JP2007166905A - Drinking granule and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing drinking granules comprising preventing a bridging phenomenon in a raw-material supply device of a cup-beverage automatic dispenser so as to enable quantitative supply via a screw and intake of nutritional quality such as minerals and vitamins of brown sugar in addition to various kinds of the nutritional quality of kale, and suppressing bitterness of the kale via sweetness of the brown sugar to make the drinking granules easily drinkable as green juice. <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing the drinking granules comprises spraying brown sugar solution u8 to kale fine powder 2 stirred in the air to be formed into granular state ones 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage granule used as a raw material of a cup beverage vending machine and a method for producing the same.

  Conventionally, green-yellow vegetable kale, a cruciferous plant, is rich in fiber and dietary fiber in addition to nutrients such as vitamin E, A, B1, B2, iron, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, etc. Are known.

  Therefore, when the above-mentioned fine powder of kale is used as a raw material of a cup beverage vending machine and is drunk as so-called green juice, the fine powder of kale is extruded with a screw of the raw material supply device of the cup beverage vending machine and supplied to the cup. However, when a fine powder is used as the kale, a bridging formation (so-called bridge) occurs during extrusion with the screw, and the fine powder bridges around the screw and only the screw rotates. As a result, there is a problem that it is difficult to quantitatively supply the raw material to the cup.

In order to eliminate the above-described bridging phenomenon, it can be considered that the fine powder is granulated. Therefore, the present applicant manufactured kale powder in a granular form with water, dextrin (dextrin, an intermediate stage product that hydrolyzes starch and leads to maltose or dextrose), and a cup beverage vending machine. An attempt was made to extrude the granular material using a raw material supply apparatus, but a desired result was not obtained.
In addition, the above dextrin is merely an additive used as a paste, has neither taste nor nutritional value, and is not preferable for drinking.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 discloses a health food containing kale powder and indigestible dextrin. However, Patent Document 1 discloses a technical idea intended to quantitatively supply raw materials in a cup beverage vending machine. Is not disclosed at all.

JP 2004-298199 A

  Therefore, the present invention eliminates the bridging phenomenon in the raw material supply device of the cup beverage vending machine by granulating the fine kale powder with the brown sugar solution, and enables the quantitative supply with the screw. In addition to various nutritional values, nutritional values such as minerals and vitamins of brown sugar can be ingested, and furthermore, the sweetness of brown sugar suppresses the bitter taste of kale and makes it easy to drink so-called green juice It aims at providing the manufacturing method.

The method for producing a granule for beverage according to the present invention is characterized by spraying a brown sugar solution to a fine powder of kale that is stirred in air to form a granule.
According to the above configuration, the brown sugar solution is sprayed onto the fine kale powder to form granules, so that the bridging phenomenon in the raw material supply device of the cup beverage vending machine can be eliminated. Can supply a fixed amount with a screw.

Moreover, in addition to various nutritional values of kale, nutritional values such as minerals of brown sugar and vitamins that dissolve in water during pouring and pouring can be ingested.
Incidentally, brown sugar has the following ingredients per 100 g. 1.7 g of protein, 89.7 g of carbohydrate, 3.6 g of ash, 27 mg of sodium, 1100 mg of potassium, 240 mg of calcium, 31 mg of magnesium, 31 mg of phosphorus, 4.7 mg of iron, 0.5 mg of zinc, 0.24 mg of copper, vitamin B ₁₀ . 05 mg, vitamin B ₂ 0.07 mg, niacin 0.8 mg, vitamin B ₆ 0.72 mg, folic acid 10 μg, pantothenic acid 1.38 mg, and the energy is 354 Kcal.
Furthermore, since the sweet taste of brown sugar can suppress the bitter taste of kale, it becomes easy to drink and can improve the level for drinks.

The granule for beverage according to the present invention is characterized in that it is formed into a granule by attaching a fine powder of kale to the surface of brown sugar particles using a brown sugar solution as a binder.
According to the above configuration, the fine powder of kale is adhered to the surface of the brown sugar particles and formed into granules, so that the cross-linking phenomenon in the raw material supply device of the cup beverage vending machine can be avoided, and the quantitative supply by the screw Can be performed.

