JP2006101921A - Composition for deodorization and deodorant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a deodorant which can show a safe and powerful deodorizing effect and can be utilized in various fields as the deodorant having a food form, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: A deodorizing composition contains a processed balsam pear by heat or an extract of the processed balsam pear by heat. The deodorant having the food form, or the like, contains the composition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a deodorant composition, and a deodorant in the form of food, medicine, etc. containing the composition.

  With the improvement of the living environment, there is an increasing demand for reducing or removing bad odors such as garbage, body odor, bad breath and the like. As a deodorant for removing such bad odors, various researches and developments have been made. Among them, in particular, as a deodorant for use in the food field, for example, a deodorant for bad breath, it is desirable to have a high safety, and in order to provide a deodorant that satisfies this demand, Various plant-derived materials have been proposed.

Examples of plant-derived materials that are currently reported to have a deodorizing action include, for example, the leaves of Aspalathus Linearis, a conifer that grows naturally in part of South Africa, a raw material for rooibos tea known as a health drink. Aqueous extract (see patent document 1), mushroom (also called champignon and mannentake) fruit body (see patent document 2 and patent document 3), rice bran extract (patent document 4), rice bran (patent document 5), perilla (Patent Document 6), Red Beet et al. (Patent Document 7), Seaweed (Patent Document 8), Quercus et al. (Patent Document 9), Sarnosh mushroom (Patent Document 10), Gramineae plant extract (Patent Document 11), Sage, Examples include rosemary (Patent Document 12), green tea (Non-Patent Document 1), and the like.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-313580 JP-A-2-277456 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-38358 JP-A-61-87562 JP-A-57-180959 JP-A-60-214726 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 60-207664 JP 62-152463 A JP-A-61-206448 JP 62-181048 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-167168 JP-A-57-203445 Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 59 (7), 1232-1236, 1995

  An object of the present invention is to provide a highly safe deodorant that can exhibit an excellent deodorizing effect equivalent to or exceeding these, using materials different from the various reported materials. is there.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above-described problems, the present inventors have found that the heat-treated bitter gourd has an excellent deodorizing effect. The present invention has been completed as a result of further research based on this knowledge.

  The present invention provides the invention described in Items 1-7 below.

  Item 1. A deodorant composition comprising a bittersweet heat-treated product or an extract of a bittersweet heat-treated product.

  Item 2. The deodorant composition according to Item 1, wherein the bitter melon heat-treated product is obtained by drying and heating and roasting bittern.

  Item 3. The deodorant composition according to Item 1, wherein the extract of the bitter gourd heat-treated product is obtained by subjecting the bitter gourd heat-treated product to solvent extraction.

  Item 4. A deodorant comprising the deodorizing composition according to any one of Items 1 to 3.

  5. The deodorant according to item 4, wherein the deodorant is at least one form selected from the group consisting of a liquid, a solid, a cream, and a spraying agent.

  Item 6. The deodorant according to Item 4, wherein the deodorant is in the form of a pharmaceutical, a quasi-drug, a cosmetic, a food (limited to those declaring deodorization), or an indoor or indoor deodorant.

  Item 7. The deodorant is a deodorant for removing at least one odor selected from the group consisting of indoor odor, interior odor, garbage odor, pet odor, body odor, halitosis, and foot odor. Deodorant according to any one of -6.

  In addition, the present invention provides the invention described in items 8-14 below.

  Item 8. The deodorant according to Item 4, which is in a powder or granular form.

  Item 9. The deodorant according to Item 4, which is in a form supported on a carrier.

  Item 10. The carrier is zeolite, lactose, starch, dextrin, agar, gelatin, carrageenan, gum such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide gel, various cellulose fibers, porous glass, ceramics, activated carbon, silica, Item 10. The deodorizer according to Item 9, which is at least one selected from the group consisting of silicate porous materials.

  Item 11. The deodorant according to Item 4, which is in a liquid form.

  Item 12. Deodorant for bad breath, deodorant for body odor, deodorant for pet, deodorant for livestock, deodorant for kitchen, deodorant for toilet, indoor deodorant, deodorant for garbage Item 5. The deodorant according to Item 4, which is a deodorant selected from the group consisting of in-car deodorants and industrial deodorants.

  Item 13. The deodorant according to Item 6, which is gum, candy, film-like candy, gummi, sugar-coated tablet or tablet.

