JP2002065205A - Beauty health food containing material derived from young leaf of wheat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food exhibiting excellent effects of both of beauty effects and health effects for keeping physical condition or the like. SOLUTION: This beauty and health food contains a material derived from young leaves of a wheat and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of mucopolysaccharides, ceramides, collagens and nucleic acids which is a material having beauty effects.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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

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BACKGROUND ART Wheat young leaves are rich in vitamins, minerals and insoluble dietary fiber, have an antihypertensive effect, adsorb harmful substances,
It is attracting attention as a material for health foods having effects such as improvement of the intestinal environment, suppression of cholesterol absorption, prevention of a rapid rise in postprandial blood glucose, and activation of superoxide dismutase (SOD).

[0003] On the other hand, ceramides are one of the constituents of human skin, and have moisturizing and protective effects on the skin and prevent skin roughness.
Its bioregulatory function, such as having an improving effect, is receiving attention.

[0004] In addition, rough skin and fine wrinkles are caused by the loss of water retention and elasticity of the skin. It is the intercellular substance in the dermis 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 viewpoint of preventing rough skin and fine wrinkles.

On the other hand, collagen is used for skin (dermis tissue),
It is a fibrous protein abundantly contained in bones, tendons, blood vessel walls, etc. It is a substance essential for the formation of an extracellular matrix that connects cells.

[0006] Nucleic acids are macromolecules consisting of bases, sugars and phosphates, which are often contained in the cell nucleus of living organisms, and are known to have a function of smoothing the metabolism of cells.

Conventionally, ceramides, mucopolysaccharides and collagen have been replenished into the body by absorption through the skin. For example, ceramides, mucopolysaccharides and collagen are mainly used as components of cosmetics or bath additives, and are applied to the skin. However, the components supplied to the skin are impeded by epidermal lipids and have poor efficiency in reaching and absorbing into the skin. Therefore, if absorbed from the body, rough skin and wrinkles can be prevented.

[0008] Therefore, foods that can simultaneously ingest materials that bring beauty and health and that exert their effects are expected.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a beauty and health food which shows a synergistic effect on beauty and health by consuming a food which is effective for both beauty and health. .

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, have found that a beauty and health food having a synergistic effect on beauty and health can be obtained. Completed the invention. That is, the present invention relates to a beauty and health food including a material derived from wheat young leaves and a material having a cosmetic 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.

[0013] In another preferred embodiment, the ceramides are ceramide, glucosylceramide, or galactosylceramide.

[0014] In another preferred embodiment, the nucleic acid is DNA or RNA.

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

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION "Materials derived from wheat young leaves" used in the present invention include wheat young leaves, young wheat leaves, flaked wheat young leaves and dry powder thereof, wheat young leaf juice and dry powder thereof, wheat young leaves Extract and its dry powder.

As a raw material of a material derived from wheat young leaves, for example, wheat young leaves such as barley, wheat, rye, oats and the like can be mentioned. In the present invention, “wheat young leaves” is a concept including not only young leaves of barley but also stems of barley. Among barleys, the young leaves of barley are most preferably used.

As the wheat young leaves, wheat young leaves at the beginning of tillering or early stage of heading (height about 20 to 40 cm) are preferable. Since the green color of wheat young leaves fades over time after harvesting, it is preferable that the green color is treated as quickly as possible.

After harvesting, the young wheat leaves are washed with water or the like, drained, or left as they are or an appropriate length (for example, 10 c).
m).

The young wheat leaf may be cut into pieces. Shredding is
This is performed by a method commonly used by those skilled in the art, such as slicing or shredding a plant. As an example of the fragmentation, slurry may be formed. The slurry is formed by applying wheat young leaves to a mixer, a juicer, a blender, a mascoloider or the like to make the wheat young leaves into a thick porridge (a suspension of a liquid and a solid). Squeezing wheat young leaves or their shreds,
Wheat young leaf juice may be used. Juice squeezes wheat young leaves,
Alternatively, it can be obtained by centrifuging or filtering the fragment of the wheat young leaf.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the content of γ-aminobutyric acid (hereinafter may be referred to as GABA) in a material derived from wheat young leaves is increased. This allows
The cosmetic health food of the present invention has a blood pressure lowering effect. The expression “the content of GABA in the material derived from wheat young leaves is increased” means that GABA in the wheat young leaves has been treated so as to increase (hereinafter referred to as GABA enrichment treatment).

