JP2017175966A - Pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea-like beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea-like beverage suppliable stably without using a tea leaf.SOLUTION: There is provided a beverage containing pyrroloquinoline quinone, its salt and a sweetener. In the beverage, a concentration of pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt is 5 mg/L to 1 g/L, and the sweetener has such sweetness that a composition ratio of the sweetener is equivalent to 0.1-40,000 weight times of sucrose with respect to pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt 1, and the sweetener is sucralose, acesulfame potassium, saccharin, aspartame and neotame.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

The present invention relates to a pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea-like beverage that does not require tea leaves.

“Tea drinks” include tea leaves (tea leaves), which are evergreen trees of the camellia family, or drinks for decocting and drinking leaves or grains of plants other than tea trees, such as fermented tea, semi-fermented tea, Any fermented tea is included. For example, Japanese tea (for example, green tea, barley tea), black tea, herbal tea (for example, jasmine tea), Chinese tea (for example, Chinese green tea, oolong tea), hoji tea and the like can be mentioned. In particular, black tea is a widely drinked beverage and is often sold in bottles.

Its production is made by growing tea and fermenting it. However, there is a problem that the production is easily influenced by the weather. In addition, there was a drawback that prices fluctuated in the market conditions.

There is pyrroloquinoline quinone as a substance capable of producing microorganisms. This material is produced from microorganisms. In fact, pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium is used as a food having brain function improvement, antioxidant activity, and cell proliferation activity. This substance has a red color, but it is known that it does not taste alone (Non-patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-010085 International Publication No. 2012/020767 Pamphlet International Publication No. 2005/035477 Pamphlet

Ikemoto, Japan Food Science 2016 Vol 55, January, 15-18 Makoto Yanagi, Oral Medicine, 2006, 18, 2, 207-215

Our goal was to produce a tea-style beverage that could be supplied stably when selecting tea leaf substitutes. There is also no known composition that does not use tea leaves for tea-style beverages. In addition, caffeine contained in tea leaves has become a problem. For this reason, it is required to remove caffeine, but it takes time.

A sweetener is a sweet component typified by sucrose, but it does not taste like tea leaves by itself. A combination of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium and a sweetener has been reported as a functional liposome (Patent Document 1). However, the liposome composition is cloudy and cannot be used in the production of black tea beverages. In addition, compositions containing sugar and pyrroloquinoline quinone have been reported (Patent Documents 2 and 3). However, these compositions cannot form black tea beverages.

There are many reports regarding taste and salty taste regarding the complex action of taste (Non-patent Document 2). However, pyrroloquinoline quinone is not known. There is no technology established by the complex action of the taste components necessary for making a tea-like beverage. Moreover, it has not been applied as a non-caffeine and tea-style beverage.

An object of this invention is to provide the pyrroloquinoline quinone containing black tea-style drink which does not use a tea leaf.

[1] A beverage containing pyrroloquinoline quinone and a salt thereof and a sweetener.
[2] The beverage according to [1], wherein the pyrroloquinoline quinone and a salt thereof are pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium.
[3] Corresponding to mixing pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt at a concentration of 5 mg / L to 1 g / L and mixing sweetener with pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt in a ratio of 0.1 to 40000 times sucrose. The beverage according to [1] or [2], which is sweet.
[4] The beverage according to [3], wherein the sweetener is sucralose, acesulfame potassium, saccharin, aspartame, neotame.
[5] A solid composition corresponding to a sweet taste in which the composition ratio of the sweetener to pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt 1 is 0.1 to 40000 times by weight sucrose.

The present invention is advantageous in that it can provide a pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea-like beverage that does not use tea leaves.

The present invention is a pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea beverage that does not use tea leaves.
The pyrroloquinoline quinone used in the present invention is a substance having a structure represented by Formula 1. This substance can be used as pyrroloquinoline quinone or a salt of pyrroloquinoline quinone.

As pyrroloquinoline quinone or a salt thereof used in the present invention, a commercially available one can be obtained, and it can be produced by a known method.
Examples of the “pyrroloquinoline quinone salt” used in the present invention include alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts, and ammonium salts of pyrroloquinoline quinone, with alkali metal salts being preferred.

Examples of the alkali metal salt of pyrroloquinoline quinone used in the present invention include sodium, potassium, lithium, cesium, rubidium and the like. Preferably, a sodium salt and a potassium salt are more preferable in terms of easy availability.
The alkali metal salt of pyrroloquinoline quinone may be an alkali metal salt substituted with 1 to 3 alkali metals, and may be any of a monoalkali metal salt, a dialkali metal salt, and a trialkali metal salt. A dialkali metal salt is preferable. Particularly preferred are disodium salt and dipotassium salt.

The sweetener that can be used in the present invention can be used without particular limitation. In the following, “sweetness” means the degree of sweetness based on the sweetness of sucrose, and generally, a sucrose solution (for example, sucrose) having a constant concentration by a sensory test by a paneler (subject). It can be determined by comparison with the concentration of the test sweetener showing the same sweetness intensity as that of the 10% sugar solution.

