JP2000175647A - Sweetener composition containing glycyrrhiza uralensis extract - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject composition having fresh taste and a body feeling and capable of giving excellent sweetness to an orally used product such as a food without remaining over sweetness by including sucralose and an extract of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. SOLUTION: This sweetener composition having fresh taste and a body feeling and capable of giving excellent sweetness to an orally used product such as a food without remaining over sweetness as a defect of previous strong sweeteners, and further capable of producing taste by a salt-seasoning effect on a food having salty taste is obtained by including 0.001-100 pts.wt. of an extract of Glycyrrhiza uralensis per 1 pt.wt. of sucralose. As food products suitable for using this sweetening composition as a sweetener, salted foods such as pickles, foods boiled down in soy sauce, fishy foods with delicate flavor, seasonings such as soy sauce, Miso, catchup, sauce, and confectioneries such as snack foods, Okaki (baked confectionery from soy sauce-coated rice paste plate, are exemplified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sweetening composition containing a licorice extract and sucralose. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sweetening composition in which the sweetness of sucralose is successfully improved by combining sucralose with a licorice extract, and the salt accustoming effect of the licorice extract is significantly enhanced. Further, the present invention relates to a food containing the sweet composition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sugar (sucrose) has been widely used as a sweetener in foods and drinks because of its high quality sweetness, richness (body feeling), moisturizing properties, and viscosity imparting properties. However, sucrose causing obesity and tooth decay has been shunned from recent health consciousness and low calorie consciousness, and low calorie has been progressing especially in luxury goods such as beverages and desserts.

For this reason, various high-intensity sweeteners have been researched and developed as sucrose-substitute sweeteners. Among them, sucralose having a sweetness approximately 600 times that of sucrose has been used.
It is non-cariogenic and non-metabolized non-caloric, sweetness is close to sugar and has many advantages of high stability,
It is attracting attention as a new sweetener.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to further improve and improve the sweetness and sweetness of a high-sweetness sweetener "sucralose" which is a new sweetener alternative to sucrose. More specifically, there is provided a sweet composition which has a sweetness with a mellow, more body-like (full-bodied) feeling without a feeling of backing off and which can impart a good sweetness to products used orally such as foods. The purpose is to provide. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a food with improved sweetness containing such a sweetening composition as a sweetener.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have intensively studied to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by adding and blending sucralose with a licorice extract, a sweetness unique to a high-sweetness sweetener is added. It has been found that the lingering sensation of the savory taste is eliminated, and that the sweetness can be further enhanced with a richness and body.
In addition, conventionally, licorice extract has been known to have an effect of promoting salt familiarity to salty foods and imparting flavor.However, according to a study by the present inventors, it is possible to use sucralose and licorice extract in combination. Thus, it was found that the salt accommodating effect of the licorice extract was significantly enhanced, and it was possible to impart flavor to the salty food with a smaller amount.

The present invention has been developed based on such knowledge.

That is, the present invention provides the following sweet compositions. (1) A sweetening composition containing sucralose and a licorice extract. (2) The sweetening composition according to (1), containing the licorice extract at a ratio of 0.001 to 100 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of sucralose.

Further, the present invention relates to a food containing the above-mentioned sweet composition, such as pickles,
Salted goods such as boiled-in boiled fish and delicacies; seasonings such as soy sauce, miso, ketchup and sauce; snacks, oysters and other confectionery.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The sweetening composition of the present invention comprises sucralose and a licorice extract.

The sucralose used in the present invention has a structure in which three hydroxyl groups at positions 1 and 6 of the fructose residue and the position 4 of the glucose residue in the sucrose molecule are substituted with chlorine molecules. It is a high sweetness sweetener exhibiting about 600 times higher quality sweetness (British Patent No. 1543167).
The high-intensity sweetener has a sweetness characteristic larger than that of sugar, can give a sweetness equivalent to a large amount of sugar in a smaller amount, and is low in calories and / or Alternatively, it can be used as a sugar substitute for non-feel products.

The licorice extract is licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralen)
sis FISCH, Glycyrrhiza inflata BATALIN, or Glycyr
rhiza glabra LINNE) can be obtained by extraction with hot water from the roots or rhizomes, or can be obtained by extracting with an aqueous alkaline solution at room temperature or at a slight temperature and purifying as necessary. The main component is glycyrrhizic acid or It contains its salt. In the present invention, the licorice extract is not particularly limited in the degree of purification and its form, and the extract of the licorice root is evaporated and concentrated into an extract, which is freeze-dried to prepare a powder or granule. And glycyrrhizic acid or a salt thereof isolated and purified from a licorice extract. In addition, as a salt of glycyrrhizic acid,
Examples thereof include alkali metal salts such as sodium and potassium or ammonium salts. Preferably, it is a sodium salt.

The mixing ratio of sucralose and licorice extract depends on the type of product to which the sweetening composition is applied, and cannot be specified unconditionally.
The licorice extract can be appropriately selected and used from the range of 0.001 to 100 parts by weight with respect to parts by weight.

