JP2009060915A - Beauty health food containing material derived from young barley leaves - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food exhibiting superior effects, in both of beauty effect and health effect for keeping physical condition, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This beauty and health food contains a material derived from young barley leaves and at least one kind of material having beauty effect and selected from among a group consisting of hyaluronic acid, ceramides and collagen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a beauty health food containing a raw material derived from wheat young leaves. In particular, the present invention relates to a beauty health food containing a raw material derived from wheat leaves and at least one selected from the group consisting of γ-aminobutyric acid, vitamins, minerals, mucopolysaccharides, ceramides, collagen and nucleic acids.

  Wheat leaf is rich in vitamins, minerals, insoluble dietary fiber, antihypertensive effect, adsorption of harmful substances, improvement of intestinal environment, suppression of cholesterol absorption, prevention of rapid increase in postprandial blood glucose level, superoxide dismutase (SOD) It is attracting attention as a health food material that has effects such as activation.

  On the other hand, ceramides are one of the components of human skin, and their bioregulatory functions are attracting attention because they have effects of moisturizing and protecting skin, and preventing and improving rough skin.

  Further, rough skin and small wrinkles are caused by the loss of water retention and elasticity of the skin, but it is the intercellular substance of the dermis layer that determines the water retention and elasticity of the skin. This intercellular substance is composed of mucopolysaccharides such as hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, and mucopolysaccharides are attracting attention from the viewpoints of rough skin and prevention of wrinkles.

  Collagen, on the other hand, is a fibrous protein that is abundant in skin (dermis tissue), bones, tendons, blood vessel walls, and the like, and is an indispensable substance for the formation of an extracellular matrix that connects cells.

  Nucleic acids are high-molecular substances composed of bases, sugars, and phosphates that are abundantly contained in the cell nucleus of living organisms, and are known to have a function of smoothing cell metabolism.

  Conventionally, ceramides, mucopolysaccharides and collagen are replenished into the body in the form of absorption from the skin. For example, ceramides, mucopolysaccharides and collagen are mainly used as components of cosmetics or bath agents and applied to the skin. However, the component replenished to the skin is blocked by epidermal lipids and is not efficient in reaching and being absorbed into the skin. Therefore, if it is absorbed from the body, it can prevent rough skin and wrinkles.

  Therefore, foods that can be ingested simultaneously with ingredients that bring beauty and health, and that exhibit their effects are expected.

  The subject of this invention is providing the beauty health food which shows a synergistic effect on beauty and health by ingesting the food effective for both beauty and health.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that a beauty health food that exhibits a synergistic effect on beauty and health can be obtained, and the present invention has been completed. That is, this invention relates to the beauty health food containing the raw material derived from a wheat young leaf, and the raw material which has a beauty effect.

  In a preferred embodiment, the material having a cosmetic effect is a material containing at least one selected from the group consisting of mucopolysaccharides, ceramides, collagen and nucleic acids.

  In a further preferred embodiment, the mucopolysaccharide is hyaluronic acid or chondroitin sulfate.

  In another preferred embodiment, the material having a cosmetic effect is a material containing at least one selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, ceramides and collagen.

  In another preferred embodiment, the ceramide is ceramide, glucosylceramide, or galactosylceramide.

  In another preferred embodiment, the nucleic acid is DNA or RNA.

  In another preferred embodiment, the wheat leaf-derived material is a wheat leaf-derived material having an increased γ-aminobutyric acid content.

  According to the present invention, vitamins, minerals, γ-aminobutyric acid, mucopolysaccharides, ceramides, collagen and nucleic acids can be taken at the same time, and an excellent beauty health food can be provided by a synergistic effect.

  The “raw material derived from young wheat leaves” used in the present invention includes young wheat leaves, young wheat leaf powders, fragments of wheat young leaves and dried powder thereof, young wheat leaf juice and dried powder thereof, wheat young leaf extract and dried powder thereof, etc. Say.

  Examples of the raw material for the wheat-derived leaves include young leaves of barley such as barley, wheat, rye and oats. In the present invention, the “wheat leaf” is a concept including not only a wheat leaf but also a wheat stem. Of the barley, young barley leaves are most preferably used.

