JP2000083621A - Food and drink - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain food and drink hardly providing a load on a digestive organ, hardly providing feeling of fullness, rapidly absorbed and useful for refreshing, improvement of physique or the like by using a cluster dextrin and cycloamylose. SOLUTION: This food and drink is obtained by using (A) a cluster dextrin such as a dextrin produced by allowing a branching enzyme to act on amylopectin and having a cyclic structure, and/or (B) a cycloamylose such as a dextrin produced by allowing a D-enzyme to act on the amylopectin and having the cyclic structure. The proportion of the formulated total of the components A and/or B is preferably within the range of 5-25% by weight based on the whole liquid part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the production of foods and drinks capable of promptly taking energy without imposing a burden on the digestive tract such as the stomach.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Carbohydrates are one of the important nutrient sources. In normal cases, food intake is sufficient.However, after surgery in which the function of the digestive tract is reduced, nutritional support in the form of normal food is difficult under malnutrition due to anorexia nervosa, starvation, etc. is there. Therefore, it is necessary to replenish a large amount of carbohydrate in a form that is easily absorbed from the digestive tract. In addition, although not in the above-mentioned pathological condition, when metabolic functions are enhanced and energy sources such as glycogen are significantly depleted, such as during or after work or exercise, rapid supplementation of sugar is not possible. desirable.

[0003] The method used so far for the supplementation of sugars in people with impaired digestion is the infusion in the form of glucose or maltose, which cannot be made highly concentrated due to osmotic pressure. The drawback is that it is difficult and it takes a long time to supply the necessary calories. Therefore,
Oral administration has been attempted, but it is burdensome for people with reduced digestive function, and it is difficult to take calories quickly.

[0004] As a pathological problem, so-called gastrointestinal indefinite complaints such as heartburn, abdominal bloating, anorexia, and abdominal pain appear as symptoms in diseases such as sudden / chronic gastritis, gastric / duodenal ulcer, and gastric ptosis. The major factor is a decrease in gastric emptying rate due to a decrease in gastric motility.
Conventionally, dopamine 2 has been used to improve gastric motility depression.
Receptor antagonist (generic name: cisapride, JP-A-58-90552;
BRL-24924, JP-A-62-270583) and serotonin 3 receptor antagonist (generic name: ICS205-930, JP-A-2-237920; Thieno)
(3,2-b) pyridine derivatives, JP-A-5-310747) and the like have been developed.

Furthermore, by blending two or more types of starch digesting enzymes having different enzymatic actions (for example, saccharified amylase and liquefied amylase), saccharides are rapidly and sufficiently decomposed by a synergistic effect of these enzymes, A method of promptly relieving gastrointestinal discomfort caused by overeating, indigestion, etc. (eg, stomach leaning, bloating, etc.)
-7972) has been developed. However, these are methods for assisting digestion of ingested foods, and there have been no examples of developing foods that are less likely to cause bloating and are absorbed quickly.

On the other hand, prompt energy intake is also important for healthy people. In particular, in athletes and other people who strive to increase basic physical fitness, replenish energy after exercise and glycogen loading, monosaccharides and oligosaccharides such as glucose and maltose are too sweet, and high molecular weight dextrin and It is difficult to easily ingest starch in the form of a drink or the like due to aging. Currently, not only athletes but also general sports enthusiasts are demanding foods that satisfy such needs.

[0007] Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to be delicious and easy to ingest and to be rapidly and well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is an object of the present invention to provide foods and drinks that are effective for calorie replenishment for recovery of fatigue and improvement of body position, and that do not give a feeling of leaning or bloating to the user.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to provide a food which can easily ingest energy without imposing a burden on the gastrointestinal tract, the applicant has made intensive studies and as a result completed the following invention. As for the transfer of food and drink from the stomach to the intestine, the maximum stomach immediately after ingestion of food was taken using a method of noninvasively measuring the cross section of the stomach using an ultrasonic echo device (manufactured by Toshiba Medix Corporation). Measure the cross-sectional area of the gastric antrum vestibule at the time of dilation
Has been shown to correlate very well with the time it takes food to travel from the stomach to the intestine (Bios
ci. Boitech. Biochem., 62, 846-851 (1998)). As a result of examining various carbohydrates using the method, it was found that cluster dextrin and cycloamylose were transferred from the stomach to the intestine very quickly, and the present invention could be completed.

In the present invention, the cluster dextrin is a dextrin having a cyclic structure produced by allowing a branching enzyme to act on amylopectin. (Japanese Patent Application 7-19
No. 5647) Cycloamylose refers to a dextrin having a cyclic structure produced by allowing D enzyme to act on amylopectin. (Japanese Patent Application No. 7-195647) That is, these substances have an α-1,4-glucoside bond and an α-
This refers to a glucan having a cyclic structure formed by acting on a saccharide having a 1,6-glucoside bond and acting on a glycosyltransferase.

