JP2004147579A - Salty seasoning - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a salty seasoning easy to use, storable relatively for a long period and capable of taking virtually all of the nutrients contained in seaweeds. <P>SOLUTION: The salty seasoning is obtained by the following process: A liquid 3 extracted by squeezing raw seaweeds 1 collected undersea with a compression-type squeezer 2 and seawater 7 are charged via a filter 5 into a heating kettle 6 and mixed together to form a mixed liquid 8, which is then heated by a heater 9 to remove water to produce salt-containing granules 10. Whereas, collapsed seaweeds 4 resulted after extracting the liquid 3 are heated and dried in a dryer 11 into dry seaweeds 4a, which are then ground by a grinder 12 to produce seaweed powder 13. The salt-containing granules 10 and the seaweed powder 13 are blended together in the weight ratio of 1:1 to obtain the objective salty seasoning 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to seaweeds (seaweeds) such as green algae, brown algae, and red algae, and a salty seasoning made from seawater.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Since ancient times, humans have lived using various foods obtained from the sea, but seaweeds and salts, which are often displayed on the table on a daily basis, are still typical foods and seasonings obtained from the sea. It is.
[0003]
Salts used as seasonings are commercially available by evaporating the water in seawater or subjecting seawater to chemical treatment, but due to the recent health boom, old manufacturing methods such as sun drying A salt containing a large amount of minerals other than sodium chloride, which has been produced in the above, has attracted attention.
[0004]
On the other hand, seaweeds contain a large amount of fiber as well as minerals required by humans, so they are suitable as health foods and are often eaten raw, but they can be stored for long periods in the raw state. Since the cooking method is limited, it is distributed and sold in a state of being salted, boiled, or dried.
[0005]
Also, as a functional food using seaweed such as seaweed and kelp as a raw material, there is a powder of seaweed bud strain (for example, see Patent Document 1), and alga salt (for example, patent Reference 2).
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-121822 (page 2-3, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-11-253126 (page 4-5, FIG. 1)
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As mentioned above, the demand for salt containing various minerals is increasing due to the health boom, but the salt manufactured by the conventional manufacturing method cannot serve as a source of minerals required by humans and cannot meet the demand. This is the actual situation.
[0008]
In addition, seaweeds are commercially available in various forms, such as raw and dry, but each has advantages and disadvantages in terms of ease of cooking, storage period, nutritional balance, taste, etc., and it can be easily used at any time. Not a thing.
[0009]
On the other hand, the powder of the seaweed bud strain described in Patent Document 1 is excellent as a food material that can easily ingest nutrients such as various minerals contained in the seaweed. In order to wash thoroughly, the nutrients present in the slimy parts of the bud strain surface are often washed away in the washing step with fresh water, and the powder of the completed bud strain is valuable as it was in the original seaweed. Some nutrients have been lost. In addition, since there is also a step of blanching the buds after washing with fresh water through hot water at 80 to 98 ° C. to remove salts, the powder of the completed buds has no function as a salty seasoning.
[0010]
Algae salt described in Patent Document 2 is an excellent salty seasoning containing salt and seaweed extract, but alga ash, which is one of the raw materials, is obtained by burning seaweed. Valuable nutrients are often lost by incineration, and do not have sufficient nutrients that seaweed originally contained.
[0011]
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a salty seasoning that is easy to use, versatile, can be stored for a relatively long time, and can ingest almost all of the nutrients contained in seaweeds. is there.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The first salty seasoning according to the present invention is a salt-containing granular material produced by removing water from a mixture of a liquid extracted from seaweed and seawater, and a water-containing granule formed from seaweed solid after extracting the liquid. And a seaweed powder produced by pulverization. Here, the seaweed is a broad concept including "seaweed" which is a seed plant growing in the sea and "seaweed" which is a spore plant growing in the sea.