[0013] Sucralose is originally a good sweetener which has a little bitter taste and a refreshing sweetness such as that of a conventional high-sweetness sweetener such as saccharin sodium. Can be added to a refreshing sweetness to give a body feeling such as thickness and richness, and the aftertaste is refreshed without the feeling of aftertaste of sweetness, and it is prepared as a better sweetness composition closer to sucrose. can do. In addition, the blending of sucralose significantly enhances the salt accustoming effect of the licorice extract, and therefore, foods with a relatively high salt content, such as seasonings such as miso and soy sauce, and salted products such as pickles and tsukudani,
It is useful as a sweetener which can be applied to salty confectionery such as snacks to bring out the flavor.

The sweetening composition of the present invention only needs to contain the above-mentioned components as essential components, and other sweeteners such as sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose, etc., as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Fructose, invert sugar, trehalose,
Sugars such as trehalulose, palatinose and D-xylose; sugar alcohols such as xylitol, sorbitol and maltitol; One or a combination of two or more sweeteners may be used.

The shape of the sweetening composition of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be in the form of a solution diluted with water or the like, a powder or a granule dried by a spray drying method or the like, or a tablet or granule of these powders or granules. It may be in the form of a molded tablet.

The sweetening composition of the present invention can be used as a sweetener for cooking or a tabletop sweetener itself for the purpose of replacing sugar or other sweeteners usually used as a sweetener, and can be used for any oral composition. It can be used as a sweetener for products.

The term "oral composition" as used herein means a product (edible product) to be taken orally and a product to be used in the mouth. For example, foods including seasonings, salted products, boiled foods and confectionery and beverages Oral medications including sugar-coated tablets, drops, troches, throat sprays and syrups; and quasi-drugs such as mouthwash such as mouth spray, mouthwash such as mouthwash, gargle and toothpaste or mouthwash such as mouthwash Can be mentioned.

According to the present invention, the sweetness of the conventional high-intensity sweetener is imparted with a richness (body feeling, bulkiness), which has tended to be insufficient, and the unpleasant sweetness of the sweetener is reduced to reduce the feeling of palatability. It is possible to provide a sweetener that imparts goodness and qualitatively improves and improves sweetness, which is one of the five original tastes. Furthermore, a non-cariogenic, low-calorie or non-caloric sweetener can be provided. The sweetening composition of the present invention has the effect of enhancing the action of the licorice extract to promote salt familiarization in a small amount to bring out the taste of the food, and therefore, a sweetener that is particularly useful for foods having a salty taste. Can be provided. From these facts, foods that are required to be particularly delicious (sweetness, umami, etc.) and that lead to commercial value, or foods that are useful for low caloric or non-cariogenic,
Useful for diet foods.

The food is not particularly limited and includes a wide range of foods in general.
Pickles made by soaking seafood and meat in soy sauce, miso, salt, lees, etc .; seasonings such as soy sauce, miso, sauce, ketchup;
Vegetables, fish and shellfish, mushrooms, seaweed, animal meat, and the like are boiled in seasonings including soy sauce, mirin, and the like; delicacies such as salted fish;

The amount of the sweetening composition of the present invention used for the oral composition may be such that the desired sweetness is imparted to the oral composition,
More preferably, the amount is not particularly limited as long as it is an amount effective for imparting a salt habituation effect. Specifically, the sweetness can be varied variously depending on factors such as the type of the oral composition to which the sweetener is applied, other components contained in the composition, and the palatability of the sweetness. In order to obtain the desired taste in the final product,
In consideration of the type of the high-intensity sweetener to be used and its sweetness, it can be used in a discretionary manner according to the ordinary ability of those skilled in the art.

[0021]

The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the following Examples, but it should not be construed that the invention is limited thereto. In the following, parts mean parts by weight unless otherwise specified. Example 1 To 34 parts of ketchup water, 2.5 parts of salt, 0.03 part of licorice extract, and 0.01 part of sucralose were added and dissolved by heating. 40 parts of tomato paste, 18 parts of wine vinegar, 5 parts of fructose fructose syrup, and 0.2 parts of spice are added and mixed. The whole amount was made up to 100 parts with water, and after filling in a container, heat sterilization was performed at 80 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a ketchup. The resulting ketchup was sweet and rich in taste, and was delicious. Example 2 Snack salt 14 parts, tricalcium phosphate 3 parts, disodium succinate 0.2 part, L-glutamate 7 parts, powdered soy sauce 3 parts, yeast extract 1.5 parts, onion powder 1.5 parts, 1.5 parts paprika powder, 6 garlic powders
Part, pepper powder 0.5 part, chicken consomme 21 parts, beef consomme 4 parts, stevia 0.6 part, glucose 13.0
3 parts, 0.1 part of spice, 23 parts of corn starch, 0.06 part of licorice extract, and 0.003 part of sucralose are mixed to form a snack seasoning.

Sprinkle 2 parts of snack seasoning on 100 parts of snack dough. As a result, the effect of salt habit was further improved, resulting in a snack with an increased flavor.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A sweet composition comprising sucralose and a licorice extract. 2. The sweetening composition according to claim 1, wherein the licorice extract is contained at a ratio of 0.001 to 100 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of sucralose. 3. A food containing the sweet composition according to claim 1 or 2. 4. A pickle, a boiled food, a seasoning, a delicacy, and a snack.
Food as described.