There are several methods for the GABA enrichment treatment. For example, young wheat, its fragment or squeezed juice is subjected to infrared treatment, anaerobic treatment, storage at a constant temperature (heat insulation treatment), glutamic acid Or a method of contacting with a salt thereof or a food material containing them (hereinafter, referred to as glutamic acid treatment). The GABA enrichment process is
These methods may be performed alone or in combination of two or more.

The infrared treatment is carried out, for example, by using an infrared irradiation device of about 400 W so as not to evaporate the moisture of the object to be treated, and at 20 to 50 ° C., preferably 25 to 45 ° C.
It is carried out by holding for 10 minutes to 24 hours, preferably for 1 to 6 hours.

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

Anaerobic treatment means treatment with a gas containing almost no oxygen 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.
Time.

For example, the heat insulation treatment is performed under a closed condition.
0 to 50 ° C., preferably 30 to 45 ° C.
Hold for 0 minute to 24 hours, preferably for 1 to 6 hours. Moreover, you may hold | maintain in 20-50 degreeC, preferably 30 degreeC-45 degreeC warm water for 10 minutes-24 hours, Preferably it is 1 to 6 hours.

Glutamic acid treatment also increases GABA content. Glutamic acid is changed to GABA by enzymes present on the surface and inside of wheat young leaves, so that the GABA content increases. Glutamic acid treatment, the method of immersing wheat young leaves in glutamic acid, its salts, or food materials containing them, glutamate in slurried wheat young leaves,
There is a method of adding a salt thereof, a food material containing the salt, or the like.

Examples of the salts 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 directly added, or a solution containing a high concentration may be added.

Food materials containing glutamic acid and / or glutamate include glutamic acid and / or glutamate.
Alternatively, a food material containing a relatively high concentration of a salt thereof is preferably used. For example, seaweeds such as kelp and seaweed, mushrooms such as shiitake mushroom, maitake, fish such as bonito (including bonito), sardines, shellfish such as clams and shijimi,
Rice, wheat, soy (including these germs), tea leaves, mulberry leaves,
Vegetables (eg, tomatoes), citrus fruits (mesocarp, carnival membranes), and the like, including those obtained by subjecting edible proteins to enzyme treatment or heat treatment to release or produce glutamic acid, and the like. .

[0030] These food materials are used as they are.
It may be added to a fragment of wheat young leaves or juice or a solution in which wheat young leaves are immersed, and may be fragmented as necessary, or a food material may be extracted to produce a fragment of wheat young leaves or juice. Alternatively, it may be added to a dipping solution. In addition, the dry powder of these food materials may be added to the flakes or squeezed or dipped solution of wheat young leaves.

Glutamic acid and / or its salt contained in these food materials are eluted by heating, if necessary, or the dried powder of the eluted component is crushed or squeezed or squeezed from young wheat leaves. It may be added to the solution.
For example, when the food material containing glutamic acid is dried kelp, the dried kelp is crushed into small pieces or squeezed or immersed solution of young wheat leaves, and the mixture is stirred.
GABA is efficiently increased.

The temperature of the GABA enrichment treatment by glutamic acid treatment is not particularly limited, but is preferably performed within a range in which an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamic acid to GABA is not inactivated, usually at 20 to 50 ° C., more preferably at 25 to 50 ° C. 45 ° C
It is performed in.

The pH of the GABA enrichment treatment by glutamic acid treatment is adjusted for the purpose of accelerating the GABA enrichment treatment and for making the product color vivid green. The pH is adjusted by a pH adjuster commonly used by those skilled in the art. The pH of wheat leaves during the GABA enrichment treatment is usually 3.5.
To 9.0, preferably 4.5 to 7.0, and more preferably 5.0 to 6.0. If the pH is adjusted to an alkaline side, the wheat leaves will exhibit a brighter green color as compared to those obtained by acid treatment and those not treated. pH
Treatment with 4 or less is not preferred because GABA enrichment efficiency is reduced and wheat young leaves are browned.

The time for the GABA enrichment treatment is from 10 minutes to 24 minutes.
Time is preferred. If performed for more than 30 minutes, the GABA content will increase dramatically.

