished sesame, peeled sesame, kneaded sesame, sprinkled, used for confectionery, baking and cooking. ing. Since sesame contains lignans having an antioxidant function, foods containing sesame or lignans are provided as foods for maintaining health.

However, many sesame-containing foods contain a small amount of sesame, and in order to exert an antioxidant effect on active oxygen, a large amount of sesame-containing food must be consumed. However, it is difficult to ingest such a large amount of sesame-containing food, and it is difficult to get tired of the scent and taste of sesame. Therefore, lignans, an antioxidant component of sesame, are extracted from sesame, crystallized, mixed with a bulking agent and vitamins, soft-encapsulated, and processed into foods that can be taken orally or taken.

However, there is a problem that the surface of the soft capsule tends to adhere to the soft capsule in summer, and the content of the soft capsule oozes out over time. In addition, the lignan crystals have a problem in that the sesame smell and taste are faint, and it is difficult to eat the lignan crystals as it tastes like a tasteless and odorless powder. An object of the present invention is to solve the problems related to the antioxidant function of a conventional lignan-containing antioxidant food in food.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a food which can be easily processed according to the tastes of many people, is easy to eat, and can effectively exhibit an antioxidant function. That is, the present invention resides in a food characterized by containing at least one lignan among lignans, sugars, and organic acids, and the present invention provides at least one lignan among lignans, sugars, In foods characterized by containing organic acids, vitamin C and vitamin B,
Furthermore, the present invention resides in a foodstuff comprising at least one lignan among lignans, a plant extract containing a high content of flavonoids, sugars and organic acids.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, commercially available purified lignans can be used as lignans.
Since lignans are mainly contained in sesame, sesame, crystals obtained by evaporating or crystallizing sesame oil or an ethanol solution containing lignans obtained by extracting scum of sesame oil with ethanol can be used. .
In addition to this, ethanol solutions containing lignans are:
In addition, for example, sesame oil may be distilled off under reduced pressure to remove low-boiling components, and high-boiling components of sesame oil may be washed away with ethanol, and the sesame oil may be produced as it is or further concentrated.

A food containing at least one lignan among such lignans is obtained by converting at least one lignan among the lignans into a saccharide or the like, for example, saccharide, glucose, lactose or reduced palatinose or a mixture thereof. It can be manufactured by mixing with an appropriate extender such as a mixture of the above mixture and starch, and molding into an appropriate shape. In this case, at least one lignan among the lignans can be formed into a soft capsule by a soft gelatin plate composed of, for example, gelatin, glycerin and water, as it is or by mixing with a bulking agent. Again and again
It can be formed into pills, granules or dragees. However, in the case of a sugar-coated tablet coated with an enteric coating, the lignan of the tablet component dissolves in the small intestine, and lignans having an antioxidant function at the time of absorption of the food component are present, and the food component becomes active oxygen. Can be absorbed without being oxidized.

In the present invention, the lignans are C ₆ -C
₃ , a compound having a phenylpropane structure oxidatively generates a radical, and refers to a dimer natural product linked at the β-β position and a low molecular weight natural product generated by oxidative coupling of a p-hydroxyphenylpropane unit; For example, sesamin,
Includes sesame lignans such as seminols, sesamolins and sesamol. Generally, lignans have antioxidant properties. Among lignans, sesamin is mostly separated from sesame oil as crystals, but besides sesame, it is also found in beech skin and heartwood of ginkgo. It has been published and has been synthesized and includes the enantiomers (+) episesamin and epiasalinin. Among lignans, sesamolin produces antioxidant sesamol by hydrolysis.

For example, in the deodorant food of the present invention, when the lignans are 30 to 60 parts by weight, the effective ingredients are approximately 50% by weight of lignans and 10% by weight of vitamins.
% By weight, and the remaining amount of enzymes and saccharides is 40% by weight. Therefore, the food having an antioxidant function of the present invention is, for example, 20 to 100 parts by weight, preferably 50 to 100 parts by weight of lignans, and the total amount of vitamins is, for example, 1 to 3 parts by weight. , Enzymes, saccharides and the like are the remaining components, and may be, for example, 40 to 50 parts by weight.