[0013]
By adopting such a configuration, the components that constitute the seaweed and the components that are contained in the seawater in which the seaweed grew are all contained, so that almost all of the nutrients contained in the seaweed are included. An excellent salty seasoning containing salty components contained in seawater and umami components such as bittern components. Further, since the granules are a mixture of the salt-containing granules and the seagrass granules, they are easy to use, have a wide range of uses, and can be stored for a relatively long time by containing salt.
[0014]
In addition, since this salty seasoning contains both a powdery substance made from seaweed and a salt-containing granular substance made from seawater, which is a growing environment, it can be referred to as "one-piece environment whole meal". It can contain almost all of the components contained in seawater, and has a composition similar to that of human body fluid, which is said to have a composition similar to seawater. It also has good digestion and absorption, and can be used for dishes and foodstuffs which did not use seaweed conventionally, and can be applied to, for example, baby food and elderly food.
[0015]
Here, it is preferable that the mixing ratio of the salt-containing granular material and the seaweed powder is 8: 2 to 2: 8 by weight. When a strong salt content is required, the mixing ratio of the salt-containing granular material and the seaweed powder is preferably about 8: 2 by weight ratio, and when a large amount of seaweed components are to be taken, the salt-containing granular material and the seaweed granular material are mixed. The mixing ratio with the seaweed powder is preferably about 2: 8 by weight. In addition, if the mixing ratio of the salt-containing granular material and the seaweed powder is 5: 5 by weight, the mixture contains salt and seaweed components in a well-balanced manner, and can be used in various dishes. Therefore, it functions as a so-called “universal seasoning”.
[0016]
On the other hand, the second salty seasoning according to the present invention is characterized by being produced by removing water from a mixture of a fluid and seawater formed by crushing seaweed. With this configuration, similar to the first salty seasoning according to the present invention, a salty seasoning in the form of a granular material in which the salt-containing granular material and the seaweed powdery material are mixed is easy to use. It has a wide range of uses and can be stored for a relatively long time by containing salt.
[0017]
The second salty seasoning is formed by crushing seaweed to form a mixture of a fluid and seawater formed and then removing water, so that when in a mixture state, the fluid, seawater and Can be adjusted, and by adjusting such a mixture ratio, it is possible to adjust the color and taste. Therefore, the quality and uniformity of the salty seasoning made from seaweeds, which are likely to have a difference in appearance and taste due to the difference in the natural environment of the growing area, can be achieved.
[0018]
In addition, as seaweed, which is one of the raw materials of the first and second salty seasonings, mozuku, sea grapes, seaweed, hijiki, blue seaweed, kelp, and the like can be used. Since mozuku contains fucodyne, the use of mozuku is effective for beautifying hair and skin, improving immunity and exerting an anticancer effect. Sea grapes, also known as green caviar, contain a large amount of dietary fiber having a cholesterol-adsorbing effect. Therefore, the use of sea grapes has the effect of lowering cholesterol in the body.
[0019]
On the other hand, seaweed has a good mineral balance, contains a lot of mucous polysaccharides (dietary fiber), and also contains amino acids, beta-carotene, vitamins, calcium, etc. It is effective for cancer, constipation, osteoporosis, etc. In addition, seaweed contains the largest amount of alginic acid in seaweed that prevents the absorption of salts and lipids in the body, so that the effect of suppressing the absorption of salts and lipids in the body can also be obtained.
[0020]
Since hijiki contains a lot of iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iodine, dietary fiber, etc., the use of hijiki is effective for blood purification, prevention of hypertension and prevention of arteriosclerosis. Since kelp contains abundant potassium and also contains iodine, the use of kelp provides a function of activating the metabolic function of the human body, which is effective in promoting health. Since Aosa is a green algae and contains starch in addition to chlorophyll and beta-carotene, the use of Aosa makes it an effective source of these nutrients. The effect of improving the texture can also be obtained because it is made through.
[0021]
The seaweeds used as raw materials include green algae such as Amanita, Sugiaonori, Usubaoanori, Bouuaonori, Mill, Iwata, Kubireta, and brown algae such as Alame, Hondawara, Matsumo, Habanori, Kajime, etc. And red algae such as Tengusa, Funori, Tsunomata, Kirinsai and Egonori can also be used.
