JP2005124587A - Granulated material of kale dry powder and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a granulated material of kale dry powder having excellent palate feeling. <P>SOLUTION: This granulated material of the kale dry powder is obtained by extruding and forming a kneaded product obtained by adding water or water and ethanol to the kale dry powder followed by kneading, and drying the kneaded product. The granulated material of the kale dry powder is directly eatable, has excellent palate feeling such as chewability and good sensation in the mouth, and makes brain ability excellent through chewing many times. The component of kale prevents gastritis and stomach ulcer, improves liver function, trims physical condition and improves bowel movement. As the green kale dry powder contains much chlorophyl, the material has deodorant effect (foul breath removing effect) and shows excellent effect such as anticavity effect through promoting secretion of saliva. Furthermore, the foul breath removing effect is increased through granulating with addition of chlorophyl. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a granulated product of dry kale powder and a method for producing the same. Furthermore, the present invention relates to providing a granulated product of dry kale powder as a bad breath removing food, a caries prevention food, a chewing food or an animal feed.

  Kale is one of the same cruciferous plants as cabbage and is rich in vitamins such as vitamin C, minerals, dietary fiber, chlorophyll, etc., and also effective in preventing gastritis and gastric ulcer, improving liver function and constipation. It is attracting attention as a health food material suitable for maintaining the health of the human body. Kale is variously processed and sold as so-called green juice. In the form of green juice, generally, the liquid obtained by pulverizing the leaf part and stem part of kale as it is, or the juice obtained by squeezing the liquid, the liquid or the juice is concentrated. There are pastes, dried products of the above-mentioned liquids or juices, and leaves and stems of kale dried and powdered as they are, and the dried products and powders are dissolved in water, hot water, milk, etc. Is provided by.

  Among these forms, a dry powdered kale leaf and stem (or a liquid product thereof) itself is preferably used because it has high nutritional value and contains a large amount of dietary fiber. Furthermore, in terms of ease of handling and portability, excipients such as lactose, maltose, cellulose, dextrin, binders, or thickeners are added to the dry kale powder to form granules such as tablets, granules and fine granules. It is molded (for example, Patent Document 1). However, granules are molded in consideration of solubility on the assumption that they are dissolved in water, hot water, or milk, and tablets are molded on the assumption that they are swallowed as they are. Nothing was shaped to chew the kale itself. It is difficult to granulate to a hardness and size enough to chew dry kale powder, and there is not yet a method for shaping into a size that can be chewed, not drunk.

  By granulating Kale dry powder to a size that can be chewed, the function of the brain is improved by chewing. In particular, it is pointed out that modern people prefer soft meals and swallow them without chewing well, which reduces their chin power. In addition, kale ingredients have excellent effects such as prevention of gastritis and gastric ulcer, improving liver function, improving physical condition, improving bowel movement, and green kale powder contains a lot of chlorophyll, so it has a deodorizing effect. It is thought that there is.

In addition, consumers in recent years are oriented towards natural foods and are prepared with only pure health food ingredients or as little excipients as possible than foods with excipients, binders or thickeners added. Even if it is added, it is desired that it itself has a function as well as a role of shaping and bonding.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-166961

  Under such circumstances, a granulated product consisting only of a kale dry powder is provided, or a granulated product of a kale dry powder in which addition of a binder or the like is suppressed as much as possible is desired.

  As a result of intensive studies on a method of granulating a kale dry powder, the present inventors have found that a granulated product excellent in texture and functionality can be obtained, and completed the present invention.

  The present invention relates to a granulated product of a dry kale powder obtained by extruding and drying a kneaded product obtained by mixing and kneading a dry kale powder and water.

  The present invention also relates to a granulated product of a dry kale powder obtained by mixing a dry kale powder, water and ethanol, extruding a kneaded product obtained by kneading and drying.

  In a preferred embodiment, the granulated product of any one of the above kale dry powders further contains a binder.

The present invention further comprises a step of mixing the kale dry powder and water and kneading;
Extruding the resulting kneaded product; and
A method for producing a granulated product of kale dry powder, comprising the step of drying an extruded molded product.

  In one embodiment, ethanol is further mixed in the kneading step.