[0020] In the food of the present invention, lignans of the active ingredient is 250 to 750 parts by weight, vitamins, vitamin _{B 1} is a 15 to 25 parts by weight, vitamin C be 70 to 80 parts by weight And 3 to 5 parts by weight of other vitamins. Other active ingredients include 45 to 55 parts by weight of an enzyme, 45 to 50 parts by weight of a saccharide, 3 to 5 parts by weight of caffeine, amino acids, simple carbohydrates, and the like. Here, the enzyme has an oxidoreductase of 35 to 45.
Parts by weight, the transferase is 25 to 30 parts by weight,
The hydrolase is 15 to 25 parts by weight, the hydrolase is 5 to 10 parts by weight, and the isomerase is 5 to 10 parts by weight.

In the food of the present invention, for example, the lignans as the active ingredient are mainly sesamin, and the vitamins are vitamin B _{1 based on} all vitamins.
Is 19.5% by weight, and vitamin C is 76.6% by weight.
And the other vitamins were 3.9% by weight.
Other active ingredients include enzymes 50% by weight and saccharides 46.
7% by weight, and 3.3% by weight of caffeine, amino acids and simple carbohydrates. Here, the enzymes are 40% by weight of oxidoreductase, 26.7% by weight of transferase,
50.0% by weight of hydrolase, and 6% of hydrolytic enzyme.
7% by weight and isomerase was 6.6% by weight.

In the present invention, the food may be eaten at any time, but when eaten after a meal, the components of the food can be absorbed without being oxidized and transported to the liver, etc. In addition, the presence of lignans makes it possible to suppress fat accumulation in the liver and suppress a rise in serum cholesterol. In the present invention, foods containing lignans can be further easily taken orally by using lignan crystals to form ramune confections, which can change the taste according to the age group. It will be easier. In the present invention, in the case of forming a ramune confectionery, a sweetener and an acidifier are added to the lignans, and an alcoholic beverage, various herbs, etc. can be added according to taste. Examples of the use of the lignans of the present invention in confections other than ramune confectionery include, using the water solubility of the lignans, and appropriately adjusting the amounts of sweeteners and sugars according to the purpose, as well as ,cookie,
It can be a snack or a delicacy.

In the present invention, when a food containing lignans is formed into ramune confectionery, 6 to 10 parts by weight of sesame extract, 60 to 80 parts by weight of glucose, 6 to 10 parts by weight of glucose,
Parts by weight of reduced palatinose, and 0.4 as an acidulant
To 1 part by weight of a mixture of citric acid and malic acid. In addition, 3-4 parts by weight of crystalline cellulose, 2-4 parts by weight of dextrin, 0.5-2 parts by weight of eggshell calcium or Calcium phosphate, 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of sucrose fatty acid ester as emulsifier, 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of rapeseed hardened oil as vegetable oil and 0.8 to 2 parts by weight of vitamin C
Etc. can be added.

In the present invention, in addition to the above,
For example, sprouts, immature apples, plant extracts containing relatively large amounts of polyphenols such as parsley and carrots and flavonoids, such as plant extracts containing about 10 times as much as other plants, for example, 0.1% by weight of the whole food %.

The extract of a plant having a high content of flavonoids contained in the food of the present invention includes organic acids, lipids, proteins, glycosides, carbohydrates, enzymes, vitamins, tannins, triterpenoids, triterpenoid saponins, steroids and steroids. It contains worry glycosides and not only functions as a deodorant food, but also has efficacy effects such as increased blood flow, anti-inflammatory and astringent properties.

The enzymes contained in the food of the present invention are enzymes such as oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, isomerases and the like.
An acyl group, a glucosyl group, and an amino group can be transferred, phosphoric acid can be transferred, hydrolysis can be performed, or interconversions such as optical isomerism, geometric isomerism, and positional isomerism can be performed. Examples of the water-soluble vitamins contained in the food of the present invention include vitamin B ₁ , vitamin B ₂ , niacin, vitamin B ₆ , pantothenic acid, and vitamin C.

