JP2009045003A - Method for producing turmeric extract beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a turmeric extract beverage homogeneous, easy-to-drink, and having high reliability and safety with which active ingredients and/or minerals in turmeric can be taken directly, which anyone readily drinks, and which causes no precipitation of turmeric particles without using any additives preventing particle precipitation. <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing a turmeric extract beverage includes: a washing step for washing the outer surface of the root stock part of the turmeric; a surface skin elimination step for eliminating the surface skin of the turmeric root stock part after washed; a crushing step for crushing the surface skin-eliminated turmeric root stock parts; a juice squeezing step for squeezing juice from the crushed turmeric root stock part; a turmeric extract separation step for separating solid from the squeezed juice of the turmeric root stock part; and a dilution step for diluting the turmeric extract. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a beverage using a turmeric root extract known as a medicinal herb with excellent medicinal effects.

  Turmeric is a perennial plant of the ginger family, and has long been used as a diabetic for the treatment of hepatitis, cholangitis, cholelithiasis, catarrhal jaundice, and as an aromatic stomachic medicine.

  It is widely known as a herbal medicine and is said to have a hemostatic effect when taken during vomiting, nosebleeds, hematuria, and oil obtained by distilling dried rhizomes has a bactericidal action and is antacid In small quantities, it is also used as a driving force, stomach up, appetite enhancement, and tonic.

  This turmeric is known to contain a large amount of curcumin as an active ingredient, and further contains a large amount of minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium useful for the human body.

  In addition, turmeric is difficult to take because of its unique and very strong bitter taste, and although its usefulness is widely known, it has not yet been widely used as well as its name recognition.

  Traditional methods of taking turmeric include decocting rhizomes, drinking dried powder, etc., mixing with other foods, or mixing with nutritional drinks. It has been devised to reduce bitterness, such as drinking.

 As turmeric is considered to be a crude drug, grated raw turmeric can be expected to have an effect as a herbal medicine, and if it is made into a dry powder, its medicinal effect is said to decrease.

  As a beverage using turmeric, turmeric tea is widely known as a traditional Chinese medicine.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-229829 discloses a beverage in which vegetable juice such as carrot is mixed in order to suppress the bitter taste of turmeric.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-86931 also discloses that turmeric is difficult to dissolve in water, so that it is dissolved in oil and fat and filled in a capsule for easy drinking.

JP-A-2000-295977 discloses a turmeric obtained by adding sugars (honey) to a ground liquid turmeric and aging it, then mixing and precipitating an acidic solution (vinegar), and separating the supernatant. Juice is disclosed.
This is to prevent precipitation even when the turmeric juice is sterilized by heating.
JP 2005-229829 A JP 2001-86931 A JP 2000-295977 A

However, in the turmeric drink as described above,
In the case of tea beverages, it is easy to drink, but the content of active ingredients (curcumin) and minerals is low.

  When vegetable juice is mixed to alleviate bitterness, the content of turmeric is reduced. In addition, when the amount of turmeric increases, precipitation occurs during heat sterilization.

  What is dissolved in fats and oils contains a large amount of active ingredient (curcumin), but it contains fats and oils, and as such, it is difficult to drink, so it is a capsule, and it is a drug rather than a beverage. It is difficult to drink for children and the elderly.

  In the case of JP 2000-295977 A, saccharides are added three times as much as liquid turmeric, and even if they are precipitated with vinegar, the juice is turmeric juice rich in saccharides, and it is difficult to say that it is raw juice. .

  As described above, most of the turmeric beverages are devised for suppressing the bitter taste of turmeric. However, these are cases where the extraction amount of turmeric extract is reduced or when additives are mixed, and these methods have a problem that the active ingredients of turmeric are reduced.

  Further, when the turmeric active ingredient is sufficiently contained, turmeric has a property that it is very difficult to dissolve in water, and there is a problem that when an aqueous solution is mixed, the turmeric particles separate and precipitate. None of the raw turmeric extract was used as a beverage.

  Although it is possible to prevent this separation by mixing an additive for preventing precipitation, there has been no squeezed turmeric extract beverage.

