JP2003102426A - Nutritional supplement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low calorie nutritional supplement having texture specific to food, smooth elution of nutritional components such as a dietary fiber, a growth factor such as enteric Bacillus bifidus and lactobacillus, a mineral, a vitamin, a physiologically active substance or the like. SOLUTION: This nutritional supplement is obtained by mixing a mixture comprising a gelling agent and the dietary fiber or adding a starch to the mixture, and a proper amount of water and kneading at room temperature or heating, under pressure in an extruder and then extruding and cutting with a proximity cutter, directly or after soaking in an aqueous solution of ions of the first or the second group of the periodic system and drying.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to dietary fiber, growth factors for intestinal bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria, minerals, vitamins,
The present invention relates to a dietary supplement that enables supplementation of physiologically active substances and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In Japan today, it is said to be a time of satiety, but according to the results of the National Nutrition Survey of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, excessive intake of saturated fatty acids and lack of calcium and dietary fiber have been pointed out.
Especially in people who are on a diet, not only minerals and dietary fibers but also physiologically active substances such as vitamins are deficient, and it is reported in the media that they are sick, and nutritional supplements for that ( supplement)
Is commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, beverages, and many patents have been filed.

However, in the above food form, the action of eating, that is, chewing is lacking, and the texture (texture) when chewing food cannot be enjoyed. In particular, tablets and capsules are hardly called food. It has been pointed out that the jaws of modern adults are underdeveloped because modern people are less likely to bite because they prefer soft objects. Furthermore, it cannot be denied that tablets and capsules can be excreted as they are without being disintegrated in the digestive tract, and it is doubtful whether the components will be sufficiently eluted even if they are disintegrated. There is also artificial rice with added vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, but it is high in calories because it is mainly composed of starch.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and enjoys chewing foods, that is, it has a texture (texture) peculiar to foods, dietary fiber, and Is a growth factor for intestinal Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel dietary supplement that has a smooth elution of dietary supplements such as minerals, vitamins, and physiologically active substances, and that has low calories.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems As a result of earnest studies, the present inventors have found that when a dietary fiber and a gelling agent are mixed and heated, pressurized and extruded with water in an extruder, gels having various textures are obtained. The present invention has been completed and the present invention has been completed. The present inventor is characterized by using a gelling agent and dietary fiber as ingredients in order to make a dietary supplement low in calories.

The gelling agents referred to in the present invention include sodium and potassium salts of alginic acid, carrageenan, agar, glucomannan (including purified glucomannan, konjak refined powder, konjak flour and the like), locust bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum, psyllium. Gum, fur cerelan, pectin, basil seed gum, tara gum, tamarind gum, gellan gum and curdlan,
A single type or a mixture of two or more types is used.

In the present invention, in order to promote gelation, a compound of elements of Groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table, namely sodium carbonate,
Food additives such as sodium phosphate, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium sulfate, calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, shellfish calcium (baked, unbaked), egg shell calcium (baked, unbaked) ), Calcium coral (calcined or uncalcined), pearl powder, at least one kind of food additive such as dolomite, and / or food additive, and the amount thereof is 10 parts or less per 1 part of the gelling agent. ,
It is preferably 5 parts or less, and 10 parts or more is not preferable because the dietary supplement has a mineral taste or becomes too white.

Further, for promoting gelation, organic acids such as malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid and ascorbic acid, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, calcium dihydrogen phosphate, etc. It is also possible to mix at least one of the inorganic acids described above, and the amount used is in the range of 10 parts or less, preferably 5 parts or less, relative to 1 part of the gelling agent. It is not preferable because it comes to have.

The dietary fiber used in the present invention is an insoluble, sparingly soluble, and soluble polysaccharide, and includes cellulose (including pea fiber, sweet potato fiber, apple fiber, brewer's yeast cell wall powder, etc.), hemicellulose, lignin, and chitin. , Chitosan, polydextrose (trade name), lites (trade name), pullulan, indigestible dextrin (trade name: pine fiber, self), galactomannan (trade name: tana fiber),
Soybean dietary fiber and other indigestible oligosaccharides (isomaltooligosaccharides, xylooligosaccharides, soybean oligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides, raffinose, palatinose oligosaccharides)
And the like, and are used alone or in combination of two or more.

The amount used is 0.
It is in the range of 5 to 50 parts, preferably 1 to 30 parts, and 0.
If it is 5 parts or less, the fiber content is small and it does not meet the purpose of nutritional supplement, and if it is 50 parts or more, internal gelation does not proceed, which is not preferable.

[0013] The above-mentioned dietary supplement may further contain starch as long as it is not high in calories.