[0022]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Drawing 1 is an explanatory view showing a manufacturing process of a salty seasoning which is a 1st embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, when raw seaweed 1 such as mozuku collected from the sea is inserted into a compression squeezing device 2, a liquid 3 extracted from seaweed 1 and a seaweed solid whose moisture has been lost due to compression are obtained. Divided into a certain crushed seaweed 4. The squeezed liquid material 3 is filtered by a filter 5 and then stored in a heating pot 6. The liquid 3 is mixed with seawater 7 injected through the filter 5 to form a mixed liquid 8.
[0023]
The mixed liquid 8 in the heating pot 6 is heated to about 100 ° C. to 120 ° C. by the heater 9 and finally heated to about 170 ° C. to 180 ° C. to evaporate water. The component contained in the liquid 3 and the salt contained in the seawater 7 are crystallized, respectively, to form the salt-containing granular material 10.
[0024]
On the other hand, the crushed seaweed 4 discharged from the compression-type squeezing device 2 is accommodated in a dryer 11 and heated to about 60 ° C. to 80 ° C. to evaporate water. The dried seaweed 4a, which has lost its moisture content by the dryer 11, is fed into a crusher 12, where it is finely crushed to form a seaweed powder 13.
[0025]
When the salt-containing granular material 10 and the seaweed flour 13 thus produced are mixed at a weight ratio of 1: 1, the salty seasoning 14 is completed. The salty seasoning 14 obtained in this manner is rich in salt and inorganic minerals derived from the seawater 7 and organic minerals and other nutrients derived from the seaweed 1. By eating the salty seasoning 14, almost all the nutrients contained in the seaweeds and the seawater that is the environment in which they grow can be consumed.
[0026]
The salty seasoning 14 contains seaweed growing in seawater and seawater of its growing environment as raw materials, and therefore contains almost all of the components contained in seawater, which has a composition similar to seawater. Because it has a composition similar to that of human body fluids, it has the property of being easily digested and absorbed in the body after ingestion. In addition, it can be used for dishes and ingredients that did not use seaweed in the past, can also be used for baby food or elderly food, and can be used to rationalize nutrients such as organic and inorganic minerals and dietary fiber. Because it can be taken into the body, it is effective in promoting health.
[0027]
Further, the salty seasoning 14 is a powdery granule in which the salt-containing granule 10 and the seaweed flour 13 are mixed at a ratio of 1: 1. It can be easily used for various purposes, and contains a salt content of about 50% by weight so that it can be stored for a relatively long time. In addition, the mixing ratio of the salt-containing granular material 10 and the seaweed powder 13 can be arbitrarily set within a range of about 2: 8 to 8: 2 depending on the use and the purpose of use.
[0028]
Furthermore, the salty seasoning 14 also uses the seawater 7 where the seaweed 1 grew as a raw material, and contains the bittern component (magnesium chloride, etc.) in seawater that has recently attracted attention. Eating 14 along with cooking improves the metabolic function of the human body, prompts excretion of water, waste products, fats, etc., and is effective in promoting health.
[0029]
In the present embodiment, mozuku or the like is used as the seaweed 1 as a raw material, but the raw seaweed of the present invention is not limited to this, and various seaweeds that grow in the sea, for example, sea grapes, seaweed, Hijiki, aoi, kelp and the like can be used as raw materials, and these can be used alone or in combination of two or more. If additives such as pigments, flavors, and nutrients are added to the mixture 8 in the heating pot 6, the salty seasoning 14 having a predetermined color, fragrance, nutritional component, and the like can be formed.
[0030]
Next, a manufacturing process of a salty seasoning according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, raw seaweed 1 such as mozuku collected from the sea is put into a crusher 15 together with seawater 7. Seawater 7 is introduced through the filter 5.