Among these vitamins, vitamin B
_{No. 1} is involved in sugar metabolism as a component of a coenzyme, and has an effect of promoting secretion of digestive juice, maintaining digestive tract tone, increasing appetite, and regulating nerve function. Vitamin B ₂
Is involved in intracellular metabolism as a component of the flavin enzyme. Niacin is a component of coenzymes and is involved in intracellular metabolism together with flavin enzymes. Vitamin B
No. ₆ relates to utilization of proteins and essential fatty acids in the body. Pantothenic acid is involved in calorie metabolism as a component of coenzymes. Vitamin C acts as a catalyst for intracellular respiration. It also increases collagen production and strengthens connective tissue between cells. It is also involved in the production and use of corticosteroids and increases resistance to disease.

The food of the present invention can be formed into a concentrated liquid containing a low-viscosity liquid and an extraction residue, and can be used by mixing it with food. In this case, for example, it can be mixed with confectionery, biscuits, etc. and beverages for beverages and used. Further, the present invention can be used as a defecation deodorant food, for example, in the form of an enteric-coated tablet that dissolves and acts on the contents where stool is formed and accumulated.

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EXAMPLES Examples of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and illustrations. FIG. 1 is a manufacturing process diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

Example 1 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the raw materials are glucose, reduced palatinose, cornstarch, cornstarch, eggshell calcium, crystalline cellulose, syrup, vitamin C, citric acid, malic acid, sesame extract.
Sesame extract is used. A first raw material premixing tank 1 is provided for premixing glucose, reduced palatinose, vitamin C, and acidulant, each of which is weighed to a predetermined amount. In order to mix, the second raw material premix tank 2
And a third raw material premixing tank 3 for premixing the syrup, corn starch and eggshell calcium weighed to a predetermined amount, respectively.

The first to third raw material premixing tanks 1,
The outlets 4, 5 and 6 of 2 and 3 are respectively connected to a mixing tank raw material supply hopper 9 connected to the mixing tank 7 via a connection path 8. Opening / closing valves (not shown) are provided at the outlets 4, 5, and 6 of the first to third raw material premixing tanks 1, 2, and 3, respectively. A predetermined amount of the raw material pre-mixture premixed in each of the first to third raw material pre-mixing tanks 1, 2, and 3 can be supplied to the mixing tank raw material supply hopper 9, respectively.

In this embodiment, the mixing tank 7 used is a double-arm kneading machine, in which an amount of water necessary for smoothly mixing the raw materials is added, and the premixed raw materials are mixed. Will be The mixed raw material mixture is taken out from the outlet 10 of the mixing tank 7. The outlet 10 of the mixing tank 7 is connected to a raw material storage tank 12 for supplying the raw material mixture to the coarse particle separation device 11, and the raw material mixture sent from the mixing tank 7 is stored in the raw material storage tank 12. Is supplied to the coarse particle separation device 12. The coarse particle separation device 12 is for adjusting the raw material mixture to a predetermined particle size or less, and separates coarse particles larger than a predetermined particle size in the raw material mixture and sends the coarse particles to a coarse particle machine 13 where the coarse particles are reduced to a predetermined particle size or less. Then, the raw material mixture is returned to the coarse particle separation device 12, and the particle size of the raw material mixture is adjusted to a predetermined particle size or less.

The outlet 14 of the coarse particle separation device 12 is provided with a dryer 15
The raw material mixture sized to a predetermined particle size or less by the coarse particle separation device 12 is sent to a drier 15 and dried at a relatively low temperature so as to become water required for granulation. The outlet 16 of the dryer 15 is connected to a granulator 17, and the raw material mixture whose water content has been reduced by the dryer 15 is sent to the granulator 17 after cooling, and is, for example, a granule having a particle size of 1 to 2 mm. Molded into The granules having a particle size of 1 to 2 mm formed by the granulator 17 are taken out to a granule conveying path 18 connected to an outlet of the granulator 17. The granule transport path 18 is connected to a supply path 20 of an emulsion storage tank 19 for a vegetable oil / fat emulsion in which vegetable oils such as fragrances are emulsified by an emulsifier. Object storage tank 1
From 9, an emulsion of vegetable fats and oils can be sprayed. The granule conveying path 18 connected to the outlet of the granulator 16 is connected to a tableting machine 21, and the granules on which the emulsion of vegetable fats and oils are sprayed are sent to the tableting machine 21 to form tablets having a diameter of 6 mm. To produce a ramune confectionery type health food. In this example, 10 ramune confectionery-type foods weighed 2 g. In this example, a normal WD-40 type tableting machine was used, but a high-speed tableting machine or a rotary tableting machine can be used.