  Item 14. The deodorant according to Item 6, which is a toothpaste, a denture cleaner, a mouthwash, a bath agent, a patch, or a poultice.

  According to the present invention, a deodorant having high safety and having an excellent deodorizing effect can be obtained. In particular, the deodorant of the present invention is prepared from bitter gourd, which has been used as a raw material for foods in the past, so it is highly safe and can be applied to humans and animals. Ingestion is also possible. In addition, at that time, the deodorizer of the present invention has no bitterness peculiar to bitter gourd, and therefore has no adverse effect on the taste of the obtained food or the like.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

  It is important that the deodorant composition of the present invention contains a bittern heat-treated product or an extract thereof as an active ingredient.

The raw material Nigarinigauri is a plant belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae and is known as the scientific name Momordica charantia L. It is native to tropical Asia and is cultivated in Okinawa and Kyushu in Japan. Nigari is also known as bitter gourd or pickle. The bitter gourd used in the present invention may be a wild species, an improved variety, may be produced by cultivation, or may be collected from nature. .

  In the present invention, the bitter melon as a raw material of the heat-treated bitter melon as an active ingredient is preferably a fruit portion of bitter melon. The fruit part includes fruit skin, pulp, fruit juice, cotton, seeds, and the like, and any of these parts may be used in the present invention.

In the preparation of a bitter gourd heat-treated product, the bitter gourd is first dried. Prior to the drying, the bitter melon can be chopped or crushed to an appropriate size. From the viewpoint of efficiently carrying out drying and heating, it is desirable that the raw material is usually chopped into a size of about 1-20 mm, preferably about 5-8 mm.

  Drying of bitter cucumber may be carried out under conditions until the weight after drying of bitter melon is reduced to about 1-20%, preferably about 5-12% of the weight before drying. A drying method, conditions, etc. are not restrict | limited in particular, A well-known or usual drying method etc. can be employ | adopted in this industry. Specific examples of the drying method include a method of drying by applying hot air of about 40 to 120 ° C., a method of drying for about 1 to 5 days, more preferably about 3 days in the sun, and the like.

  Next, the dried bitter gourd is heated (heat roasted). The heating conditions are appropriately determined according to a heating method, for example, a heating device to be used, and are not particularly limited. In general, heating conditions of about 40-120 ° C., preferably about 60-120 ° C., for about 1-60 minutes, preferably about 3-15 minutes can be employed. The heating method is not particularly limited, and any ordinary heating method can be adopted. As an example of a particularly suitable heating method, a method of frying under the above temperature conditions can be mentioned. This heat treatment can be performed using, for example, a roaster. By performing such heat treatment, a bitter gourd heat-treated product used as one of the active ingredients in the present invention is prepared. It is desirable that the bitter melon heat-treated product is usually reduced to a weight of about 3-10%, preferably about 5-7%, of the bitter melon weight before drying.

  This is the solid form obtained after heat treatment, or in the form of a powder (powder) obtained by appropriately pulverizing the solid according to a conventional method, and further in the form of granules or tablets obtained by appropriately shaping the powder. Thus, it can be used as a deodorant of the present invention. The deodorant of the present invention in powder form preferably has a size of 1 μm to 1 cm from the viewpoint of ease of handling, miscibility with liquid, and the size of the surface area that affects the deodorizing effect. The size is preferably 1 to 200 μm.

  Molding into granules, tablets and the like can be carried out according to conventional methods, and any of those generally used can be used as the excipient and the like. The details will be described in the section of the usage form of the deodorant described later.

Extract of bittern heat-treated product As the active ingredient of the deodorant of the present invention , an extract of the bittern-heat-treated product can be used in addition to the above-mentioned bittern heat-treated product.

  The extract of the bitter gourd heat-treated product is obtained by subjecting the bitter gourd heat-treated product to solvent extraction. This solvent extraction can be carried out at room temperature or under heating. Various solvents can be used as the extraction solvent. That is, an aqueous solvent or an oily solvent can be used. From the viewpoint of safety and the like, it is preferable to perform extraction with an aqueous solvent and / or ethanol, and from the viewpoint of extraction efficiency, it is more preferable to perform extraction using a heated aqueous solvent.