[0031]
The crushing device 15 is driven by a motor 16 to form a mixture 17 of the fluid of the seaweed 1 and the seawater 7 by finely crushing the seaweed 1 charged together with the seawater 7, and the mixture 17 is introduced into the heating pot 6. It is thrown. When the mixture 17 contained in the heating pot 6 is heated by the heater 9 to evaporate water contained in the mixture 17, a salty seasoning in the form of a powdery granule in which the salt-containing granules and the seaweed powder are mixed. 18 is completed.
[0032]
The salty seasoning 18 is also in the form of powder and granules like the salty seasoning 14 described above, so that it is easy to use, versatile, and can be stored for a relatively long time by containing salt. The salty seasoning 18 is formed by crushing the seaweed 1 to form a mixture 17 of the fluid formed and the seawater 7 and then evaporating and removing the water. It is possible to adjust the mixing ratio between the fluid and the seawater 7 when the mixture is charged or in the state of the mixture 17, and by adjusting such a mixing ratio, the color of the salty seasoning 18 can be adjusted. And the scent and taste can be adjusted.
[0033]
Therefore, the uniformity and stability of the quality of the salty seasoning 18 using the seaweed 1 as a raw material, which is likely to cause a difference in appearance and taste due to a difference in the natural environment of the growing area, can be achieved. In addition, in the case of the salty seasoning 18, since it can be produced only by heating the mixture 17 of the fluid formed by crushing the seaweed 1 and the seawater 7, the production is simple, and the crushing step and the heating step are performed. Since only one is required, the manufacturing process can be simplified. About other matters, it is the same as that of the salty seasoning 14.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects.
[0035]
(1) Salt-containing granules produced by removing water from a mixture of a liquid and seawater extracted from seaweed, and seaweed produced by removing and pulverizing moisture from seaweed solids after extracting the liquid By containing a powdery material, almost all of the nutrients contained in seaweed, and excellent salty seasoning containing umami components such as salt and bittern components in seawater, since the properties are powdery and granular, It is easy to use, versatile, and can be stored for a relatively long time.
[0036]
(2) By setting the mixing ratio of the salt-containing granular material and the seaweed powder in a weight ratio of 8: 2 to 2: 8, a use requiring a strong salt content and a use requiring a large amount of seaweed components. It can be widely used for various purposes up to and exhibits the function of a so-called “universal seasoning”.
[0037]
(3) Almost all nutrients contained in seaweed and seawater are produced by removing water from a mixture of seawater and a fluid formed by crushing seaweed, as in the salty seasoning of (1). It is an excellent salty seasoning containing salt and umami components such as bittern components, and is a powdery material, so that it is easy to use, versatile, and can be stored for a relatively long time.
[0038]
(4) By using mozuku, sea grapes, seaweed, hijiki, blue seaweed, kelp, etc. as the seaweed, almost all of the components contained in each seaweed can be contained. The beneficial effects on the human body resulting from the components contained can be enjoyed as they are.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a production process of a salty seasoning according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a production process of a salty seasoning according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seaweed 2 Compression squeezing device 3 Liquid 4 Crushed seaweed 4a Dry seaweed 5 Filtration filter 6 Heating pot 7 Seawater 8 Mixed liquid 9 Heater 10 Salt-containing granular material 11 Dryer 12 Crusher 13 Seaweed powder 14,18 Salty Seasoning 15 Crusher 16 Motor 17 Mixture

Claims (4)

Salt-containing granular material produced by removing water from a liquid mixture of liquid and seawater extracted from seaweed, and seaweed powder produced by removing and pulverizing moisture from seaweed solids after extracting the liquid A salty seasoning comprising a body. The salty seasoning according to claim 1, wherein a mixing ratio of the salt-containing granular material and the seaweed powder is 8: 2 to 2: 8 by weight. A salty seasoning formed by removing water from a mixture of a fluid and seawater formed by crushing seaweed. The salty seasoning according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the seaweed is at least one of mozuku, sea grape, seaweed, hijiki, blue seaweed, and kelp.

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