Example 1 In another embodiment according to the production process shown in FIG. 1, the raw materials are lignan, glucose, reduced palatinose, lactose, corn starch, vitamin C, citric acid and malic acid, and sesame extract is used as lignan. ing. In this example, the amount of lignan is 8 parts by weight, and the total amount of glucose, lactose, reduced palatinose, corn starch and vitamin C is 10 parts by weight. First, glucose, lactose, reduced palatinose, corn starch and vitamin C are premixed, and on the other hand, citric acid, malic acid and sesame extract are premixed with a 6% ethanol solution of catechin, The premix is prepared by adding water and mixing. Therefore, this embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIG.
With glucose, lactose, reduced palatinose and vitamin C
The second premixing tank 2 is used for premixing of a 6% ethanol solution of corn starch, citric acid, malic acid, sesame extract and catechin, and the third premixing tank 3 is used for premixing. The difference is that they are not used, and the other points are substantially the same.

A predetermined amount of weighed glucose, lactose, reduced palatinose, corn starch, citric acid, malic acid, and vitamin C are put into a first raw material premixing tank 1 for first raw material premixing and premixed. A 6% ethanol solution of sesame extract and catechin weighed to a predetermined amount, respectively,
It is put in the second raw material premix tank 2 and premixed. Each of the premixed premixes is supplied to a premix supply hopper 6 and put into a mixing tank 7 of a double-arm kneader, where an amount of water necessary for smoothly mixing the raw materials is added. The premixed raw materials are mixed. The mixed raw material mixture is taken out from the outlet 10 of the mixing tank 7,
It is sent to the coarse particle separation device 11 and is sized by the coarse particle separation device 11 to a predetermined particle size or less. The sized raw material mixture is sent to a dryer 15 and dried at a relatively low temperature so that the water required for granulation can be obtained.

The raw material mixture whose water content has been reduced by the dryer 15 is sent to the granulator 17 after cooling, and is, for example, 1-2.
It is shaped into granules with a particle size of mm. Granules having a particle size of 1 to 2 mm formed by the granulator 17 are sprayed with an emulsion of vegetable fats and oils from the emulsion storage tank 19. The granules on which the emulsion of vegetable oils and fats are sprayed are sent to a tableting machine 21, where they are tableted into a tablet having a diameter of 6 mm to produce a ramune confectionery type health food. In this example, 10 ramune confectionery-type foods are 2
g. In this example, the tableted ramune confectionery-type food is sent to the next enteric coating step (not shown), and is coated with, for example, an enteric coating on the surface to form an enteric sugar-coated tablet. Been formed. Even in the case of the ramune confectionery type food of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, this type of enteric sugar-coated tablet can be used.

Example 2 In this example, the apparatus of FIG. 1 was used. The composition of the ingredients of the ramune-type food in this example is as shown in Table 1 below. Table 1 85 kg of glucose, 10 kg of reduced palatinose 10 kg Sesame extract 6.5 kg Crystalline cellulose 5 kg Dextrin 5 kg Corn starch 5 kg Calhope (manufactured by Kewpie Co., Ltd.) (Eggshell calcium agent) 3 kg Sucrose fatty acid ester (emulsifier) 2.8 kg Rapeseed hydrogenated oil 2.8 kg Mixing ratio 1 1: 1 mixture of citric acid and malic acid (acidulant) 0.5kg Vitamin C 1kg

The weighed glucose, reduced palatinose, vitamin C, and acidulant weighed according to Table 1 are put into the first raw material premix tank 1 and mixed for 5 minutes. Further, the crystalline cellulose and sesame extract weighed according to Table 1 are put into the second raw material premixing tank 2 and mixed for 5 minutes. Further, syrup (dextrose and dextrin), corn starch and eggshell calcium weighed according to Table 1 are put into the third raw material premixing tank 2 and mixed for 5 minutes. The mixed raw materials are supplied from the first, second, and third raw material premixing tanks 1, 2, and 3 to mixing tank raw material supply hoppers 9 each having a predetermined amount.