  In a preferred embodiment, a binder is further added in the kneading step.

  In a preferred embodiment, the binder is pregelatinized starch, indigestible dextrin, oligosaccharide or lactose.

  The present invention also relates to a food for removing bad breath, a food for preventing dental caries, a food for chewing, or an animal feed comprising any of the granulated products of any of the above dry kale powders.

  The method for producing a granulated product of the kale dry powder of the present invention comprises at least one binder selected from the group consisting of kale dry powder, water, pregelatinized starch, indigestible dextrin, oligosaccharide, and lactose. And kneading; and extruding the resulting kneaded product; and drying the extruded product.

  Water is added to the kale dry powder and mixed, and the kneaded product obtained by kneading is extruded and dried to obtain a granulated product of the kale dry powder. The granulated product of this kale dry powder can be made directly into the mouth and is excellent in texture such as chewing. In addition, the mouth feels good and the brain works well by chewing many times. The ingredients of kale prevent gastritis and gastric ulcer, improve liver function and improve physical condition, improve bowel movement, green kale dry powder. Since chlorophyll contains a lot of chlorophyll, it has a deodorizing effect (or bad breath removing effect), and exerts excellent effects such as promoting the secretion of saliva and exerting a caries prevention effect. Furthermore, if chlorophyll etc. are added and granulated, the effect of bad breath removal will increase.

  Examples of the kale used in the present invention include kitchen kale, tree kale, bush kale, mallow kale, collard, and green leaf kanran. Kale can be used as a raw material for both the leaves and stems.

  The kale dry powder used for this invention does not ask | require the manufacturing method. In general, a dry kale powder is obtained by subjecting kale to a washing process, a cutting process, a blanching process, a cooling process, a drying process, and a pulverizing process.

  Hereinafter, although the manufacturing method of a general kale is demonstrated, it is not limited to this manufacturing method. First, the harvested kale is preferably washed immediately after harvesting to prevent quality deterioration such as flavor. The cleaning is performed with cold water of 20 ° C. or less, for example. The reason for washing with cold water is that the product temperature of the kale can be prevented from rising excessively in the subsequent steps, and the kale can be prevented from being altered by oxidation or enzymatic reaction.

  After washing, the water is drained, and the leaves and stems of kale are cut into an appropriate size (for example, about 5 cm) using a cutter, a slicer or the like commonly used by those skilled in the art. In this cutting process, pulverization described later may be performed simultaneously.

  Next, a blanching treatment is performed to inactivate the enzyme contained in the kale and involved in the alteration of the kale. In addition, the enzymes involved in alteration here are chlorophyllase, peroxidase, and the like.

  Examples of the blanching treatment include high-temperature treatment such as hot water treatment and steam treatment. The case where hot water is used will be described. The kale is usually immersed in hot water at 90 to 100 ° C. for 30 seconds to 10 minutes, preferably 1 to 5 minutes.

  In performing this blanching treatment, 0.001 to 1% by weight of sodium chloride, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide such as sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, calcium hydroxide, carbonate or organic acid salt thereof. There is no particular limitation as long as it is a substance that exhibits alkalinity in an aqueous solution, such as a salt such as seaweed ash extract or a natural mineral mixture such as shell calcium, eggshell calcium, or dolomite.

  When the kale is made into dry powder by blanching treatment, especially blanching treatment using an alkaline blanching solution, the enzyme that causes discoloration is completely deactivated, so that the dry powder retains a bright green color. . In addition, palatability is also maintained.

  It is preferable to quench the kale after the blanching treatment. Examples of the cooling method include cold water immersion, refrigeration, freezing, evaporative cooling with cold air or hot air, and evaporative cooling performed by blowing cold air and hot air simultaneously or alternately.

  In addition, it is preferable to perform the process (GABA enrichment process) which increases the quantity of (gamma) -aminobutyric acid (henceforth GABA) which has a blood pressure lowering action contained in a kale before a blanching process. For the GABA enrichment treatment, the method for hatching young wheat leaves described in JP-A-2001-29041 is applied.