In addition to the high nutritional value of kale, the nutritional value of brown sugar minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper) and vitamins B ₁ , B ₂ , B ₆ , niacin, etc. that are soluble in water Can be taken.
Furthermore, the sweetness of brown sugar makes kale bitter and easy to drink, and when pouring water, hot water, etc. into a cup, brown sugar dissolves in water and the fine powder of kale floats. Can be secured.

  According to the present invention, the kale fine powder is granulated with the brown sugar solution, so that the bridge phenomenon in the raw material supply device of the cup beverage vending machine can be eliminated, and the quantitative supply with the screw can be performed. In addition to nutritional value, nutritional values such as brown sugar minerals and vitamins can be ingested. Furthermore, the sweetness of brown sugar suppresses the bitter taste of kale, making it easier to drink.

  In order to eliminate the bridging phenomenon and to supply a fixed amount with a screw, in addition to the kale component, the purpose of obtaining components such as minerals and vitamins of brown sugar, This was achieved by spraying the solution to form granules.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Drawing shows the granule for drinks and its manufacturing method in order of a manufacturing process, In FIG. 1, the raw leaf of the kale 1 obtained by the organic cultivation which does not use an agricultural chemical and a chemical fertilizer is prepared (preparation process).

  In the washing step u1, the fresh leaves of the above-described kale 2 are washed using water or a solution obtained by adding citric acid as a bactericide to water. Next, in the slicing step u2, the washed leaves of the kale 2 are cut into slices (slicing) using a slicing apparatus, and then sterilized in the sterilizing step u3.

  Next, in the primary drying step u4, the sliced and sterilized kale pieces are put in a pre-drying chamber (not shown) and are primarily dried with a drying air having a temperature of about 40 to 50 ° C. After the primary drying, the kale pieces are roughly pulverized to a predetermined size in the rough pulverization step u5, and then in the next far-infrared drying step u6, the primary and coarsely pulverized kale is separated into a far-infrared drying chamber (not shown). ), Irradiate far-infrared rays (electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the range of 50 μm to 1 mm) without any unevenness, uniformly dry treatment, activate far-red, and remove moisture by drying treatment. Moisture is about 3.5-4.0 wt%.

The kale coarsely pulverized by this far infrared drying is dried without damaging its nutrients. Next, in the crushing step u7, the kale after the far-red drying is pulverized into a fine powder of about 1 to 80 μm by a pulverizer to obtain a fine kale powder 2.
Kale fine powder 2 has the following components in 100 g.

Protein 24.1g, lipid 4.7g, carbohydrates 19.3g, fiber 9.2g, dietary fiber 30.6g, ash 18.1g, sodium 474mg, calcium 2.32g, phosphorus 444mg, iron 6.05mg, potassium 5 .2 g, magnesium 500 mg, zinc 2.96 mg, total carotene 33.6 mg, vitamin A potency 18700 IU, β-carotene 33.6 mg, vitamin B ₁ 0.41 mg, vitamin B ₂ 1.54 mg, total vitamin C 437 mg, total vitamin E14 0.9 mg, vitamin U 16.0 mg, γ-aminobutyric acid 304 mg, folic acid 0.88 g, superoxide scavenging activity 2.7 × 10 ³ / g, moisture 3.2 g, and energy is 216 Kcal.

  Moreover, by setting the kale fine powder 2 to 1 to 80 μm, appropriate drinkability can be ensured without being caught in the throat during drinking.

  Next, in the granulating step u8, while the kale fine powder 2 is agitated in the air by the air generated from the blower as the air blowing means, a solution of brown sugar is sprayed on the stirred kale fine powder 2. And spray uniformly. Product yield can be improved by forming the solution in a mist form.

  By spraying the brown sugar solution on the fine kale powder 2, a large number of fine kale powders 2 are attached to the surface of the brown sugar particles using the brown sugar solution as a binder, Beverage granules 3 are obtained in the form of granules having a diameter of about 0.1 to 1.0 mm.

  Here, if the brown sugar that has not been treated with slaked lime is used, the deliciousness at the time of drinking can be increased. Further, the ratio of the kale fine powder 2 to the brown sugar is preferably 90 to 97 wt% for the kale fine powder 2 and the remainder is brown sugar, and the water content of the granulated product is preferably 3 wt% or less. .