  In this specification, the aqueous solvent means a solvent containing water. That is, the aqueous solvent includes water itself, and also includes a water-added hydrophilic organic solvent. Examples of the hydrophilic organic solvent that can be used for extraction include lower alcohols or lower ketones having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and polyhydric alcohols. Specific examples include methanol, ethanol, propyl alcohol, isopropanol, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, acetone, ethyl acetate, chloroform, pentane, hexane, heptane and the like alone or in combination of two or more. . Preferred solvents include water, lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and isopropanol, and a mixture of water and lower alcohols. Further preferred solvents include water, ethanol or a mixture of water and ethanol (5 to 50% by weight ethanol aqueous solution). The most preferred solvent is water. The water need not be cold water, and may be warm water or hot water.

  The extraction solvent can be used in an amount of about 10 to 1000 times by weight with respect to 1 part by weight of the bittersweet heat-treated product to be treated. The extraction temperature is about 70-100 ° C, preferably about 90-100 ° C. The extraction time is about 1 to 90 minutes, preferably about 30 to 60 minutes.

  The deodorant of the present invention can use the extract (extract) obtained by the above extraction operation as it is, or concentrate the extract, centrifuge to remove solids, or dry the extract. Further, it may be a concentrate obtained by further heat sterilization, a centrifugal supernatant, a dried product, or the like. Any of these concentration operations, centrifugation operations, drying operations, and heat sterilization operations can be carried out according to a conventional method.

An object to be deodorized by the use of use aspect the present invention deodorant deodorant Examples (malodorous components), for example, sulfur compounds such as mercaptans, indole, skatole, ammonia, urea, nitrogen-containing compounds such as amine Can be mentioned. In particular, the deodorizer of the present invention can exhibit an excellent deodorizing effect against bad odors such as garlic odor (such as allyl sulfide) and raw odor (such as ammonia and trimethylamine). Therefore, the deodorizer of the present invention can also be used for deodorizing so-called S-type odors such as thiols and mercaptos, and so-called N-type odors such as ammonia and amines.

  The deodorant of the present invention can be used in various forms depending on the purpose of deodorizing various objects as described above. For example, body odor, habit odor, foot odor, foot odor, pet odor, toilet odor, kitchen odor, refrigerator odor, food odor such as fish and vegetables, cigarette odor, clothes odor, shoes Examples include odors, bad odors derived from rivers and the sea, and bad odors from various factories. That is, the deodorant of the present invention is, for example, a breath deodorant, a body odor deodorant, a pet deodorant, a livestock deodorant, a kitchen deodorant, a toilet deodorant, and a room deodorant. It can be used as a deodorant, a deodorant for garbage, a deodorant for cars, an industrial deodorant, and the like.

  The form of the deodorant of the present invention can be appropriately determined according to the above-described deodorization object and application (purpose of use). Specific examples of the form include liquid forms (including aqueous solvent extracts and extracts thereof), solid forms such as powder forms, granule forms, and tablet forms, cream forms (including paste forms and gel forms), A spray form (spray form) and the like can be mentioned.

  Preparation into these forms can be carried out according to a usual method using an appropriate carrier (excipient or the like). In the present invention, when the bitter cucumber heat-treated product or its extract or the composition for deodorizing the present invention containing these already has one of the above forms (for example, powder form, liquid form etc.), a carrier is used. Without being used, it can be used as it is as a deodorant of the present invention. Further, if necessary, it can be prepared in an appropriate form using an appropriate carrier and used as the deodorant of the present invention.

  Preferable examples of the form that can be prepared using a carrier include a form in which the active ingredient of the present invention is supported on a carrier. Here, various known materials can be used as the carrier. Specific examples thereof include gums such as agar, gelatin, carrageenan and gum arabic; gels such as polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylamide; fibers such as various celluloses; zeolite, porous glass, ceramics, activated carbon, silica, silicate, and the like. And a porous material. In addition, starch, lactose, dextrin, various dextrin derivatives, chitin, chitosan and the like can be used as a carrier. Typical examples of the form of the deodorant of the present invention prepared using these carriers include powder form, granular form, granular form, tablet form, block form, gel form and the like. .

  As other preferred forms, a liquid form (drinks, etc.) obtained by diluting the active ingredient of the present invention with an appropriate liquid (diluent) and an appropriate excipient are used. Examples include a form in which a pharmaceutically acceptable additive such as an agent, a lubricant, a wetting agent, a buffering agent, a preservative, and a fragrance is optionally blended. Examples of the excipient include various substances exemplified as the carrier, such as zeolite, lactose, starch, dextrin, various dextrin derivatives, crystalline cellulose, chitin, and chitosan.