  The GABA enrichment treatment is also performed by immersing kale leaves or stems in a solution containing glutamic acid or a salt thereof (for example, sodium glutamate). Glutamic acid or a salt thereof is preferably added in an amount of 0.01 to 40% by weight, more preferably 0.02 to 20% by weight, and more preferably 0.05 to 10% by weight with respect to kale leaves. The glutamic acid treatment is usually performed at about 10 to 55 ° C, preferably 20 to 50 ° C, more preferably 25 to 45 ° C. The pH is usually 3.5 to 9.0, preferably 4.0 to 8.0, more preferably 4.5 to 7.0, and most preferably 5.0 to 6.0. The GABA enrichment treatment time is preferably 10 minutes to 24 hours. If it is performed for 30 minutes or more, the GABA content increases dramatically.

  Since GABA is lost after the branching process, it is preferable to perform the GABA enrichment process in advance, since a considerable amount of GABA remains after the branching process.

  Next, the blanched and cooled kale is dehydrated to some extent by centrifugation or the like, if necessary, and then dried so that the water content is 10% or less, preferably 5% or less. .

  As a drying method, for example, any method commonly used by those skilled in the art, such as hot air drying, high-pressure steam drying, electromagnetic wave drying, and freeze drying, can be used. The drying is preferably performed at 50 to 90 ° C., more preferably 55 to 65 ° C., for a time during which the kale does not change color.

  The dried kale is pulverized by a machine or tool commonly used by those skilled in the art, such as a crusher, a mill, a blender, and a stone mill, to obtain a dry kale powder.

There is no particular limitation on the size of the dry kale powder, but it ranges from fine powder with a median diameter of around 20 μm to coarse powder with a median diameter of about 250 μm, or fragments with a single-sided area of about 5 mm ² . Various sizes of kale dry powder are used.

  Hereinafter, the method of granulating the kale dry powder of the present invention will be described. In general, methods for granulating food materials include stirring granulation, fluidized bed granulation, extrusion granulation, rolling granulation, and the like. In the present invention, granulation is performed using extrusion molding. By using an extrusion granulator, the dry kale powder can be granulated to a hardness and size that induces chewing. In the granulation method using an extrusion molding machine, it is necessary to perform a kneading step to make the powder into large agglomerates, while in other granulation methods, mixing (mixing) and granulation corresponding to kneading are performed. There is a difference that the steps are performed simultaneously. By selecting an extrusion granulator, the dry kale powder can be granulated without adding a binder or excipient, or with a small amount.

  The granulated product of the dry kale powder of the present invention is obtained by mixing the dry kale powder and water, extruding and kneading the kneaded product obtained by kneading.

  In order to adjust the texture of the granulated product, it may be granulated by adding ethanol in addition to water. Addition of ethanol is effective in shortening the drying time and preventing decomposition of heat-sensitive materials and components. It also has the effect of promoting uniform mixing of poorly water-soluble materials or ingredients and promoting water penetration during kneading.

  The mixing ratio of the dry kale powder and water is preferably 3 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 10 to 30 parts by weight, and more preferably 10 to 20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dry kale powder. is there. And ethanol added as needed is 1-45 weight part, Preferably it is 1-40 weight part, More preferably, it is 1-20 weight part. When water and ethanol are used in combination, the total amount is 4 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 10 to 50 parts by weight, and more preferably 10 to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the kale dry powder.

  In order to increase the number of chewing cycles or harden the texture, the amount of ethanol added is suppressed, and the pressure applied during compression is increased. On the other hand, in order to make the granulated material easily collapse in the mouth by chewing, the ethanol content is increased. However, even when the ethanol content is increased, it is preferable that the ratio of water: ethanol is about 1:15, preferably about 1: 3, by weight.

  The granulated product of the dry kale powder of the present invention does not particularly require a binder other than water and ethanol. However, since it becomes difficult to granulate as the size of the dry kale powder generally used increases, a binder may be added in order to facilitate the granulation. As the binder, natural materials are preferable, and pregelatinized starch, indigestible dextrin, oligosaccharide, lactose and the like that act as a paste are preferably used.

  By using pregelatinized starch, the hardness can be increased in a state where the amount of the binder used is suppressed.