  The wheat leaves are preferably wheat leaves from the beginning of splitting to the beginning of heading (the height is about 20 to 40 cm). Since the green color of the wheat barley fades with time after harvesting, it is preferably processed as quickly as possible.

  Wheat leaves are washed with water or the like after harvesting, drained, and processed as it is or after cutting to an appropriate length (for example, 10 cm).

  Wheat young leaves may be fragmented. The fragmentation is performed by a method of fragmenting a plant body such as slices and shreds that are commonly used by those skilled in the art. As an example of fragmentation, a slurry may be used. Slurry is carried out by putting the young wheat leaves through a mixer, juicer, blender, mascoloider or the like to make the young wheat leaves mushy (liquid and solid suspension). Wheat young leaves or a fragmented product thereof may be squeezed to produce barley young leaves. The squeezed juice is obtained by squeezing the young wheat leaves or by centrifuging or filtering the fragmented products of the young wheat leaves.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the content of γ-aminobutyric acid (hereinafter sometimes referred to as GABA) in the wheat leaf-derived material is increased. Thereby, the beauty health food of the present invention has a blood pressure lowering effect. “The content of GABA in the wheat leaf-derived material is increased” means that the treatment is performed so that GABA in the wheat leaf is increased (hereinafter referred to as GABA enrichment treatment).

  There are several methods for GABA enrichment treatment. For example, wheat leaves, their fragments or juices are treated with infrared rays, anaerobically treated, stored at a constant temperature (heat-retaining treatment), glutamic acid or a salt thereof. Or the method of making it contact with the foodstuff material containing these (henceforth a glutamic acid process) is mentioned. The GABA enrichment treatment may be performed alone or in combination of two or more.

  Infrared treatment is, for example, sealed using an infrared irradiation device of about 400 W so that the moisture of the object to be processed does not evaporate, and 20 to 50 ° C., preferably 25 to 45 ° C., preferably 10 minutes to 24 hours, preferably It is performed by holding for 1 to 6 hours.

  There is no limitation on the method of heat treatment. Hot water treatment, hot air treatment, incubator treatment and the like can be mentioned.

  Anaerobic treatment means treatment with an oxygen-free or oxygen-free gas, and also includes treatment in a vacuum state. As the gas, carbon dioxide gas and nitrogen gas are preferably used. The holding temperature is preferably 20 to 50 ° C., more preferably 30 to 45 ° C., and the holding time is 10 minutes to 24 hours, preferably 1 to 6 hours.

  For example, the heat treatment is carried out by applying warm air of 20 to 50 ° C., preferably 30 to 45 ° C. under sealed conditions, and holding for 10 minutes to 24 hours, preferably 1 to 6 hours. Moreover, 20-50 degreeC Preferably, you may hold | maintain with warm water of 30 degreeC-45 degreeC for 10 minutes-24 hours, Preferably it is 1 to 6 hours.

  Glutamic acid treatment also increases the GABA content. Since glutamic acid is changed to GABA by an enzyme present on the surface and inside of the young wheat leaf, the GABA content is increased. The glutamic acid treatment includes a method in which young wheat leaves are immersed in glutamic acid, a salt thereof, or a food material containing these, and a method in which glutamic acid, its salt, or a food material containing these is added to slurried wheat young leaves, etc. .

  Examples of the salt of glutamic acid include glutamates known to those skilled in the art, such as sodium glutamate, potassium glutamate, calcium glutamate, and magnesium glutamate. Glutamic acid or a salt thereof may be added directly, or a solution containing a high concentration may be added.

  As the food material containing glutamic acid and / or glutamate, a food material containing glutamic acid and / or a salt thereof at a relatively high concentration is preferably used. For example, seaweeds such as kelp and seaweed, mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms, bonito (including bonito), fish such as sardines, shellfish such as clams and shijimi, rice, wheat, soybeans (including these germs), Examples include tea leaves, mulberry leaves, vegetables (for example, tomatoes), citrus fruits (mesocarp, fungi), and edible proteins were subjected to enzyme treatment, heat treatment, etc. to release or produce glutamic acid. Things are also included.

