JP2022117659A - Healthy drink - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a healthy drink which can efficiently take silicate into a body.SOLUTION: A healthy drink is configured to contain citric acid as organic acid, sodium bicarbonate as bicarbonate, and water-soluble silicate. The healthy drink is preferably produced by mixing the water-soluble silicate into dissolved water with the citric acid as organic acid and the sodium bicarbonate as bicarbonate being dissolved therein and, as necessary, pressing carbon dioxide gas in the resultant. Alternatively, the healthy drink is produced by dissolving the citric acid as organic acid and the sodium bicarbonate as bicarbonate in modified water containing the water-soluble silicate and, as necessary, pressing the carbon dioxide gas in the resultant.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a health drink, particularly a health drink containing citric acid, sodium hydrogencarbonate and water-soluble silicic acid, more preferably water-soluble silicic acid in dissolved water in which citric acid and sodium hydrogencarbonate are dissolved. is mixed (or citric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate are dissolved in modified water containing water-soluble silicic acid) and carbon dioxide gas is pressurized.

Common carbonated drinks contain citric acid and fruit juice, and many also contain sweeteners, and many of them are limited to palatability. In particular, many foreign carbonated beverages are acidic, with a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of about 2.0 to 2.5. These beverages are delicious and addictive, and are popular among the younger generation. It is easy to judge by the history of gastric ulcer.

In order to maintain a healthy constitution, not only gastrointestinal mucosal disorders mentioned above, but also neurological diseases, pulmonary diseases, hypersensitivity, liver diseases, renal diseases, eye diseases, skin diseases, diabetes diseases, immune diseases, etc. There is a need for prevention, and from the viewpoint of defense against health caused by unbalanced lifestyle habits, there has been a demand for beverages and the like that are health-conscious by daily drinking.

Various minerals are necessary for health maintenance, and in recent years, silicon has attracted attention. Originally, silicon is not included in the 16 essential minerals in Japan, but in Europe and the United States, such as Germany, silicon ranks fourth and was commonly used to reinforce osteocytes during childhood. In Japan, nanoparticle chemistry began to develop about 15 years ago due to advances in analytical science.

Against this background, beverages containing silicon have been developed and, for example, beverages under the trade name of "Nomu Silica" are on the market. Moreover, the following patent document 1 discloses drinking water in which a colorless, odorless and tasteless silicon liquid having high purity (concentration) is mixed into the drinking water.

JP 2012-44980 A

Silicon exists in forms such as water-insoluble silica (SiO ₂ ) and water-soluble silicic acid (SiO ₄ ), but silicic acid is necessary for maintaining human health, and silica is a factor in the adhesion of scale. It is matter. In addition, silicic acid is mainly absorbed by aquaporins (cell membranes) and Peyer's patches in the intestine. Otherwise, there is a problem that silicic acid cannot be efficiently taken into the body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object thereof is to provide a health drink capable of efficiently taking silicic acid into the body.

One aspect of the present invention is characterized by containing citric acid as an organic acid, sodium hydrogen carbonate as a bicarbonate, and water-soluble silicic acid in a health drink.

According to the present invention, silicic acid can be efficiently taken into the body, enabling physical condition management essential for maintaining healthy lifestyle habits, and even if it is taken regularly, it does not adversely affect the digestive system and mental health. It is possible to provide a health drink that truly contributes to health promotion.

The reason is that citric acid as an organic acid and sodium bicarbonate as a bicarbonate that exerts a good buffering capacity (buffer property) against citric acid are dissolved in the dissolved water, which is used in hot spring water and spring water. This is because a health drink is produced by mixing water-soluble silicic acid of a predetermined size or smaller extracted from groundwater or the like and, if necessary, injecting carbon dioxide gas. Alternatively, citric acid as an organic acid and sodium bicarbonate as a bicarbonate are dissolved in modified water containing water-soluble silicic acid of a predetermined size or less, and if necessary, carbon dioxide gas is injected, This is because they manufacture health drinks.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the correlation between the size of colloidal particles made of water-soluble silicic acid and the absorption efficiency into the body. It is a figure which shows the analysis result of the conventional drink (silica to drink), (a) is a distribution map of nanoparticles, (b) is a NANOSIGHT analysis result. It is a figure which shows the analysis result of the conventional drink (Perrier France), (a) is a distribution map of nanoparticles, (b) is a NANOSIGHT analysis result. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the analysis result of the health drink ₍ sparkling SiO4 bicarbonate) containing citric acid, sodium hydrogencarbonate, and water-soluble silicic acid of this invention, (a) is a distribution map of nanoparticles, (b) is NANOSIGHT This is the analysis result.

Czech spa colonnade: Vridelni Kolonada is known as the birthplace of drinking springs. In this birthplace of drinking hot springs, there is an idea that "health promotion is more valuable than eating vegetables", and all of the high-quality carbonated hot springs that have been prized for drinking are from a historical custom that goes back to 498. be.