  Indigestible dextrin plays the role of glue and the material itself has functionality. Examples of the functionality of the indigestible dextrin include intestinal regulation and suppression of rapid increase in postprandial blood glucose level.

  As the oligosaccharide, for example, dairy oligosaccharide, galactooligosaccharide, and fructooligosaccharide are preferably used. As other oligosaccharides, lactulose, palatinose, raffinose, stachyose, xylo-oligosaccharide, malto-oligosaccharide, isomalto-oligosaccharide, chitin oligosaccharide, chitosan-oligosaccharide, trehalose and the like can be selected.

  These oligosaccharides are assimilated by good bacteria in the intestine to bring about an intestinal action, and in combination with kale's dietary fiber, a synergistic intestinal effect is obtained.

  Lactose is also assimilated by intestinal bifidobacteria to produce an intestinal regulating action, and in combination with kale's dietary fiber, a synergistic intestinal regulating effect is obtained.

These binders are added in an amount of 1 to 30 parts by weight, preferably 2 to 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of kale dry powder. Moreover, a binder may be used individually or in combination of 2 or more. In order to increase the hardness, the amount of the binder added may be increased. When it is desired to further increase the hardness, the hardness can be increased by adding even in the range of 30 parts by weight or more. Further, the binder may be mixed in advance with the kale dry powder, or a solution dissolved in water or ethanol or a mixture thereof may be added. And the granulated material of this invention has the following mixing | blending (a number is a weight part), for example:
Kale dry powder: pregelatinized starch = 98: 2
Kale dry powder: Indigestible dextrin = 90:10
Kale dry powder: lactose = 90: 10
For example, 10 to 30 parts by weight of water, 1 to 10 parts by weight of ethanol, preferably 10 to 25 parts by weight of water, and 1 to 5 parts by weight of ethanol are added to 100 parts by weight of the mixture.

  Further, by adding calcium, the granulation property is increased, and not only the surface of the granulated product is adjusted, but also the texture is improved, so that the number of chewing operations is increased. As calcium to be added, calcium derived from natural products such as eggshell calcium, scallop shell calcium, coral calcium (dolomite) is preferably used.

  When water and ethanol are used, there is no particular order in the addition of kale dry powder, water and ethanol, and they may be added in the order of water, ethanol, or vice versa, or a mixture of water and ethanol may be added. It may be added. In a mixer, these materials and, if necessary, a binder are added and mixed and kneaded. The mixer may be provided in the extruder.

  The granulated product of the present invention and a food product comprising the granulated product may be composed of only kale dry powder, but other food materials may be added.

  The bad breath removing food of the present invention is obtained by including a granulated product of kale dry powder. Kale dry powder contains dietary fiber and chlorophyll, and a synergistic bad breath removal effect is obtained in combination with the chewing requirement of the granulated product. That is, since the conventional granules and tablets were swallowed without being chewed, the effect of removing bad breath was not obtained using the dietary fiber and chlorophyll of kale dry powder in the oral cavity.

  Moreover, chlorophyll can be further added to the bad breath removing food of the present invention as required. Thereby, the bad breath removal effect by chlorophyll can be strengthened.

  The food for preventing caries of the present invention is obtained by including a granulated product of dry kale powder. Kale dry powder contains abundant dietary fiber, and in combination with the chewing requirement of the granulated product, synergistic caries prevention effect can be obtained. That is, in the conventional granule and tablet, since it was swallowed without being chewed, the dietary fiber of the kale dry powder was eaten without contacting the teeth. On the other hand, the caries preventive food of the present invention is excellent in preventing caries because it is swallowed while adsorbing and adsorbing dental plaque and food debris when chewing.

  In addition, lactic acid bacteria may be added to the caries preventive food. As a result, when chewing the granulated product, lactic acid bacteria are dispersed in the oral cavity, the growth of periodontal disease bacteria is suppressed, and at the same time, the activity of the enzyme that destroys the periodontal is suppressed, thereby preventing dental caries prevention.

  The food for chewing of this invention is obtained by including the granulated material of a kale dry powder. The kale contains enough dietary fiber to induce chewing, and is shaped with the required size and hardness of chewing, thereby increasing the number of chewing cycles. Mastication is said to activate the function of the brain, and is preferable from the viewpoint of maintaining health for modern people who eat soft foods and the number of mastications is reduced and the jaws are weakened.