The amount of glutamic acid used in the GABA enrichment treatment may be appropriately adjusted according to the amount of GABA to be enriched. Usually, 0.01 to 40 wt.
Glutamic acid or a salt thereof is preferably added in an amount of 0.02 to 20% by weight, more preferably 0.05 to 10% by weight.

Further, by adding an inorganic chloride such as pyridoxal phosphoric acid and salt to the reaction solution,
Alternatively, GABA enrichment efficiency can be increased by removing an inhibitor such as an organic acid 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 usually have a final concentration of 0.05 to
It is added in an amount of 20% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight.

The cut wheat young leaves, the shredded products thereof, and their squeezed juices are subjected to a GABA enrichment treatment, if necessary, and then subjected to a treatment (branching) for preventing deterioration (including discoloration such as fading). Processing) is performed. For the blanching treatment, various methods are used depending on the form to be treated.For example, hot water treatment, steaming treatment and the like are mentioned, and by this treatment, the material derived from wheat young leaves does not fade. Green color and no change in flavor.

The hot water treatment is described, for example, in Japanese Patent No. 254430.
It can be performed by the method described in Japanese Patent Publication No. That is, the wheat leaf is immersed in hot water (which may contain salt and sodium bicarbonate).

Since GABA disappears in the hot water treatment, G
When the ABA enrichment treatment is performed, it is particularly preferable to perform a treatment for retaining GABA. As a method for retaining GABA, a microwave irradiation treatment may be mentioned. If the microwave irradiation treatment is performed, the obtained wheat young leaf powder is kept green and the content of GABA is not reduced.

The microwave treatment may be performed within a range in which an enzyme involved in fading of young wheat leaves is inactivated and green color of young wheat leaves is not lost by heating. Such a range can be appropriately adjusted by the output of the microwave irradiation device, the wavelength of the microwave, the irradiation time, and the like. For example, 2450 MHz, 500 g per 100 g (wet weight) of wheat young leaves
When applying a microwave of W, 0.5 to 10
Minutes, preferably 0.5 to 5 minutes, more preferably 0.5 to 5 minutes.
Process for 1 minute. If it is less than 0.5 minutes, the enzyme is not sufficiently deactivated, and the color is easily discolored. Further, if the treatment is performed for 10 minutes or more, the color tends to fade and the GABA tends to decrease. By microwave treatment, decomposition and elution of vitamins and minerals in wheat young leaves are prevented, and by drying at a relatively low temperature, a dry powder that retains a green color can be obtained.

The above-described blanching and microwave-treated wheat young leaves, their fragmented products, or their squeezed juices are subjected to a cooling treatment, if necessary, and then dried to powder.

The drying is performed so that the water content of the powder is 10% or less, preferably 5% or less. For example, wheat barley leaves after the above treatment, its shreds, their squeezed hot air drying, high pressure steam drying, electromagnetic wave drying, spray drying, freeze drying, etc., by drying using a method commonly used by those skilled in the art. Done.

Drying by heating is preferably carried out at 50 ° C to 8 ° C.
The heating is performed at 0 ° C., more preferably 55 ° C. to 65 ° C., at a temperature and for a time at which the green color of the leaves does not change by heating. If necessary, an excipient such as dextrin, cyclodextrin, starch, maltose and the like can be added and spray-dried.

The resulting dried product is further pulverized to obtain a dry powder. Milling can be performed according to a known method, for example, using a crusher, a mill, a blender, a stone mill, or the like. The dry powder is sieved as necessary, and for example, a powder that passes through a 30 to 250 mesh sieve may be used. If the particle size is less than 250 mesh, further processing may not be easily performed when used as a food material or a pharmaceutical raw material. When the particle size is larger than 30 mesh, for example, uniform mixing with other food materials is prevented.

The powder after drying may be sterilized by a method such as ordinary air flow sterilization, high-pressure sterilization, and heat sterilization.

In the above embodiment, wheat young leaf powder was prepared as a raw material derived from wheat young leaf of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the following wheat young leaf juice, wheat young leaf juice powder, wheat young leaf An extract or the like can also be used.

[0047] Wheat young leaf juice is prepared by squeezing at any stage during the process of preparing a wheat young leaf-derived material. The wheat young leaf juice powder is prepared by drying and powdering the wheat young leaf juice.