  In recent years, consumers' awareness of health drinks has been very high, and the use of additives such as those mentioned above has become extremely obligatory, especially as a result of the amendment of the Food Labeling Law, making it mandatory to specify ingredients as food labels. There is a need for health drinks that are sensitive to food additives and have few additives.

  The present invention is a beverage in which the active ingredients and minerals of turmeric can be ingested as they are and can be easily consumed by anyone, without using an additive that prevents the precipitation of particles, and the turmeric particles do not settle, are homogeneous. The present invention provides a method for producing a turmeric extract beverage that is easy to drink and has high reliability and safety.

  In order to solve the above problem, in the present invention, a washing process for washing the outer surface of the rhizome part of turmeric, an epidermis removing process for removing the epidermis of the turmeric rhizome part after washing, and a turmeric from which the epidermis has been removed A crushing process for crushing the rhizome part, a squeezing process for squeezing the crushed material of the turmeric rhizome, a turmeric extract separating process for separating solid matter from the squeezed liquid of the turmeric rhizome part, and the turmeric extract A method for producing a turmeric extract beverage comprising a dilution step for dilution.

  The washing step is to wash the rhizome part of the collected turmeric, and to thoroughly wash away the soil adhering to the outer surface using a brush or the like in the washing tank.

  In the skin removal step, the skin is carefully removed with a knife or a peeler, and the skin is completely removed.

  The crushing step may be any as long as the turmeric rhizome portion can be finely crushed, and may be shredded manually using a knife or the like, or a commercially available food mixer device may be used. The smaller the particle size of the crush, the better, but it may be about 1 mm to 2 mm.

  The squeezing step squeezes the crushed material to obtain a squeezed liquid, and can be squeezed with a commercially available roller-type squeezing device or a centrifugal squeezing device. Any squeezing device may be used as long as it can squeeze turmeric extract.

  The turmeric extract separation step may be any as long as it can separate a solid from the juice. Filtration and centrifugation may be used.

  The diluting step may be any one as long as the active ingredient of turmeric has a predetermined concentration and can be diluted without adding an additive, and may be a mixture of distilled water or mineral water with turmeric extract.

  Moreover, in this invention, in the said skin removal process, it is set as the manufacturing method of the turmeric extract drink characterized by removing skin while wash | cleaning with washing water.

  If soil bacteria that inhabit the soil attached to the epidermis can be completely removed, heat sterilization in the subsequent process is not required. Without heat treatment, the problem of precipitation is solved. If soil bacteria are mixed, it may cause precipitation. Therefore, the soil bacteria can be prevented from being mixed by removing the epidermis while performing this washing treatment.

  Moreover, in this invention, it is set as the manufacturing method of the turmeric extract drink characterized by performing a 10 micron filtration process in the said turmeric extract isolation | separation process.

  Turmeric particles are fine enough to be used in colorants, so other impurities can be removed by 10 micron filtration. It can be filtered using 10 micron filter paper or filter cloth. In order to increase the processing efficiency, it may be filtered by applying pressure, or may be a centrifugal separation process using a filter cloth.

  Precipitation separation treatment is not preferable because it removes fine particles containing the active ingredient of turmeric.

  Moreover, in this invention, it is set as the manufacturing method of the turmeric extract drink characterized by mixing and diluting water-softening water with this turmeric extract in the said dilution process.

  The turmeric extract has a pH of about 6.2 to 6.4, a high acidity, abundant minerals, and a high hardness in the stock solution, so if purified water or mineral water is used as dilution water, , Easy to precipitate.

  The water to be diluted here is softened, and precipitation can be suppressed by lowering the hardness, so that bitterness can be reduced.

  Moreover, since pH increases by dilution, it becomes difficult to precipitate and bitterness also weakens.

  The dilution concentration is preferably about 30 to 50% for turmeric extract.

  The present invention has the following effects.

  1) It can be set as the drink which fully contained the active ingredient and mineral which are contained in turmeric.