  It is preferable to add kinako, peanut, sesame, yeast (including yeast extract) and the like to the food for chewing of the present invention from the viewpoint of the texture and the way of taste during chewing. In the case of peanut, sesame, etc., it is preferable to use a paste. The binder may be used alone or in combination of two or more. For example, if the viscosity is excessively increased by adding a large amount for the purpose of the functionality of indigestible dextrin, a pasty peanut Alternatively, sesame can be added to adjust the viscosity during extrusion molding. The chewing food refers to food that induces mastication.

  The animal feed of the present invention is obtained by including a granulated product of dry kale powder. Kale dry powder contains abundant dietary fiber, and can suppress body odor and fecal odor from intestinal regulation.

  The animal feed of the present invention may contain a processed product derived from livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep, and chickens, such as chicken extract powder or fish extract. Thereby, the bite to feed is improved.

  In the case of combining the food with other food materials, any combination is possible regardless of the use of the food. For example, by simultaneously adding chlorophyll and lactic acid bacteria, a food with enhanced bad breath removal and caries prevention effects can be obtained.

  In addition, when other materials other than the dry kale powder are blended, the amount of water or ethanol or a mixed solution thereof is 100 parts by weight with the total amount of the other materials and the dry kale powder regarded as the solid content. On the other hand, the addition amount is the same as the above.

  The kneaded product obtained by kneading as described above is then granulated by an extrusion molding machine. For extrusion molding, an extrusion molding machine used for production of foods, pharmaceuticals and the like is preferably used, and extrusion molding machines such as a screw mold, a roll mold, a blade mold, a self-molding mold, and a ram mold are used. A screw-type extruder and a blade-type basket-type extrusion granulator are preferably used.

  When granulating using a screw-type extrusion molding machine, various shapes of granulation are possible by making the shape of the die circular, rectangular or the like. This type of extrusion molding machine extrudes from a hole in a die while compressing and kneading the kneaded material at a feed section. Examples of such an extrusion granulator include an EXD series apparatus (for example, EXDS-60) manufactured by Fuji Powder Corporation. This extrusion apparatus is preferably used when a relatively large granulated product having a pore diameter of about 7 to 10 mm is obtained, but needs to be cut after granulation.

  In addition, an F series disk pelleter (for example, F-5) manufactured by Fuji Powder Co., Ltd. is also preferably used. This apparatus is preferably used when obtaining a relatively large granulated product having a pore diameter of about 7 to 10 mm. Moreover, since this apparatus generate | occur | produces a compression heat, the granulation property improves and since the cutter is further provided, the granulated material with which the dimension was arranged is obtained. In particular, when starch is used as the binder, it is convenient because the binding can be improved by heating.

  Even if a basket type extrusion granulator is used, granulated products of various sizes of dry kale powder can be obtained by changing the pore diameter of the screen. When using a basket-type extrusion granulator, first, add water and ethanol, and if necessary, a binder to kale dry powder, knead to make the kale dry powder agglomerate, and extrude by applying pressure from the screen. , Granulate. The hole diameter of the screen is not particularly limited, but may be changed according to the purpose, such as 3 to 10 mm. For example, an apparatus of the BR series of Fuji Powder Co., Ltd. can be mentioned.

  The granulated product of the obtained kale dry powder is then dried. Drying is performed at 70 ° C. or less, preferably 65 ° C. By maintaining the temperature at 70 ° C. or lower, a granulated product having an appropriate hardness can be obtained without impairing the nutrient content of kale. In order to obtain a slightly hard granulated product, it is good to carry out at 70 degreeC. Moreover, in order to raise the hardness of a granulated material, you may raise the addition amount of a binder. Furthermore, the surface can be hardened by setting the initial temperature relatively high and gradually decreasing it, for example, by setting the initial temperature to 70 ° C. and gradually lowering the temperature to 65 ° C. Thus, the texture can be changed depending on the drying conditions.