The starch which can be used in the present invention includes various starches such as potato, wheat, corn, tapioca and the like, such as heat treatment, acid treatment, acetylation treatment, phosphorylation treatment, etherification treatment and crosslinking treatment. Processed starch that has been subjected to processing, starch powder produced from starch rice, shiratama powder, fertilizer powder, kanbai powder, dust powder, fresh flour produced from glutinous rice, cereal flour such as wheat flour, etc. The above can be mixed and used. When using with heating (alpha conversion; gelatinization), either is acceptable, but when heating is not used, aging (β
It is preferable to use a starch or a pregelatinized starch which is difficult to be modified, such as modified tapioca starch, waxy corn starch and modified starch thereof, and matsunoline (Matsuya Chemical Co., Ltd.). Further, dextrin, which is a starch hydrolyzate, can be used.

The amount used is 30 with respect to 1 part of the gelling agent.
It is not more than 30 parts, and more than 30 parts is not preferable because it does not result in low calories.

The dietary supplement of the present invention contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, physiologically active peptides, physiologically active proteins, herbs, herbal medicines, vegetables, herb extracts, if necessary.
Crude drug extract, vegetable extract, fruit, fruit juice, vegetable juice,
The nutritional value and flavor can be improved by adding one or two or more substances that can be added to foods such as fish oil.

The above-mentioned vitamins include β-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B group, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin P, niacin (nicotinic acid), folic acid and pantothenic acid (including calcium salts thereof). )and so on.

The above minerals include calcium carbonate,
Calcium sulfate, calcium lactate, calcium phosphate,
Calcium shellfish (baked, unbaked), egg shell calcium (baked, unbaked), coral calcium (baked, unbaked), pearl powder, calcium dolomite triate, bone calcium (baked, unbaked), apatite, hydroxyapatite, casein calcium peptide (CCP), magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, magnesium carbonate, heme iron, iron gluconate, iron citrate, lactoferrin, zinc gluconate, copper gluconate, essential trace metal compounds such as molybdenum, and the like.

Examples of the above amino acids, physiologically active peptides and physiologically active proteins include glycine, serine, glutamic acid, lysine, cysteine, soybean peptide (for example, high new), collagen, casein phosphopeptide (CP).
P), silk protein, sericin, etc.

The above herbs, crude drugs, vegetables, herb extracts,
Crude drug extract, vegetable extract, fruit, fruit juice, vegetable juice,
Examples of fish oil include brown rice, tea, buckwheat, yam, perilla, pearl barley, aloe, mugwort, Dokudami, guava, litchi, sardines, hops, carrots, kudzu, acerola, gymnema,
Propolis, ginkgo, kukoshi, blueberry, rosemary, chamomile, mulberry, alfalfa, lavender, chamomile, thyme, honoki, jujube, banana, hawthorn, shiitake, pumpkin, agarix, chlorella,
Spirulina, turmeric, eleuthero, donaeriella, barley young leaves, brewer's yeast, okara, sorghum, gauze, mastic, yacon, rooibos, mate, coffee, grape skins, citrus seeds, and their extracts (extract), γ-
Flavones such as aminobutyric acid, inositol, γ-oryzanol, catechin, and rutin (including enzyme-treated rutin), ceramide, kojic acid, ellagic acid, fulvic acid, humic acid, hematomelanic acid, ergic acid, soy isoflavone, glucosamine, resveratrol , Royal jelly, decomposition products of red smelt, saponins, docosahexaenoic acid (DH
A) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).

The addition amount of each of the above substances is appropriately determined according to the amount required for physiological activity and the like.

If necessary, soybeans may be added to impart flavor.
Proteins such as wheat, corn, milk, serum, sweeteners, acidulants, seasonings (including amino acids and nucleic acids), flavors,
Coloring agents such as spices can be added for coloring.

The dietary supplement of the present invention can be manufactured as follows using each of the above components.

A mixture obtained by uniformly mixing the gelling agent and dietary fiber, or a mixture obtained by further mixing starch and mixing it uniformly, is fed from a powder supply port to an extruder,
A fixed amount of water is continuously supplied to a pressure extruder such as a mixing extruder, and an appropriate amount of water is continuously supplied from a supply port. Mix and knead each material in the extruder and pressurize at room temperature to 120 ℃
Then, it is extruded through a die having a fine hole (diameter of 1 to 10 mm) attached to the discharge port, and cut into an appropriate length by a cutter adjacent to it to form a spherical shape, a granular shape, or a noodle string shape, as it is or in the periodic table group 1 and After being dipped in the aqueous solution of group II ions and / or dried in a dryer by a conventional method, the dietary supplement of the present invention is obtained.