The enzyme used in the present invention is a branching enzyme (1,
4-α-D-glucan: 6-α-D- (1,4-α-D-glucano) -transfer
ase, EC 2.4.1.18), D enzyme or amylomaltase (1,4-α-D-glucan: 4-α-glucosyltransferase, EC
2.4.1.25), cyclodextrin synthase (1,4-α-D-
glucan: 4-α-D- (1,4-α-D-glucano) -transferase (cy
Any of glycosyltransferases such as clizing) and EC 2.4.1.19) can be used. It is preferable that the content of cluster dextrin and / or cycloamylose in the liquid portion of the food or drink is approximately 5% or more and 25% or less based on the total weight (only the liquid portion). If the ratio of cluster dextrin and / or cycloamylose is too small, the object of the present application cannot be achieved, and if the ratio is too large, the viscosity increases, which also cannot achieve the object of the present application.

However, as described above, when there are a liquid portion and a solid portion in the food and drink, the addition of cluster dextrin and cycloamylose is performed in the order of addition with other raw materials in preparing the food and drink of the present application in the liquid portion. Regarding the presence or absence of heating and the method of mixing, any means can be used as long as the structure of cluster dextrin and cycloamylose is not destroyed. The food and drink of the present invention can be used to replenish energy when a child has no appetite due to a disease such as a cold, to replenish energy when an elderly person has a burden on the stomach and the amount of food is reduced, and to relieve the burden on the stomach during exercise. It is used for energy replenishment that can be taken without applying. In addition, micronutrients such as vitamins can be added to supplement nutrition at the same time.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Ten healthy subjects who fasted overnight ingested 350 ml of a carbohydrate solution or water, and then measured the cross-sectional area of the gastric antrum vestibule (highly correlated with the stomach content) using an ultrasonic echo device (Toshiba Medix Co., Ltd.). ) Was measured over time. The gastric emptying rate was measured by the time (1/2 GE time) until the gastric area at the time of maximum gastric dilatation was reduced by half. Each time series data was subjected to quadratic regression analysis to obtain 1/2 GE time. In addition, the subjects were asked about the sensation of solution discharge from the stomach during the experiment, ease of drinking, and the presence or absence of diarrhea after the experiment.

(Example 1) Comparison of gastric emptying rate between cluster dextrin and glucose solution In each 10% solution, the gastric emptying rate when glucose was ingested was 38 minutes, whereas in the case of cluster dextrin, the gastric emptying rate was 38 minutes.
At 27 minutes, cluster dextrin was found to be transported out of the stomach significantly faster than glucose. Also,
Many subjects reported excessive sweetness when ingesting a 10% glucose solution, and 5 out of 10 complained of stagnation of the solution in the abdomen during the experiment. However, cluster dextrin is tasteless and has low viscosity, so it is easy to drink, and no one has complained of a feeling of stagnation of the abdomen after drinking.

(Example 2) Comparison of gastric emptying rates of cluster dextrin and fructose solution No significant difference was observed in gastric emptying rates of both the cluster dextrin and fructose solutions (both 27 minutes).
However, when the 10% fructose solution was taken, all subjects felt excessively sweet and difficult to drink, and after the experiment, 4 out of 10 complained of abdominal pain (loose stool or diarrhea).

(Example 3) Comparison of gastric emptying rate between cluster dextrin and sucrose solution No significant difference was observed in gastric emptying rate between both cluster dextrin and sucrose solutions (both 27 minutes).
All subjects complained of excessive sweetness when ingesting the 10% sucrose solution.

(Example 4) Comparison of gastric emptying rate between cluster dextrin and starch solution Starch was used as a solution solubilized with hot water.
At 30 ° C, aging began. In addition, a high viscosity was generated and it was difficult to drink, and it could not be drunk under the condition that 350 ml used as a standard in the experiment of the present invention was drunk for 2 seconds (at once).

(Example 5) Comparison of gastric emptying rates of cycloamylose and each carbohydrate solution As in the case of cluster dextrin, the gastric emptying rates of cycloamylose and glucose, fructose, sucrose, and starch were compared. As a result, the same results as in the case of cluster dextrin were obtained.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the transfer rate from the stomach to the intestine is high, the food and drink do not burden the stomach and have less bloating. Also, since the degree of sweetness of the solution is low, even if the concentration is increased, it can be taken without concern for sweetness. Therefore, energy can be replenished without difficulty at the time of exercise requiring quick energy intake, when there is no appetite due to illness or old age, or when the amount of food is reduced due to the burden on the stomach.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A food or drink characterized by being rapidly absorbed without bloating using cluster dextrin and / or cycloamylose. 2. The total compounding ratio of cycloamylose and / or cluster dextrin is 5% by weight of the total liquid part.
The food or drink according to claim 1, wherein the content is at least 25%.