In the embodiment of the present invention, GABA-enriched wheat young leaf powder has a GAB content of at least 50 mg / 100 g or more.
A, usually 20 times or more, depending on the conditions, 50 times or more, more preferably 100 times or more, that is, usually 200 mg / 100 g or more, depending on the conditions. Is 500
GABA of mg / 100g or more, 1000mg / 100g or more
including.

[0049] The wheat young leaf squeezed powder treated with GABA in this embodiment is at least 250 mg /
It is usually 10 times or more, 25 or more times depending on conditions, more preferably 50 times or more, as compared with those prepared by a conventional method not containing GABA, which contains 100 g or more of GABA.
Times or more, that is, usually 500 mg / 100 g or more, depending on the conditions, 1250 mg / 100 g or more, or 2500
Contains GABA of mg / 100g or more. Note that these G
The ABA content is hardly reduced by the dry pulverization process.

The raw material derived from wheat young leaves obtained in this manner includes vitamins, minerals,
Dietary fiber, etc., prepare an amount sufficient to exert their function, and combine this with a material that has a beauty effect,
It is regarded as a beauty and health food containing wheat young leaf-derived materials.

Materials 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 the mucopolysaccharide 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 fine 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. Mucopolysaccharides such as hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, which are intercellular substances, decrease with age, and it is considered that the water retention and elasticity of the skin are lost. The beauty and health food of the present invention can prevent rough skin and prevent the occurrence of fine wrinkles by containing the mucopolysaccharide.

As the hyaluronic acid or chondroitin sulfate, commercially available ones can be used as raw materials for pharmaceuticals or as extracts from animals. Hyaluronic acid is contained, for example, in cockscomb. Since cockscomb has been used for foods for a long time, there is no problem in terms of safety when taken orally. Therefore, cockscomb may be added instead of hyaluronic acid.

Chondroitin sulfate is used in addition to the above-mentioned cockscomb,
It is also contained in animals such as shark fins and plants such as Junsai, and has been put to practical use as a drug for oral ingestion, digested and absorbed in the body, and used in the body. There is no problem. Therefore, cockscomb, shark fin, juniper, etc. may be added instead of chondroitin sulfate.

The mucopolysaccharide is contained at 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. 0.05
When the amount is less than the weight%, the effect of maintaining the water retention and elasticity of the skin is not exhibited. On the other hand, even if the content exceeds 55% by weight, the effect becomes constant.

The ceramides used in the present invention include:
Ceramide, glucosylceramide and galactosylceramide are exemplified. Ceramides are one of the constituents of human skin and have the effect of moisturizing and protecting the skin, preventing and improving skin roughness.

Ceramides include pharmaceutical raw materials, animal extracts (eg, extracts from the brain of cattle, etc.), plant extracts (extracts from wheat, rice, soybeans, millet, spinach, etc.), and microorganisms. Extract (extract from yeast etc.)
And other commercially available products.

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.
If the amount of ceramide added is less than 0.001% by weight, moisturizing,
Does not exhibit the effects of beauty such as beautiful skin, prevention of rough skin, and prevention of wrinkles. On the other hand, if it exceeds 55% by weight, it is not preferable because it becomes unsuitable for odor and taste.

Collagen used in the present invention is a fibrous protein that is contained abundantly in animal skin (dermis tissue), bones, tendons, blood vessel walls, and the like, and has the following cosmetic effects when taken into the human body. In other words, it enhances the ability of the skin to adapt to water and enhances the water retention effect. Reduces skin heat dissipation. Smooth skin surface. It has the effect of reducing the fat content on the skin surface on oily skin and increasing it on dry skin to achieve a good balance.

The 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 material derived from wheat young leaves and the material having a cosmetic effect.
If the amount of added collagen is less than 0.001% by weight, cosmetic effects 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 preferable because it becomes edible in taste.

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

The nucleic acids used in the present invention include, for example, high molecular nucleic acids purified from salmon milt.

Nucleic acids enhance the metabolism of skin cells and prevent aging, and therefore have the function of maintaining youthful skin.

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

The cosmetic and health food of the present invention is obtained by mixing a material derived from wheat young leaves and a material having a cosmetic effect by a method commonly used by those skilled in the art, homogenizing the mixture, and then pulverizing, tableting or capsuleting. Can be. In addition, excipients, bulking agents, binders, thickeners, emulsifiers, coloring agents, flavors, food additives, seasonings, etc. are mixed with wheat young leaf-derived materials and materials having cosmetic effects,
It can be formed into powders, granules, tablets and the like depending on the application, and can be blended with various foods and drinks and provided for eating and drinking.