Aqueous solutions of groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table are used to smooth the surface of the dietary supplement of the present invention. Aqueous solutions of groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table are sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid. It is sodium, sodium phosphate, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium sulfate, calcium lactate, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcined shellfish calcium, calcined egg shell calcium, calcined coral calcium and the like. Moreover, the dryer is not particularly limited, and a hot / hot air dryer, a hot air fluidized dryer, a vacuum dryer, a freeze dryer, or the like can be used. Drying is performed until the water content becomes 30% or less. It is preferably 20% or less, and if it is 30% or less, there is a problem in storability, which is not preferable.

The dietary supplement of the present invention can be eaten as it is or after being hydrated, and can be mixed with various other foods such as hamburgers, noodles, breads, seasonings, soups, desserts and the like for cooking. it can. Furthermore, it can be added to rice before heating and cooked, and can be used for rice, cooked rice fried rice, pilaf, rice balls and the like.

[0025]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

Example 1 Gellan gum 330 g, konjac flour 600 g, guar gum 270 g, xanthan gum 100 g, malic acid 10
0 g, uncalcined shellfish calcium 350 g, cellulose starch complex (trade name: Sexel) 1250 g, polydextrose (trade name) 1000 g and isomaltooligosaccharide 80
After uniformly mixing 0 g, a fixed amount was continuously supplied to the extruder from the powder supply port, and separately, 4.5 kg of water was continuously supplied from the water supply port. Mix and knead each raw material in the extruder,
After pressurizing and heating to about 100 ° C., it is extruded through a circular die having a diameter of 2 mm attached to the discharge port, cut into a length of 3 to 4 mm by a cutter adjacent to the die, dried and granulated nutritional supplement 6 of the present invention 6 0.0 kg was obtained.

When 5 g of this dietary supplement is tested according to the Japanese Pharmacopoeia / General test method (first solution, paddle method), the elution rate of calcium is 60% after 10 minutes, 77% after 20 minutes, and 85 after 30 minutes. % After 40 minutes and 93% after 60 minutes.

Polished rice 1 washed with 70 g of this dietary supplement
After mixing with 50 g, water was added to the scale of 2 cups of the rice cooker and stirred, and rice was cooked according to the usual method. The obtained rice was uniform and no discomfort was observed even after eating.

Example 2 300 g sodium alginate, 150 calcium carbonate
g, calcium dihydrogen phosphate 150 g, crystalline cellulose 400 g, pullulan 300 g, Lites (trade name) 13
After uniformly mixing 00 g and wheat starch 1600 g, a fixed amount is continuously supplied to the mixing extruder through the powder supply port, and water is separately added.
7 kg was continuously supplied from the water supply port. After mixing and kneading each raw material in the mixing extruder, pressurizing and heating to about 90 ° C.,
Extruded through a square die with a side length of 3 mm attached to the discharge port, cut into a length of 20 cm with an adjacent cutter, put into 1% calcium chloride solution and immediately taken out, dried and noodle-shaped nutritional supplement of the present invention 5.0 kg was obtained.

100g of this dietary supplement and dried udon 2
00g was mixed and boiled according to a conventional method. The obtained udon noodles were uniform and no discomfort was observed even after eating.

Example 3 500 g of glucomannan, 200 g of xanthan gum, 200 g of locust bean gum, 200 g of silium seed gum, 50 g of sodium carbonate, 100 g of calcium monohydrogen phosphate, 230 g of hardened oil-coated ascorbic acid, 1050 g of pea fiber and pine fiber ( After uniformly mixing 800 g of product name), a fixed amount of water was continuously supplied to the extruder from the powder supply port, and separately, 4.6 kg of water was continuously supplied from the water supply port. Mix and knead each material in the extruder, pressurize and heat to about 60 ° C, then extrude through a circular die with a diameter of 5 mm attached to the discharge port, while cutting with a neighboring cutter to a length of 5-6 mm, 80 ° C
0.5% sodium hydroxide solution was immediately taken out and dried to obtain 4.1 kg of spherical nutritional supplement of the present invention. When this dietary supplement was soaked in boiling water, it had a raw wheat-like texture and could be used as a soup ingredient.