  The drying time varies depending on the drying temperature and the size of the granulate. For example, in the case of drying a granulated product obtained using a basket type extrusion granulator having a 5 mm screen, it is sufficient to carry out at 65 ° C. for 15 hours, and may be appropriately determined while observing the degree of drying. .

  The resulting granulated product has a different texture from the size of the dry kale powder used. For example, a granulated product obtained from a fine powder having a median diameter of around 20 μm has a texture that the whole will collapse if it is bitten lightly in the mouth several times. When a coarse powder having a median diameter of about 250 μm is used, It has a texture that is slightly chewed and broken, and induces chewing rather than fine powder. The granulated product granulated from the fragments has a chewy texture. Needless to say, granulation can be performed if the dry kale powder has a size between the fine powder and the crushed pieces. In addition, when granulating large kale dry powder, it is preferable from the point of granulation to mix the said fine powder or coarse powder suitably. These blending ratios may be appropriately adjusted while observing the degree of granulation.

Although there is no restriction | limiting in the shape and magnitude | size of a granulated material, Preferably, it is a block form and a pellet form. The size is a size that can be chewed, the size of the shortest part of the shape can be 2 mm or more, 4 mm or more, 5 mm or more, 7 mm or more, or 10 mm or more, and if a preferred range is determined according to the purpose and application Good. The granulated product is shaped to be easy to eat and has a volume of 15 mm ³ or more.

  The granulated product of the kale dry powder obtained in this way is filled in an aluminum pack or the like and stored as it is. The state of preservation is good, and the flavor and green color do not change even when left for one month in an incubator at 40 ° C. and a humidity of 70 to 75%, or when stored for one month in a cool dark place (10 ° C.).

  The granulated product of the dry kale powder of the present invention can be eaten as a food as it is as a candy. In addition, the mouth feels good and the brain works well after being chewed many times. The ingredients of kale prevent gastritis and gastric ulcer, improve liver function, improve physical condition, improve bowel movement, green kale dry powder. Since chlorophyll contains a lot of chlorophyll, it has a deodorizing effect (or bad breath removing effect), and exerts excellent effects such as promoting the secretion of saliva and exerting a caries prevention effect. Furthermore, if chlorophyll etc. are added and granulated, the effect of bad breath removal will increase.

  Furthermore, the granulated product of the dry kale powder of the present invention is useful as animal feed.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example is given and this invention is demonstrated, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this Example.

(Production example)
A kale leaf having a length of about 30 cm was cut into a 1 cm square, and then washed with water to remove mud and the like adhering thereto. Then, 50 kg of the cut kale was put into 1 ton of water and blanched at 90 to 100 ° C. for 3 minutes. Next, after drying with hot air at 60 ° C. for 10 hours in a dryer so that the water content was 5% or less, the mixture was pulverized to crushed into various sizes using a pulverizer.
Sample 1: Kale dry powder (fine powder) with a median diameter of about 20 μm
Sample 2: Kale dry powder (coarse powder) having a median diameter of about 300 μm
Sample 3: Kale dry powder on 1 mm sieve

(Examples 1-20)
Samples of the composition (weight ratio) shown in Table 1 were prepared using the samples of Sample 1, Sample 2, and Sample 3. Each sample was kneaded, and the powder was formed into a large lump to obtain a kneaded product. This kneaded product was extruded using an extrusion granulator (screw type extrusion granulator: manufactured by Fuji Powder Co., Ltd.). The hole diameter of the extruder was 7 mm, and the extruded molded product was cut with a cutter so as to have a length of about 10 mm. Next, the granulated product was dried at 65 ° C. for 15 hours using a shelf dryer to obtain a granulated product. The water content of the granulated product was 3% or less.

(Comparative Examples 1 and 2)
Samples 1 and 2 were used, and a granulated product was obtained and evaluated in the same manner as in Examples 1 and 2 except that ethanol was used instead of water (see Table 1).

(Comparative Examples 3 and 4)
Using Sample 1 and Sample 2, fluidized granulation was attempted using a fluidized bed granulator (flow coater: Freund Corporation). That is, each sample 1 and 2 of 80 kg was granulated by spraying 1 liter of water per minute at an air supply temperature of 120 ° C. and an exhaust temperature of 45 ° C. Granulation took 40 minutes, and drying took 20 minutes. The exhaust temperature at the end of drying was 40 ° C. Subsequently, it cooled for 10 minutes and obtained the granulated material of the kale dry powder. The properties (granulation property, texture, handleability) of each obtained granulated product were evaluated.