  These food materials may be added as they are to the strips or juices of young wheat leaves or to the solution in which the young wheat leaves are soaked. It may be added to the crushed or squeezed or soaked solution of young wheat leaves. Moreover, you may add the dry powder of these food materials to the fragmented product or squeezed or soaked solution of a wheat young leaf.

  In addition, glutamic acid and / or its salt contained in these food materials are eluted by heating, if necessary, or dry powder of the eluted components is added to the barley young leaf fragment or juice or soaking solution You may do it. For example, when the food material containing glutamic acid is dried kelp, GABA can be efficiently increased by fragmenting the dried kelp and adding it to the crushed or squeezed or soaked solution of wheat leaves and stirring. .

  There is no particular limitation on the temperature of GABA enrichment treatment by glutamic acid treatment, but it is preferably carried out in the range where the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamic acid to GABA is not inactivated, usually 20-50 ° C, more preferably 25-45 ° C. Done.

  The pH of the GABA enrichment treatment with the glutamic acid treatment is adjusted to promote the GABA enrichment treatment and to make the product color bright green. The pH is adjusted by a pH adjusting agent usually used by those skilled in the art. The pH of the wheat young leaves during GABA enrichment treatment is usually 3.5 to 9.0, preferably 4.5 to 7.0, more preferably 5.0 to 6.0. Moreover, if the pH is adjusted to the alkaline side, a bright green color is exhibited as compared with those obtained by treating the young wheat leaves with acid and those not treated. Treatment at pH 4 or less is not so preferable because the GABA enrichment efficiency is lowered and the wheat leaves are browned.

  The GABA enrichment treatment time is preferably 10 minutes to 24 hours. If it is performed for 30 minutes or more, the GABA content increases dramatically.

  The amount of glutamic acid used for the GABA enrichment treatment may be appropriately adjusted according to the amount of GABA to be enriched. Usually, 0.01 to 40% by weight, preferably 0.02 to 20% by weight, more preferably 0.05 to 10% by weight of glutamic acid or a salt thereof is added based on the weight of the young wheat leaves.

  Furthermore, GABA enrichment efficiency can be increased by adding inorganic chlorides such as pyridoxal phosphate and sodium chloride to the reaction solution, or by removing inhibitors such as organic acids or ATP from the reaction system. Examples of the inorganic chloride include inorganic chlorides known to those skilled in the art, such as sodium chloride (salt), calcium chloride, potassium chloride, and magnesium chloride. Bittern, crude salt or the like may be used. These can be added at any concentration, but are usually added so that the final concentration is 0.05 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight.

  The cut wheat leaves, their fragments, and their juices are subjected to GABA enrichment treatment as necessary, and processing (branching treatment) to prevent alteration (including discoloration such as amber discoloration) Done. Various methods are used for the blanching treatment depending on the form to be treated, and examples thereof include hot water treatment, steaming treatment, etc., and the raw material derived from wheat leaves does not fade by this treatment. The green color is maintained and no change in flavor occurs.

  The hot water treatment can be performed, for example, by a method described in Japanese Patent No. 2544302. That is, it is performed by immersing wheat young leaves in hot water (which may contain salt and baking soda).

  Since GABA disappears in the hot water treatment, when GABA enrichment treatment is performed, it is particularly preferable to perform a treatment for retaining GABA. A microwave irradiation process is mentioned as a method of hold | maintaining GABA. When the microwave irradiation treatment is performed, the content of GABA is not reduced while the resulting wheat young leaf powder is kept green.

  The microwave treatment may be performed in such a range that the enzymes involved in the discoloration of the young wheat leaves are deactivated and the green color of the young wheat leaves is not lost by heating. Such a range can be appropriately adjusted by the output of the microwave irradiation apparatus, the wavelength of the microwave, the irradiation time, and the like. For example, when a microwave of 2450 MHz and 500 W is applied per 100 g (wet weight) of wheat young leaves, the treatment is performed for 0.5 to 10 minutes, preferably 0.5 to 5 minutes, more preferably 0.5 to 1 minute. If it is less than 0.5 minutes, the enzyme is not sufficiently deactivated and fading easily occurs. Moreover, when it processes for 10 minutes or more, it will fade and GABA will also reduce. By the microwave treatment, decomposition and elution of vitamins and minerals in young wheat leaves are prevented, and a dry powder that retains green color is obtained by drying at a relatively low temperature.