Example 4 200 g curdlan, 200 g apple fiber, 500 g pine fiber (trade name), corn starch 2
After uniformly mixing 00 g, 100 g of starch powder and 200 g of brewer's yeast, a fixed amount of water was continuously supplied to the extruder through the powder supply port, and 2.1 kg of water was continuously supplied through the water supply port.
Mix and knead each raw material in the extruder and pressurize to about 1
After heating to 10 ° C, extrude through a circular die with a diameter of 3 mm attached to the discharge port, and use a nearby cutter to lengthen 20
It was cut into cm and dried to obtain 1.7 kg of noodle-like nutritional supplement of the present invention. When this dietary supplement had a halsame-like texture when immersed in water, it could be used as a dressing.

Example 5 300 g of curdlan, 100 g of pectin, 720 g of tana fiber (trade name), pine fiber (trade name) 1
00g, crystalline cellulose 100g, sodium phosphate 1
50 g, dolomite 80 g, hydrogenated oil coated fumaric acid 120
g and yam powder 50 g are mixed uniformly, and then a fixed amount is continuously supplied to the extruder through the powder supply port, and 1 kg of water is separately added.
Was continuously supplied from the water supply port. Mix and knead each raw material in the extruder, pressurize, heat to about 70 ° C, and then extrude through a circular die with a diameter of 2 mm attached to the discharge port,
80 while cutting to a length of 3 to 4 mm with an adjacent cutter
2.1 kg of the dietary supplement of the present invention in the form of granules, which is put into a 0.5% calcium sulfate solution at ℃ and immediately taken out and dried.
Got When this dietary supplement was mixed with unwashed rice and cooked according to the usual method, the rice was uniform and no discomfort was observed.

Example 6 100 g of konjak refined flour and 10 of silium seed gum
0 g, crystalline cellulose 100 g, Tana fiber (trade name) 260 g, egg shell calcium 90 g, flour 200
g, waxy corn starch 100 g and brown rice extract 50
After uniformly mixing g, a fixed amount of water was continuously supplied to the extruder through the powder supply port, and 1.1 kg of water was separately continuously supplied through the water supply port. Mix and knead each raw material in the extruder, pressurize, heat to about 100 ° C, extrude through a circular die with a diameter of 3 mm attached to the discharge port, cut with a neighboring cutter to a length of 3 to 4 mm, and dry. 1.2 kg of the granular dietary supplement of the present invention was obtained. Since the dietary supplement had a ground meat-like texture when soaked in water, there was no discomfort when the hamburger was prepared by mixing it with hamburger paste.

Example 7 100 g of sodium alginate, 200 glucomannan
g, silium seed gum 200g, curdlan 20
0 g, Tana fiber (trade name) 500 g, Lites (trade name) 244.8 g, dolomite 150 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 150 g, xylo-oligosaccharide 100 g, high newt (trade name) 100 g, brewer's yeast 200 g,
Lactoferrin 1g, vitamin E 1g and vitamin D
After uniformly mixing 0.2 g of a mixture in which 100 g of apple fiber was absorbed, 2 g of β-carotene and 1 g of rutin, a fixed amount was continuously supplied to a mixing extruder from a powder supply port,
Separately, 1.3 kg of water is continuously supplied from the water supply port. Mix and knead each raw material in a mixing extruder, pressurize it, and extrude it through a square die with a side length of 2 x 3 mm attached to the discharge port, and cut it to a length of 20 cm with a neighboring cutter into a 1% calcium hydroxide solution at 80 ° C. It was put in, immediately taken out, and dried to obtain 2.6 kg of noodle-like nutritional supplement of the present invention.
No discomfort was observed when this dietary supplement was boiled with dried Chinese noodles.

[0036]

According to the present invention, a mixture of a gelling agent and dietary fiber, or a mixture to which starch is further added is mixed and kneaded in an extruder with an appropriate amount of water, at room temperature or under heat, pressure,
The nutritional supplement of the present invention obtained by extrusion, discharge, cutting with a proximity cutter, and as-is or after being dipped in an aqueous solution of Group 1 and / or Group 2 ions of the periodic table, and dried, may be used as it is or mixed with various foods. Therefore, dietary fiber, intestinal bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria growth factors, minerals,
It is useful for supplementing vitamins and bioactive substances.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A dietary supplement comprising a gelling agent and dietary fiber as ingredients. 2. The food supplement according to claim 1, wherein the gelling agent gels when heated. 3. The supplement according to claim 1, further comprising starch. 4. A mixture of a gelling agent and dietary fiber, or a mixture to which starch is further added is mixed and kneaded in an extruder with an appropriate amount of water, and a pressurizing step, extrusion discharging step, cutting step, and drying step are performed. A method for producing a dietary supplement characterized by the following. 5. A method for producing a dietary supplement, comprising a step of dipping in an aqueous solution of an ion of Group 1 and / or Group 2 of the periodic table between the cutting step and the drying step.