  Furthermore, the deodorant of the present invention can be used as a deodorant by preparing the active ingredient of the present invention or the composition for deodorization of the present invention in a form supported on a suitable support. Examples of the support include paper, nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, wood, inorganic porous material, various fiber materials, and various resins (film, sheet, etc.). Support to these supports can be carried out by preparing the active ingredient of the present invention in an appropriate form that can be applied, for example, and applying the support to the support by application or the like according to a conventional method.

  In particular, the heat-treated bitter gourd and its extract as an active ingredient in the deodorant of the present invention are highly safe and can be used for humans and animals. That is, the deodorant of the present invention can be applied to humans and animals in the form of pharmaceuticals, quasi drugs, cosmetics, foods and the like. Specific examples of forms suitable for this application include, for example, confectionery such as gums, candy, film-like candy, gummi, sugar-coated gummi, and tablets; health foods such as tablets, granules, and capsules; various drinks Beverages; can include various seasonings. The product in such a form can be prepared by blending the deodorant active ingredient of the present invention or the deodorizing composition of the present invention with confectionery, health food, etc. A desired deodorizing effect can be achieved by ingestion or administration to animals.

  In addition, the active ingredient of the present invention includes, for example, toothpastes, oral malodors (such as mouthwashes), dentures and other oral preparations; pharmaceuticals such as gastrointestinal drugs; These products can also be prepared by blending with an agent or the like.

  Furthermore, the active ingredient of the present invention can be used as a deodorant in the form of such feed by blending it with animal feed or the like.

  Therefore, the present invention also provides the above-mentioned various products containing the active ingredient of the present invention.

  The deodorant of the present invention can be used alone, or can be used in combination with other deodorant active ingredients or deodorants, for example. There is no particular limitation on such a deodorant that can be used in combination or an active ingredient thereof. Typical deodorant components that can be used in combination include adsorbents and porous materials such as activated carbon, silica gel, alumina, α-cyclodextrin, β-cyclodextrin, γ-cyclodextrin, and cluster dextrin.

  The deodorant of the present invention can exhibit a desired deodorizing effect by bringing a gas or liquid containing malodors into contact with the deodorant of the present invention. There is no limitation as long as it can be contacted. For example, when deodorizing a limited space such as a toilet, a livestock house, a room, a refrigerator, or a car, the deodorizer of the present invention can be applied or dispersed in the limited space. Deodorants for bad breath and body odor can be applied, for example, by ingesting them in the form of food or by spraying them on the application site such as in the oral cavity. The application amount can be selected from any amount that provides a desired deodorizing effect.

  As one preferred embodiment of the use of the deodorant composition of the present invention, use for foods can be mentioned. That is, it can utilize as a food for deodorizing by mix | blending this invention composition with various foodstuffs. In particular, the deodorant of the present invention is useful as a chewing gum, candy, film candy, gummi, sugar-coated gum, tablets, beverages and the like for the purpose of removing bad breath.

Deodorizing Action The deodorizing action of the deodorant of the present invention is not yet clear, but it seems that components and fibers contained in bitter gourd are involved. Examples of components contained in bitter gourd include bitter glycosides, alkaloids, adenine, citrulline and the like.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples.

Deodorant evaluation test 1
The following tests were conducted to evaluate the deodorizing effect of the bitter gourd heat-treated product.

(1) Preparation of bitter gourd heat-treated product After washing bitter gourd, a piece was chopped to about 5-8 mm. 1000 g of chopped bitter gourd was dried with hot air at 40 to 120 ° C. with a hot air drier until the weight reached 120 g. Next, using a direct-fired roasting machine, the iron plate temperature was gradually raised from 70 ° C. to 110 ° C. for 15 minutes and fried to obtain 60 g of a bitter gourd heat-treated product.

  Add the bittern heat treatment product thus obtained to the boiling water just after boiling, let it stand for 10 minutes, extract the bittern heat treatment product to 0.2 g with respect to 100 mL of the extract, then remove the solid residue by filtration The extracted liquid was used as a sample of the present invention.