In the case of saccharides that generally give sweetness, monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and sugar alcohols can be used. These sweeteners can be used alone or in combination.
Specific examples of monosaccharides include glyceraldehyde, threose, arabinose, xylose, ribose, ribulose, xylulose, glucose, mannose, galactose, tagatose, allose, altose, gulose, idose, talose, sorbose, psicose, fructose, etc. It is done.
Examples of the disaccharide include trehalose, sucrose, and lactose.
Examples of oligosaccharides include maltotriose, raffinose, and cyclodextrin. Examples of the polysaccharide include water candy and hydrogenated water candy.
Examples of the sugar alcohol include threitol, erythritol, adonitol, arabitol, xylitol, taritol, sorbitol, mannitol, iditol, dulcitol, inositol, and the like. Preferably, it is sorbitol or xylitol. Sugar alcohols are made by hydrogenating common sugars and syrups and do not have an active carbonyl group. Therefore, it is stable to acid and heat and low in calories. Aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin (sodium saccharin), dulcin, neotame, licorice extract, stevia processed sweetener, rakan fruit extract, and thaumatin low calorie sweetener are preferred because products with reduced calories are preferred Sucralose, acesulfame potassium, saccharin, aspartame and neotame are preferred.

In particular, fructose, glucose, sorbitol, sucrose, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin (sodium saccharin), dulcin, neotame, licorice extract, stevia processed sweetener, rahan fruit extract and thaumatin are preferred.

The pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea-like beverage of the present invention has a concentration of pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt in a concentration of 5 mg / L to 1 g / L, and a sweetener equivalent to sucrose and having a sweetness of 100 mg / L to 200 g / L. is there. It corresponds to mixing pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt 1 at a ratio of 0.1 to 40,000 times by weight of sucrose. The ratio is preferably 1000 to 20000 times by weight.
By making pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt 5 mg / L or more, the taste of black tea can be obtained. In addition, it is possible to suppress puffing by making it lower than 1 g / L. Since pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salts are tasteless and odorless, this range of effects is unexpected. Moreover, the taste of black tea can be realized by setting the sweetener to the above range.

The concentration of the sweetener needs to be added in consideration of the sweetness level. For conversion of sweetness, a generally known value may be used. Specifically, when sucrose is 1, glucose 0.6 to 0.7, fructose 1.2 to 1.5, isomerized sugar (fructose 55%) 1, syrup 0.35 to 0.4, Lactose 0.15-0.4, Sorbitol 0.6-0.7, Mannitol 0.6, Xylitol 0.6, Erythritol 0.75, Stevia 100-150, Glycyrrhizin 50-100, Saccharin 200-700, Aspartame 100 to 200, acesulfame potassium 200, sucralose 600. For example, when sorbitol, which is about 60% of sucrose, is used, it needs to be 166 mg / L to 333 g / L.
Low-calorie sweeteners generally have a sweetness that is as high as several tens to several thousand times that of sucrose when the same amount (weight) as sucrose is included in the mouth. Can be granted.

The water to be used can be hard water, soft water, or ion exchange water, and is not specified.

Catechins can be added to give a flavor similar to tea beverages.

Caffeine can be added as needed. A refreshing feeling can be imparted by adding 20 to 1000 mg / L.

The composition of the present invention can also be provided as a powder or solid composition before adding water. This solid composition can be used as a simple beverage ingredient that becomes a tea-like beverage when water is added. It is preferable that the composition has a sweetness equivalent to pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt 1 in which the composition ratio of the sweetener is 0.1 to 40,000 times by weight sucrose. Specifically, when sucrose is 1, glucose 0.6 to 0.7, fructose 1.2 to 1.5, isomerized sugar (fructose 55%) 1, syrup 0.35 to 0.4, Lactose 0.15-0.4, Sorbitol 0.6-0.7, Mannitol 0.6, Xylitol 0.6, Erythritol 0.75, Stevia 100-150, Glycyrrhizin 50-100, Saccharin 200-700, Aspartame 100 to 200, acesulfame potassium 200, sucralose 600. It can be added by correcting the weight ratio in terms of sweetness.

The drink of this invention can be provided as a drink which adds a fragrance | flavor similarly to general black tea, and enjoys a flavor. It can also have a scent like bergamot, orange, banana, apple, jasmine, mint, peach, melon.

Moreover, fruit juice can also be enjoyed by adding fruit juice to the beverage of the present invention.

The beverage of the present invention can be produced by dissolving pyrroloquinoline quinone or a salt thereof in water and then adding a sweetener. Alternatively, pyrroloquinoline quinone or a salt thereof can be dissolved after dissolving the sweetener in water. Or it can be melted at the same time.

The pyrroloquinoline quinone or a salt thereof can be quantified by calculating using a calculation formula using a high performance liquid chromatography system and using this concentration.

The amount of sweetener can also be analyzed by a method suitable for sweetener analysis, such as high performance liquid chromatography. When the saccharide concentration is high, it can be measured with a saccharimeter.