The premixed raw material supplied from the mixing tank raw material supply hopper 9 is mixed with water by stirring in the mixing tank 7, and is sent out from the mixing tank 7 to the delivery path 9. The raw material mixture delivered to the delivery path 9 has some stickiness due to the mixing of syrup and the like. In order to prevent the mixture from adhering to each other during the mixing process and forming a solid mass by drying, the mixing is performed. Particles larger than a predetermined particle size formed in the process are separated from the flow of the raw material mixture in the transfer path 9 by the coarse particle separation device 10 and sent to the coarse particle machine 12 where they are broken down to a predetermined particle size or less. The particles which have been pulverized to a predetermined particle size or less by the coarse-graining machine 12 and thus sized are returned to the transfer path 9 and sent to the drier 15 until the water content reaches a level at which the granulation machine 17 can easily form granules. , At a temperature of 40 to 60 ° C.

The raw material mixture dried in the dryer 15 is cooled, sent to a granulator 17 and formed into granules having a particle size of 1 to 2 mm. The granules formed by the granulator 17 are
In the process of being sent from the granulator 17 to the tableting machine 21 via the granule conveying path 18, an emulsion of vegetable oils such as flavors is sprayed from the emulsion storage tank 19. The granules on which the emulsion of vegetable oils and fats such as fragrances are sprayed are sent to a tableting machine 21 where they are tabletted into a tablet having a diameter of 6 mm, dried to about 10% by weight or less, and obtained as a ramune confection type health. Food was manufactured. In this example, the ramune confectionery type food was further coated with sugar coating. The food in this example weighed 2 g with 10 grains. In this example,
Although a normal WD-40 type tableting machine was used, a high-speed tableting machine or a rotary tableting machine can be used. In the food of this example, arsenic and heavy metals were not detected. The content of vitamins was compatible. In addition, the number of general bacteria is 300 or less / g.
It was 2.22 g. Although the ramune-type food of this example is formed into a ramune-type and contains lignan, it can be eaten without giving a lignan feeling.

[0041]

According to the present invention, since at least one kind of lignans is blended into a food, the taste and aroma of the lignan can be suppressed to make the food easy to eat. Due to the oxidizing property, the active ingredient in the food can effectively act without being oxidized by active oxygen. Furthermore, by including vitamins, sugars and sour agents, it is easy to ingest, and a synergistic effect of these active ingredients and lignan can be brought about. The present invention provides an enteric coating to prevent inactivation by gastric juice, and to protect and effectively use the antioxidant property of lignan, and to perform deodorization of bad breath and deodorization of defecation, which were difficult in the past. it can

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a manufacturing process diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 first raw material premix tank 2 second raw material premix tank 3 third raw material premix tank 4 outlet of first raw material premix tank 1 5 outlet of second raw material premix tank 2 6 third raw material premix tank 3 Outlet 7 Mixing tank 8 Connection path 8 9 Mixing tank raw material supply hopper 10 Outlet of mixing tank 7 Coarse particle separation device 12 Raw material storage tank 13 Coarse particle machine 14 Coarse particle separation device 12 outlet 15 Dryer 16 Dryer 15 outlet 17 Granule machine 18 Granule transport path 19 Vegetable oil / fat emulsion emulsion storage tank 20 Vegetable oil / fat emulsion supply path 21 Tableting machine

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A food containing at least one lignan, saccharide or organic acid among lignans. 2. A food comprising at least one lignan among lignans, sugars, organic acids, vitamin C and vitamin B. 3. A method for producing a food, comprising: at least one lignan among lignans, a plant extract containing a high content of flavonoids, sugars and organic acids.