(2) Test method Contents 140 mL of a glass bottle with a lid, weighed and added 100 g of the sample of the present invention, warmed the bottle to 50 ° C., added 0.01 g of grated garlic as a source of test malodor, and closed the lid. The bottle contents were agitated and shaken for 1 minute. Thereafter, the lid was removed, the bottle was housed in a metal box having an internal volume of 1000 L, and after 5 minutes, the following sensory test was performed.

  As a control, the same test was carried out using 100 g of water instead of 100 g of the inventive sample. For comparison, the same test was repeated using 100 g of green tea (rich green tea using gyokuro).

  In the sensory test, three panelists were used as panelists to evaluate the odor (garlic odor) and the deodorizing effect in the metal box according to the following criteria. Moreover, the average value of the evaluation score of each panel was calculated.

[Odor intensity of garlic odor]
0 ... No odor
1… I don't feel any bad odor
2… I feel a bad smell
3 ... Strong odor is felt.

[Deodorizing effect]
1 ... deodorizing effect
2… Slight deodorizing effect
3 ... Neither
4… Not very deodorant
5 ... No deodorant effect.

(3) Evaluation results Table 1 shows the evaluation results.

(4) Consideration As can be understood from the results shown in Table 1, according to the use of the deodorant of the present invention, the garlic odor strongly felt in the case of water as a control is hardly felt, and the deodorizing effect It is clear that there is. It can be seen that the deodorizing effect of the deodorant of the present invention is equivalent to or better than green tea known to exhibit an excellent deodorizing effect as a plant-derived deodorant.

Deodorant evaluation test 2
Deodorant feeling of the bad breath of the paneler after eating dumplings using the deodorant sample of the present invention (sample of the present invention) prepared by the method described in Example 1 (1) was tested.

(1) Test method Each of 6 panelists selected at random was fed 2 servings of baked dumplings (about 200g in total). Two panelists were allowed to drink 200 mL of the sample of the present invention immediately after a meal (invention group, n = 2). Two other panelists were allowed to drink 200 mL of water immediately after a meal (comparison group, n = 2). The remaining 2 panelists were not allowed to drink the sample of the present invention nor water (control group, n = 2).

  At the time when 10 minutes have passed since the meal (in the present invention group and the comparison group, the present sample and water were consumed and after 10 minutes have passed, in the control group, after the same time as each of the above groups after the meal) The deodorant feeling was judged by asking whether or not it was worrisome.

  In the above test, the post-prandial breath of each group panelist (in the present invention group and comparative group, before drinking the sample and water of the present invention, in the control group, after the same time as the above groups after the meal) and 10 minutes after the meal Each exhaled breath is taken into an air bag, and the odor intensity is measured using an odor measuring device ("odor sensor XP-329", manufactured by New Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd.). Calculated.

Odor reduction rate (%) = [1-B / A] x 100
A: Exhalation after meal B: Exhalation at the time when 10 minutes have passed since meal In this measurement, zero adjustment was performed so that the air passing through the activated carbon filter became zero. This measurement shows that the higher this, the stronger the odor.

(2) Results As a result of the above test, as for the deodorization feeling, the two panelists of the group of the present invention answered that neither of them was concerned about bad breath (odor of dumplings). One panelist in the comparison group responded that they were a little worried about bad breath, and the other one replied that they were concerned about bad breath. Two panelists in the control group both responded that they were concerned about bad breath.

  Also, the measurement results of odor intensity were as shown in Table 2 below.

  From the above results, it was found that the deodorant of the present invention has an excellent bad breath removal effect.

Deodorant evaluation test 3
(1) Test Method Using the deodorant sample of the present invention (sample of the present invention) prepared by the method described in Example 1 (1), an alkaline malodorous substance (0.5% aqueous ammonia solution) and an acidic malodorous substance ( The deodorizing effect of the sample on a saturated aqueous solution of hydrogen sulfide was evaluated by a detector tube method. This test was carried out according to the following procedure.
(1) Place a 10cc mini beaker in a 10-liter glass desiccator.
(2) Inject the 5 mL of deodorant (sample of the present invention) and 5 mL of malodorous substance into the mini-beaker of (1) above.
(3) Seal the glass desiccator.
(4) After 30 minutes after sealing the desiccator, the detector tube (for alkaline malodorous substances (ammonia), No.3La detector tube (manufactured by GASTEC); for acidic malodorous substances (hydrogen sulfide) Measure the malodorous substance concentration using a No.4L detector tube (manufactured by Gastec). The obtained value is “measured value 1”.
(5) In the above (2) to (4), the same procedure is repeated except that 5 mL of ion exchange water is injected instead of the deodorant, and the malodorous substance concentration is measured. The obtained value (control value) is defined as “measured value 2”.
(6) Obtain the deodorization rate for each malodorous substance of the deodorant according to the following formula.