  The above-mentioned blanching treatment, microwave-treated wheat young leaf, a fragmented product thereof, or a squeezed juice thereof is subjected to a cooling treatment as necessary, and then dried to form a powder.

  The drying is performed so that the moisture content of the powder is 10% or less, preferably 5% or less. For example, by drying the wheat bran leaves after the above treatment, the fragmented products thereof, and their juice using methods usually used by those skilled in the art such as hot air drying, high pressure steam drying, electromagnetic wave drying, spray drying, freeze drying, etc. Done.

  Drying by heating is preferably performed at a temperature and time within 50 ° C. to 80 ° C., more preferably 55 ° C. to 65 ° C., so that the green color of the leaves does not change due to heating. If necessary, excipients such as dextrin, cyclodextrin, starch, maltose and the like can be added and spray-dried.

  The obtained dried product is further pulverized to obtain a dry powder. The pulverization can be performed according to a known method, for example, using a crusher, a mill, a blender, a stone mortar or the like. A dry powder is sieved as needed, for example, what passes a 30-250 mesh sieve may be used. If the particle size is smaller than 250 mesh, further processing may be difficult when a food material or a pharmaceutical material is used. When the particle size is larger than 30 mesh, for example, uniform mixing with other food materials is prevented.

  The dried powder may be sterilized by a method such as normal air sterilization, high-pressure sterilization, and heat sterilization.

  In the above-mentioned embodiment, the wheat young leaf powder was prepared as a raw material derived from the wheat young leaf of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and the wheat wheat leaf juice, wheat wheat leaf powder, wheat wheat leaf extract and the like shown below are used. It can also be used.

  Wheat leaf squeezed is prepared by squeezing at any stage during the preparation process of the wheat leaf-derived material. Moreover, a wheat young leaf squeezed powder is prepared by dry-powdering the wheat young leaf squeezed powder.

  The GABA-enriched wheat young leaf powder in the form of the present invention contains at least 50 mg / 100 g or more of GABA, and is usually 20 times or more as compared with the production method of performing conventional blanching with hot water. Depending on conditions, it contains 50 times or more, more preferably 100 times or more, that is, usually 200 mg / 100 g or more, and 500 mg / 100 g or more, 1000 mg / 100 g or more GABA depending on conditions.

  Moreover, the wheat leaf squeezed powder subjected to GABA enrichment treatment in the present embodiment contains at least 250 mg / 100 g or more of GABA, and usually 10 times or more compared to that prepared by a conventional method not enriched with GABA. Depending on conditions, it contains 25 times or more, more preferably 50 times or more, that is, usually 500 mg / 100 g or more, and depending on conditions, contains 1250 mg / 100 g or more, or 2500 mg / 100 g or more of GABA. Note that these GABA contents are hardly reduced by the dry powdering treatment.

  The raw material derived from the young wheat leaves thus prepared is prepared with a sufficient amount of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, etc. contained in the natural wheat young leaves to exert their functions, and this has a beauty effect. It is considered as a beauty and health food containing a material derived from wheat young leaves in combination with the material having

  Examples of the material having a cosmetic effect used in the present invention include mucopolysaccharides, ceramides, collagen and nucleic acids, and mucopolysaccharides, ceramides, collagen and nucleic acids are used alone or in combination.

  Examples of mucopolysaccharides include hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate. Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate are components that constitute intercellular substances in the dermis layer of the skin. Rough skin and wrinkles are caused by the loss of water retention and elasticity of the skin, but it is the intercellular substance of the dermis that determines the skin's water retention and elasticity. It is thought that mucopolysaccharides such as hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, which are intercellular substances, decrease with aging, so that the water retention and elasticity of the skin are lost. By containing this mucopolysaccharide, the beauty and health food of the present invention can prevent rough skin and prevent generation of wrinkles.

  As hyaluronic acid or chondroitin sulfate, commercially available products can be used as raw materials for pharmaceuticals or as extracts from animals. Hyaluronic acid is contained in, for example, chicken crowns. Since the chicken crown has been used for food since ancient times, there is no problem in terms of safety even if it is taken orally, so the chicken crown may be added instead of hyaluronic acid.