  That is, when the water content of the granulated product exceeds 3 wt%, it is sticky, so that storage performance and quantitative supply are hindered. In addition, granulation is inhibited when the proportion of fine kale powder 2 exceeds 97 wt%, and conversely, when the proportion of fine kale powder 2 is less than 90 wt%, the intake of the original nutritional value of kale at the time of drinking Therefore, it is set within the range of 90 to 97 wt%.

  The granules 3 for beverages produced in this way were put into a raw material supply device of a cup beverage vending machine, and the extrusion with the screw was tested. As a result, there was no bridging phenomenon and a quantitative supply with the screw was possible.

  The brown sugar is one of the sugar containing sugars, which is solidified and pulverized without separating the crystal mother liquor, ie, molasses, and combined with a solution obtained by dissolving the brown sugar in water. Because it is used as an agent, brown sugar dissolves in water during drinking, and the sweetness of this brown sugar reduces the bitterness and odor of kale, making it easy to drink.

  As described in detail above, in the method for producing a beverage granule of the above example, the brown sugar solution is sprayed and sprayed on the fine kale powder 2 stirred in air in step u8. It is made into granules.

According to this structure, since the brown sugar solution is sprayed onto the kale fine powder 2 to form granules of about 0.1 to 1.0 mm, the bridging phenomenon in the raw material supply device of the cup beverage vending machine is prevented. It can be eliminated and a fixed amount can be supplied by a screw in the apparatus.
Moreover, in addition to various nutritional values of kale, nutritional values such as minerals of brown sugar and vitamins that dissolve in water during pouring and pouring can be ingested.

Here, brown sugar has the following components per 100 g. 1.7 g of protein, 89.7 g of carbohydrate, 3.6 g of ash, 27 mg of sodium, 1100 mg of potassium, 240 mg of calcium, 31 mg of magnesium, 31 mg of phosphorus, 4.7 mg of iron, 0.5 mg of zinc, 0.24 mg of copper, vitamin B ₁₀ . 05 mg, vitamin B ₂ 0.07 mg, niacin 0.8 mg, vitamin B ₆ 0.72 mg, folic acid 10 μg, pantothenic acid 1.38 mg, and the energy is 354 Kcal.

Furthermore, since the sweet taste of brown sugar can suppress the bitter taste of kale, it becomes easy to drink, can be improved in level for beverages, and also serves as an energy source.
Moreover, the granule for drinks of the said Example is formed by making the kale fine powder 2 adhere to the surface of a brown sugar particle using the brown sugar solution as a binder (refer to the granule for drink 3).

  According to this configuration, since the kale fine powder 2 is adhered to the surface of the brown sugar particles and formed into granules, the cross-linking phenomenon in the raw material supply device of the cup beverage vending machine can be avoided, and the determination by the screw Supply can be made.

In addition to the high nutritional value of kale, ingest the nutritional value of brown sugar minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper) and vitamins B1, B2, B6, niacin, etc. be able to.
Furthermore, the sweetness of brown sugar makes kale bitter and easy to drink, and when pouring water, hot water, etc. into a cup, brown sugar dissolves in water and the fine powder 2 of kale floats, making it a desirable color shade. Can be secured.

  As disclosed in the above examples, the size of the kale fine powder 2 is desirably 1 to 80 μm, the particle size of the beverage granule 3 is desirably about 0.1 to 1.0 mm, and the kale fine powder 2 and brown sugar are desirable. The kale fine powder 2 is preferably 90 to 97 wt%, and the balance is preferably brown sugar, and the water content of the granulated product is preferably 3 wt% or more. It is desirable that the solution is sprayed uniformly in a mist form.

The process figure which shows the granule for drinks of this invention, and its manufacturing method.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... Kale fine powder 3 ... Beverage granules u8 ... Granulation process

Claims (2)

A method for producing a granule for beverage, which comprises spraying a brown sugar solution to a fine powder of kale stirred in air to form a granule. Granules for beverages, characterized in that they are formed into granules by attaching fine kale powder to the surface of brown sugar particles using a brown sugar solution as a binder.

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