Deodorization rate (%) = [1-measured value 1 / measured value 2] x 100
(2) Results The results obtained are shown in Table 3 below.

From the results shown in Table 3 above, it can be seen that the deodorant of the present invention has a deodorizing effect on both alkaline substances and acidic substances.

Formulation Example The deodorant of the present invention was prepared according to the following formulations.

(1) Preparation of capsules
To 100 g of purified water heated to 40-60 ° C., 5 g of gelatin was gradually added with stirring to dissolve. The obtained mixed solution was degassed under reduced pressure, and then appropriate amounts of titanium oxide and a dye were added and further mixed. Thereafter, the mixture was filled into a capsule-type bottle, molded, and then dried until the water content was 15 to 18% by weight. The body part of the capsule thus obtained was filled with 200 mg of the bittern heat-treated product prepared by the method described in Example 1, and the cap part was bonded to prepare a capsule containing the bittern-heated product.

(2) Preparation of microcapsules
To 100 g of purified water heated to 40 ° C., 5 g of gelatin was gradually added with stirring and mixed and dissolved. Thereafter, 200 mg of a bitter gourd heat-treated product prepared by the method described in Example 1, titanium oxide, glycerin, and an appropriate amount were added to the obtained mixed solution and mixed to obtain capsules. The capsules were then cooled, dehydrated until the water content was 15-18 wt%, and further dried until the water content was 8.2-16 wt%. Then, it filtered and the microcapsule containing a bittern heat processing thing was prepared.

(3) Preparation of cookie First, 80 g of sugar (granulated sugar) was gradually added to 70 g of unsalted butter while stirring. After adding one loosened egg to this, 2 g of the bittern heat-treated product prepared by the method described in Example 1 was added and further stirred. At the stage of sufficient mixing, 200 g of uniformly crushed flour was added and stirred at a low speed, and then lumped together. After sleeping in a low temperature room for about 30 minutes, it was uniformly stretched to a thickness of about 1 cm and extracted with a circular mold having a diameter of 5 cm. Next, the cut cookie dough was arranged on a top plate and heated in an oven preheated at 170 ° C. for 12 to 15 minutes to obtain a cookie containing a bittersweet heat-treated product.

(4) Preparation of soft drinks Soft drinks having the following composition were prepared.

(weight%)
Extract of bitter gourd heat-treated (prepared by the method described in Example 1) 0.5
Fructose dextrose liquid sugar 6.0
Sodium citrate 0.6
L-ascorbic acid 3.0
Appropriate amount of water
100% by weight

(5) Preparation of jelly A jelly having the following composition was prepared.

(weight%)
Extract of bitter gourd heat-treated (prepared by the method described in Example 1) 0.5
Gelatin 1.1
Sugar 22.0
L-tartaric acid 0.1
Sodium citrate 0.1
Citric acid 0.1
Appropriate amount of water
100% by weight

  The deodorant of the present invention can exhibit a safe and excellent deodorizing effect, and can be used in various fields as a deodorant having a food form and the like.

Claims (7)

A deodorizing composition containing a bitter gourd heat-treated product or an extract of a bitter gourd heat-treated product. 2. The deodorant composition according to claim 1, wherein the bitter gourd heat-treated product is obtained by drying and heating and roasting bittern. 2. The deodorant composition according to claim 1, wherein the extract of the bitter gourd heat-treated product is obtained by subjecting the bitter gourd heat-treated product to solvent extraction. A deodorant comprising the deodorant composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The deodorant according to claim 4, wherein the deodorant is at least one form selected from the group consisting of a liquid, a solid, a cream, and a spraying agent. 5. The deodorant according to claim 4, wherein the deodorant is in the form of a pharmaceutical, a quasi-drug, a cosmetic, a food (limited to those that deodorize), or an indoor or indoor deodorant. The deodorant is a deodorant for removing at least one odor selected from the group consisting of indoor odor, interior odor, garbage odor, pet odor, body odor, halitosis and foot odor. Deodorant according to any of the above.