  2) Mixing of soil fungi can be prevented, turmeric particles can be prevented from being aggregated by soil fungi, and precipitation of particles can be prevented.

  3) By making the turmeric particles fine, precipitation can be made difficult.

  4) By using water that has been softened, the turmeric extract solution is stabilized, and a homogeneous beverage that can prevent precipitation can be obtained.

  5) The pH can be neutralized, soil bacteria can be killed, and a safe and reliable beverage can be produced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In this example, an embodiment of a method for producing a turmeric extract beverage using autumn turmeric as turmeric will be described.

  Autumn turmeric is traditionally used as curry powder and is also called the Western name Turmeric. Contains curcumin, which is a yellow pigment, and essential oil components.

  FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a method for producing a turmeric extract beverage according to the present invention.

S-1) Washing process 5 kg of rhizomes of autumn turmeric were collected and washed with a brush in a washing water tank. Thoroughly wash with water to wash away dirt and other impurities adhering to the surface.

S-2) Skin removal process While performing water jetting (10) on the turmeric after the cleaning treatment, the skin of the surface is completely scraped off with a peeler. By the water jet (10), the soil fungus attached to the skin does not remain on the surface of the peeled turmeric. Soil bacteria can be removed reliably. The turmeric from which the epidermis was removed was 4.5 kg.

S-3) Shredding process Shredded turmeric. Shredded to a particle size of about 1-2 mm.

S-4) Juicing process The shredded turmeric is squeezed with a roller-type squeezing device manufactured by Green Power Kempo Co., Ltd., and 1.6 liters of squeezed liquid and residue 11 are obtained. It was.
The squeezing rate is about 30% to 40%.

S-5) Filtration and separation step The juice was filtered through a filter cloth (10 mesh) to obtain 1.5 liters of turmeric extract.

S-6) Dilution Step The water 12 subjected to the water softening treatment 13 is mixed and diluted using a water softener manufactured by ACM Co., Ltd. so that the turmeric extract becomes 30% to 35%. You may use the water by which the (pi) water process was carried out. Since softened water is mixed, precipitation due to mixing is not observed.

S-7) Bottle filling step The diluted turmeric extract diluted solution was filled into a 200 ml bottle to obtain a turmeric extract beverage (S-8).
You may perform an ultraviolet sterilization process as needed.

  In the present invention, autumn turmeric is used, but various types of turmeric (curcuma) such as spring turmeric and purple turmeric may be used.

  The bottled turmeric extract beverage was observed for 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and no precipitation separation occurred. Bacteria testing also cleared the standard value, and bitterness was weakened and improved.

  The food component analysis result of the turmeric extract beverage according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

  The analysis results show a high content of curcumin and minerals, which are active ingredients of turmeric.

  Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a safe and high commercial value turmeric extract beverage that sufficiently contains the active ingredient of turmeric and has no problem of precipitation separation.

It is a flowchart which shows the manufacturing method of the turmeric extract drink by this invention. It is a figure which shows the component analysis result table | surface of the turmeric extract drink by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

S-1 Washing process S-2 Skin removal process S-3 Crushing process S-4 Juice process S-5 Filtration separation process S-6 Dilution process S-6 Bottle filling process S-8 Turmeric extract beverage 10 Water jet 11 Residue 12 Water 13 Water softening treatment

Claims (4)

A cleaning process for cleaning the outer surface of the rhizome part of turmeric;
An epidermis removal step for removing the epidermis of the turmeric rhizome after washing;
A crushing process for crushing the turmeric rhizome part from which the epidermis has been removed,
Squeezing process for squeezing turmeric rhizome crushed material,
Turmeric extract separation step for separating solids from the juice of the turmeric rhizome part,
A method for producing a turmeric extract beverage, comprising a dilution step for diluting the turmeric extract.   The method for producing a turmeric extract beverage according to claim 1, wherein in the skin removal step, the skin is removed while washing with washing water.   The method for producing a turmeric extract beverage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a filtration treatment of 10 microns is performed in the turmeric extract separation step.   The method for producing a turmeric extract beverage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the dilution step, softened water is mixed with the turmeric extract and diluted.