  Chondroitin sulfate is also contained in animals such as shark fins and plants such as Junsai in addition to the above-mentioned chicken crown, which has been put to practical use as a medicine for oral consumption, digested and absorbed in the body, and used in the body. Even if taken orally, there is no problem in terms of safety. Therefore, instead of chondroitin sulfate, chicken crown, shark fin, Junsai, etc. may be added.

  The mucopolysaccharide is contained in an amount of 0.05 to 55% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 30% by weight, based on the total amount of the material derived from wheat young leaves and the material having a cosmetic effect. If it is less than 0.05% by weight, the effect of maintaining the water retention and elasticity of the skin is not exhibited. On the other hand, even if it exceeds 55% by weight, the effect becomes constant.

  Examples of ceramides used in the present invention include ceramide, glucosylceramide, and galactosylceramide. Ceramides are one of the components of human skin and have effects of moisturizing and protecting skin, preventing rough skin, and improving skin.

  Ceramides include pharmaceutical raw materials, animal extracts (eg, extracts from the brain of cattle, etc.), plant extracts (extracts from wheat, rice, soybeans, straw, spinach, etc.), or microbial extracts ( Commercially available products such as extracts from yeast and the like) can be used.

  The ceramides are contained in an amount of 0.001 to 55% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 25% by weight, based on the total amount of the material derived from wheat young leaves and the material having a cosmetic effect. When the amount of ceramide added is less than 0.001% by weight, beauty effects such as moisturizing, beautifying skin, preventing rough skin and preventing wrinkles are not exhibited. On the other hand, if it exceeds 55% by weight, the odor and taste are not suitable for edible use.

  Collagen used in the present invention is a fibrous protein that is abundant in animal skin (dermis tissue), bones, tendons, blood vessel walls, and the like, and has the following cosmetic effects when incorporated into the human body. That is, it enhances the ability of the skin to adjust to water and enhances the water retention effect. Reduce skin temperature dissipation. Smooth the surface of the skin. The effect is that the oil content on the skin surface is reduced in oily skin and increased in dry skin to achieve a balance.

  Collagen is contained in an amount of 0.001 to 50% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 25% by weight, based on the total amount of the raw material derived from wheat young leaves and the material having a cosmetic effect. When the added amount of collagen is less than 0.001% by weight, the effects of beauty such as water retention, prevention of rough skin and prevention of wrinkles are not exhibited. On the other hand, if it exceeds 50% by weight, it is not preferred because it is not edible in taste.

  The nucleic acid used in the present invention means both deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).

  Examples of the nucleic acid used in the present invention include a high molecular nucleic acid that can be purified from camellia eggplant.

  Nucleic acids increase the metabolism of skin cells and prevent aging, so they keep youthful skin.

  The nucleic acid is contained in an amount of 0.001 to 55% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 20% by weight, based on the total amount of the raw material derived from wheat young leaves and the material having a cosmetic effect. When the amount of nucleic acid added is less than 0.001% by weight, the effect of increasing metabolism is not exhibited. On the other hand, if it exceeds 55% by weight, it is not preferred because it is not edible in taste.

  The beauty and health food of the present invention can be formed into a powder, tablet, or capsule after the wheat leaf-derived material and the material having a cosmetic effect are mixed and homogenized by a method commonly used by those skilled in the art. In addition, ingredients derived from wheat leaves and ingredients having a cosmetic effect are mixed with excipients, extenders, binders, thickeners, emulsifiers, coloring agents, flavorings, food additives, seasonings, etc. It can also be formed into a form such as powder, granule, tablet, etc., and can be blended in various foods and drinks for food and drink.

  For example, royal jelly, vitamins, protein, calcium, chitosan, lecithin, etc. are appropriately blended with ingredients derived from young wheat leaves and ingredients having a beauty effect, and further added with a sugar solution and seasoning to adjust the taste, and the beauty and health of the present invention You can get food.

  The obtained beauty and health food may be used as it is or dissolved in water, hot water or milk for eating and drinking. Or you may drink after leaching the component.