For example, royal jelly, vitamins, protein, calcium, chitosan, lecithin and the like are appropriately blended with a material derived from wheat young leaves and a material having a cosmetic effect, and a sugar solution or a seasoning is added to adjust the taste. Beauty and health food can be obtained.

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

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Example (Production Example 1: Production of wheat young leaf powder) Approx.
The young barley leaves that had grown to a minimum size were picked, washed with water, drained, and cut to a length of about 10 cm. 100 g of the cut young barley leaves were poured into 1 liter of hot water (95 ° C.) containing 7.5 g of sodium chloride and 7.5 g of sodium bicarbonate, and treated with hot water for 3 minutes. The hot water-treated wheat young leaves were immediately transferred to cold water at 2 to 7 ° C and immersed for about 5 minutes to cool. After cooling, the mixture was centrifuged for about 45 seconds to dehydrate, 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 mill to a degree such that 90% of the powder passed through 200 mesh to obtain wheat young leaf powder.

(Production Example 2: Production of Wheat Young Leaf Juice) Approx.
m, and then treated with 1 liter of hot water containing 7.5 g of sodium chloride and 7.5 g of sodium bicarbonate, immediately transferred to cold water at 2 to 7 ° C., immersed for about 5 minutes, and cooled. .
After cooling, it was centrifuged for about 45 seconds to dehydrate. Next, the mixture was pulverized and squeezed by a mixer, and filtered to remove squeezed juice to obtain squeezed juice.

(Production Example 3: Production of wheat young leaf 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 GABA-enriched wheat young leaf powder) Barley young leaves grown to about 30 cm were cut and aligned.
Put in a plastic bag, fill with nitrogen after evacuating the air, leave it at 40 ° C for 6 hours in an incubator,
Anaerobic treatment, one of the GABA enrichment treatments, was performed.
Then, the wheat young leaves that had been GABA-enriched were subjected to 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.
Further, it was pulverized with a stone mill to a degree such that 90% of the 200 mesh passed through to obtain wheat young leaf powder that had been GABA-enriched.

(Production Example 5: Production of GABA-enriched dried powder of wheat young leaves) Barley young leaves were subjected to microwave treatment in the same manner as in Production Example 4 above, crushed with a mixer, and further centrifuged and filtered to obtain a fiber content. From which GABA-enriched juice was obtained.
The juice was freeze-dried to obtain GABA-enriched wheat young leaf juice powder.

(Preparation of Ceramides) As the ceramide, an extract obtained from soybean was used under reduced pressure to dryness, dissolved in acetone, and evaporated to dryness.

(Preparation of Mucopolysaccharide) Mucopolysaccharide is obtained by pulverizing shark's fin, performing degreasing treatment, adding water and heating.
An acid and protease treatment was performed, and then a protein produced by removing the protein with acetic acid was used.

(Preparation of Collagen) Pig collagen was used.

(Preparation of Nucleic Acid) A nucleic acid (DNA) extracted from salmon milt was used.

(Examples) Using the material derived from wheat young leaves prepared in Production Examples 1 to 5 and the material having a cosmetic effect at the ratios shown in Table 1, cosmetic and health foods were prepared.

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[Table 1]

Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 shown in Table 1
, A total of 17 types of beauty and health foods were eaten by panelists of 10 women each three times a day for one month, and thereafter, 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 agree".

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[Table 2]

From Table 2, it was found that the cosmetic and health food of the present invention exhibited an excellent synergistic effect in both the cosmetic effect and the health effect for adjusting physical condition.

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

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A beauty and health food comprising a material derived from wheat young leaves and a material having a cosmetic effect. 2. The cosmetic and health food according to claim 1, wherein 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. 3. The cosmetic and health food according to claim 2, wherein the mucopolysaccharide is at least one selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate. 4. The cosmetic and health food according to claim 2, wherein the ceramide is at least one selected from the group consisting of ceramide, glucosylceramide and galactosylceramide. 5. The cosmetic and health food according to claim 2, wherein the nucleic acid is at least one selected from the group consisting of DNA and RNA. 6. The beauty and health food according to claim 1, wherein the wheat young leaf-derived material is a wheat young leaf-derived material having an increased γ-aminobutyric acid content.