(1) Granulation was evaluated according to the following criteria.
Good: Easy to granulate and good appearance (size) of the granulated product;
Slightly good: Slightly difficult to set up, but can be granulated;
Poor: It is difficult to granulate and the appearance (size) of the granulated product is not good.

(2) The texture was evaluated according to the following criteria.
Good: chewy and crumbles when chewed;
Slightly poor: not crunchy;
Poor: crunchy and disintegrates as soon as put in the mouth;

(3) The handleability was evaluated according to the following criteria.
Good: When filling into an aluminum pack, it is easy to fill without powder scattering;
Slightly poor: some powder scattered;
Poor: Powder is scattered and difficult to fill smoothly.

  The results are shown in Table 1.

  From the results of Table 1, the granulated product of the dry kale powder of the present invention granulated by extrusion molding has excellent granulation properties, is crunchy, excellent in texture, and excellent in handleability. Understand.

(Example 21)
50 parts by weight of Kale dry powder of sample 1, 0.1 part by weight of chlorophyll pigment, 20 parts by weight of indigestible dextrin, 10 parts by weight of sesame paste, 20 parts by weight of trehalose and 20 parts by weight of a mixture of water and ethanol After adding and kneading, extrusion molding was performed to obtain the granulated product of the present invention. Since this granulated product has the hardness required for mastication, sufficient mastication was obtained, and the effect of removing bad breath of chlorophyll contained in the dry kale powder was sufficiently exhibited, which was useful as a bad breath removal food.

(Example 22)
50 parts by weight of Kale dry powder of sample 2, 20 parts by weight of indigestible dextrin, 10 parts by weight of sesame paste, 20 parts by weight of trehalose, 1 part by weight of lactic acid bacteria powder (Streptococcus faecalis) Part by weight was added, kneaded, and extruded to obtain the granulated product of the present invention. This granulated product had a hardness required for chewing, and when it was chewed, dental plaque and food debris in the mouth were adsorbed by dietary fiber contained in the dry kale powder, and saliva was also secreted. In addition, lactic acid bacteria are dispersed in the oral cavity, which is optimal as a food for preventing dental caries.

(Example 23)
In addition to the formulation of Example 22, when 3 parts by weight of eggshell calcium was added and extruded in the same manner, the surface of the granulated product became smooth, and the texture when put in the mouth was good and the texture was comfortable. was there.

(Example 24)
Sample 3 Kale dry powder 50 parts by weight, beer yeast 5 parts by weight, chicken extract powder 20 parts by weight, trehalose 20 parts by weight, 1 part by weight of lactic acid bacteria powder (Streptococcus faecalis) 20 parts by weight of a mixture of water and ethanol Part was added, kneaded, and extruded to obtain the granulated product of the present invention. When this granulated product was given to dogs and cats, in addition to eating well, the fecal odor was improved.

  According to the present invention, a kneaded product obtained by adding water or water and ethanol or a binder to the dry kale powder and kneading and extruding and drying the granulated product of the dry kale powder is obtained. Can be obtained. The granulated product of this kale dry powder can be made directly into the mouth and is excellent in texture such as chewing. In addition, the mouth feels good and the brain works well by chewing many times. The ingredients of kale prevent gastritis and gastric ulcer, improve liver function, improve physical condition, improve bowel movement, green kale dry powder. Since it contains a lot of chlorophyll, it has a deodorizing effect (bad breath removing effect), and exerts excellent effects such as promoting the secretion of saliva and the like, and exerting a caries prevention effect. Furthermore, if chlorophyll etc. are added and granulated, the effect of bad breath removal will increase.

Claims (1)

Mixing and kneading the dry kale powder, water, and at least one binder selected from the group consisting of pregelatinized starch, indigestible dextrin, oligosaccharide, and lactose;
Extruding the resulting kneaded product; and
A method for producing a granulated product of kale dry powder, comprising the step of drying an extruded molded product.