(Production Example 1: Production of young wheat powder)
Young barley leaves grown to about 30 cm were picked, washed with water, drained, and cut to a length of about 10 cm. 100 g of cut barley young leaves were put into 1 liter of hot water (95 ° C.) containing 7.5 g of sodium chloride and 7.5 g of sodium bicarbonate, and subjected to hot water treatment for 3 minutes. The young wheat leaves that had been treated with hot water were immediately transferred to cold water at 2 to 7 ° C. and immersed for about 5 minutes to cool. After cooling, it was dehydrated by centrifuging for about 45 seconds, and dried in a dryer at 60 ° C. for 6 hours so that the water content was 5% or less. This was pulverized with a stone mortar and pulverized to the extent that 90% passed through 200 mesh to obtain wheat leaf powder.

(Production Example 2: Production of wheat leaf juice)
Cut young leaves of barley grown to about 30 cm, treat with 1 liter of hot water containing 7.5 g of salt and 7.5 g of sodium bicarbonate, immediately transfer to cold water of 2-7 ° C., soak for about 5 minutes, cool did. After cooling, it was dehydrated by centrifugation for about 45 seconds. Next, the mixture was pulverized and squeezed with a mixer, and filtered to obtain a squeezed juice from which fibers were removed.

(Production Example 3: Production of Wheat Wheat Juice Powder)
The wheat young leaf juice obtained in Production Example 2 was freeze-dried to obtain wheat young leaf juice powder.

(Production Example 4: Production of wheat leaf powder enriched with GABA)
Cut out young barley leaves grown to about 30 cm, put them in a plastic bag, evacuate the air, fill it with nitrogen, and leave it in an incubator for 6 hours at 40 ° C. A certain anaerobic treatment was applied. Subsequently, the GABA-enriched wheat young leaves were subjected to a microwave treatment at 2450 MHz for 1 minute using a 500 W output device. Thereafter, the young wheat leaves were dried in a dryer at 60 ° C. for 6 hours so that the water content was 5% or less. Furthermore, it grind | pulverized so that 90% might pass 200 mesh with a stone mill, and the wheat leaf powder which was GABA-enriched was obtained.

(Production Example 5: Production of GABA-enriched wheat young leaf juice dry powder)
The barley young leaves were subjected to microwave treatment in the same manner as in Production Example 4 above, then pulverized with a mixer, further centrifuged and filtered to obtain a GABA-enriched juice from which fibers were removed. And this squeezed juice was freeze-dried to obtain a wheat flour squeezed powder enriched with GABA.

(Preparation of ceramides)
As the ceramide, the extract obtained from soybean was decompressed to dryness, dissolved in acetone and evaporated to dryness.

(Preparation of mucopolysaccharide)
Mucopolysaccharides were prepared by pulverizing shark fins, degreasing, adding water, heating, acid and protease treatment, and then removing the protein with acetic acid.

(Preparation of collagen)
Porcine collagen was used.

(Preparation of nucleic acid)
Nucleic acid (DNA) extracted from salmon roe was used.

(Example)
Using the raw material derived from wheat young leaves prepared in Production Examples 1 to 5 and the material having a beauty effect, the ingredients described in Table 1 were blended to prepare a beauty health food.

  A total of 17 kinds of beauty and health foods of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 shown in Table 1 were eaten three times a day for one month for each panel of 10 women, The five items shown in Table 2 were investigated. Table 2 shows the results. The numbers shown in Table 2 are the number of people who answered “I think so”.

  From Table 2, it was found that the beauty health food of the present invention exhibits an excellent synergistic effect in both the beauty effect and the health effect that adjusts the physical condition and the like.

  According to the present invention, vitamins, minerals, γ-aminobutyric acid, mucopolysaccharides, ceramides, collagen and nucleic acids can be taken at the same time, and an excellent beauty health food can be provided by a synergistic effect.

Claims (3)

  A beauty and health food comprising a raw material derived from young wheat leaves and a material containing at least one selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, ceramides and collagen.   The cosmetic health food according to claim 1, wherein the ceramide is at least one selected from the group consisting of ceramide, glucosylceramide and galactosylceramide.   The cosmetic health food according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wheat-derived leaf-derived material is a wheat-leaved leaf-derived material having an increased γ-aminobutyric acid content.