The composition of the present invention can be provided not as the aqueous solution but as a composition excluding moisture. By using the composition of the present invention in powder form, no extraction time is required, and a tea-like beverage can be quickly produced. It also has the advantage of being non-caffeine.

Although the addition time of a low calorie sweetener is not specifically limited, For example, you may add during manufacture of an original beverage, or after manufacture of an original beverage. The components may be added together or separately, and when added separately, any of them may be added first.

The beverage of the present invention is used in the usual beverage formulation design as needed, flavoring, fruit juice, fats and oils, extracts from animals and plants, acidulants, coloring agents, various vitamins, minerals, preservatives, thickeners , Antioxidants, antifoaming agents, stabilizers and the like may be contained. These additives may be added during the production of the original beverage or after the production of the original beverage. When a plurality of additives are added, each component may be added together or separately, and when added separately, any of them may be added first.

The pH of the beverage of the present invention is usually pH 3.0 to 8.0, preferably pH 3.5 to 7.0. In tea drinks, the pH is often not adjusted, but if necessary, the pH is adjusted using an organic acid or inorganic salt and its salts, and the fruit, its components, fruit juice, etc. are used. In some cases, they can also be adjusted.

The beverage of the present invention can be subjected to sterilization after adjustment. In the case of heat sterilization treatment, for example, it can be performed at 60 to 130 ° C. for 3 seconds to 30 minutes.

The beverage of the present invention may be prepared at a restaurant or a cup bender device at the time of drinking, or may be an industrially produced container-packed beverage or a syrup for cup bender device.

This invention shall also include the aspect which adds alcohol suitably to the manufactured non-alcoholic drink, and provides as alcohols on liquor tax law.

A beverage containing pyrroloquinoline quinone or a salt thereof with acesulfame potassium, sucralose, and neotame or stevia extract so as to have a sweetness ratio of 1.5 to 2.5: 0.8 to 1.2: 1, respectively. By the method of containing, the taste quality of a neutral tea drink can be made into the taste quality close | similar to the case where sucrose is contained. In addition, the neutral tea beverage of the present invention obtained by the method can be provided as a low calorie beverage because the amount of sucrose used is zero or reduced by the use of a high intensity sweetener. Here, the “low calorie beverage” means a beverage of 20 kcal / 100 ml or less.

The present invention will be specifically described based on the following examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

Unless otherwise specified, water used was ion-exchanged water or soft water mineral water. Unless otherwise specified, commercially available reagent grades were used.
For pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium, BioPQQ manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd. was used.

Comparative Example 1
0.03 g of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium was mixed with 500 mL of water. It became a tasteless and odorless red solution.

Comparative Example 2
10 mg of sucralose was mixed with 500 mL of water. It became a sweet clear solution.

Example 1 0.03 g of perfume-added pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium and 10 mg of sucralose were mixed with 500 mL of water. It turned into a sweet red solution that tasted like tea. Three drops of lemon essence made by Golden Kerry Patent Fragrance KK were added here. It became a tea-like taste drink with a lemon scent.

Example 2 0.03 g of sweetener sucrose pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium and 50 g of sucrose were mixed with 500 mL of water. It turned into a sweet red solution that tasted like tea.

Thus, pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium alone does not taste. In addition, sweeteners alone are sweet but have no taste associated with black tea. However, the combination of these resulted in a tea-like taste.

Examples 3-7, Comparative Example 3
As in Example 1, pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium and each sweetener were mixed with water (hardness 38 mg / L). Table 1 describes the mixed composition, appearance and taste.

Examples 8-11 Powder composition 8 mg of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium and each powder shown in Table 2 below were added to a paper cup with a lid. The color and taste when 200 mL of deionized water is added are described.
According to the present invention, a non-caffeine pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea-like beverage could be quickly produced.

Examples 12 to 15 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 Concentration-dependent ion-exchanged water of tea-like taste Using 10% sucrose-containing aqueous solution having the following pyrroloquinolinequinone disodium concentration, the taste and appearance were examined. It was. The results are shown in Table 3.
When the concentration was low, the flavor and color of tea were lost.

According to the present invention, a non-caffeine pyrroloquinoline quinone-containing black tea-like beverage could be prepared without using tea leaves.

Claims (5)

Beverages containing pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salts and sweeteners. The beverage according to claim 1, wherein the pyrroloquinoline quinone and a salt thereof are pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium. Sweetness equivalent of pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt at a concentration of 5 mg / L to 1 g / L, and sweetener composition ratio of sweetener to pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt 1 of 0.1 to 40,000 times sucrose The beverage according to claim 1 or 2. The beverage according to claim 3, wherein the sweetener is sucralose, acesulfame potassium, saccharin, aspartame, neotame. A solid composition corresponding to a sweet taste in which the composition ratio of a sweetener to pyrroloquinoline quinone and its salt 1 is 0.1 to 40,000 times by weight sucrose.