Also, in the late 18th century, Carlsbad doctor David Bechel discovered carbon dioxide in the waters of Karlovy Vary and advised his patients to drink mineral water directly from the hot springs where the carbon dioxide had the strongest effect.

As a result of investigating various hot springs in Japan, the inventor of the present application found that the water quality of Nagayu Hot Spring in Taketa City, Oita Prefecture is similar to the water quality of Hot Spring Colonnade in Czech Republic, the birthplace of drinking hot springs. This Nagayu hot spring water has a neutral pH, similar to carbon dioxide in the ocean, and is mainly composed of bicarbonate ions. Being studied in clinical trials. Furthermore, due to its good buffering capacity due to bicarbonate ions, it neutralizes gastric acid and promotes the secretion of bile.

Therefore, the inventor of the present application focused on the effect of this bicarbonate, and in a previous application (Patent No. 6698766), a carbonated beverage containing citric acid as an organic acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate) as a bicarbonate invented. This carbonated drink has the effect of suppressing the increase in blood sugar level caused by intestinal flora. was developed as a water-soluble silicic acid.

This silicic acid has a moisturizing effect, a skin-beautifying effect, and an effect of activating hair and nail growth and skin cells, and is often called a "beauty mineral" for women. The effects of drinking silicic acid include preventing dementia, preventing osteoporosis, producing skin, nails, and collagen, improving immune function, and maintaining the flexibility of blood vessels. It is also used in the medical field for far-infrared radiation "cancer" treatment. In addition, the latest research reports that a lack of silicic acid reduces the secretion of the pineal gland and serotonin, which activates the brain, causing mental illnesses such as "depression" and "anxiety." ing.

As mentioned above, silicic acid is absorbed by Peyer's patches in the intestine. Furthermore, regarding the absorption of silicic acid into the human body, both plants and humans have the same tendency. It moves towards the center of the root through the apoplast segment. In addition, talc (magnesium silicate, Mg ₂ SiO ₄ ), which is used as a pharmaceutical (tablet excipient/lubricant), is further silicified by stomach acid and is useful for maintaining health. The colloidal silicate particles pass through human aquaporins and the intestinal wall (Peyer's patch) to help detox wastes in the blood.

The absorption efficiency of this silicic acid into the body varies greatly depending on the size of the silicic acid and the pH of the solution. In particular, in order to efficiently incorporate silicic acid into the body, it is important to reduce the size of colloidal particles made of water-soluble silicic acid. Foliar Sprays with Different Silicon Compounds, Plant, 7, 45; It is also suitable for absorption.

Therefore, the inventors of the present application described in the above-mentioned prior application (Patent No. 6698766) that water-soluble silicic acid (or dissolving citric acid and sodium bicarbonate in modified water containing water-soluble silicic acid), and injecting carbon dioxide gas as necessary, resulting in the invention of a health drink.

The water-soluble silicic acid can be extracted, for example, using the functional water production device described in another prior application of the present inventor (Patent No. 6328403), and the size of the colloidal particles is reduced to 100 nm or less. By adjusting the wavelength to 40 nm or less, the absorption efficiency into the body can be significantly increased. In addition, the citric acid (slightly acidic pH 4) and mixed carbonated water (pH 2.5) in this health drink help transform silicon into silicic acid.

The colloidal particles of the present invention need only contain water-soluble silicic acid, and include colloidal particles in which water-soluble silicic acid aggregates and colloidal particles in which other minerals are covalently bonded to water-soluble silicic acid. In addition, the size of the colloidal particles can be measured using a nanoparticle analyzer (for example, LM10 manufactured by Malvern Co., Ltd., manufactured by British Quantum Design Co., Ltd.).

A health drink according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the correlation between the size of colloidal particles made of water-soluble silicic acid and the absorption efficiency into the body. 2 and 3 are distribution maps of nanoparticles in conventional beverages and NANOSIGHT analysis results, and FIG. It is a distribution map of particles and NANOSIGHT analysis results.

First, the citric acid-containing carbonated beverage described in the inventor's prior application (Japanese Patent No. 6698766) will be outlined. This citric acid-containing carbonated beverage is a carbonated beverage that is dissolved water containing citric acid as an organic acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate as a bicarbonate, and 0.3 to 0.9 g of citric acid per 1,000 ml of the carbonated beverage. A dissolved carbonated beverage, wherein the dissolution water contains 2 to 8 sodium bicarbonate dissolved in 1 part citric acid (mass ratio), and carbon dioxide gas is added to the dissolution water. It is characterized by containing 1,000 to 10,000 ppm. Here, as organic acids, malic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, etc. are well known and are inexpensive, but only citric acid is characterized by good intestinal absorption of silicic acid and high health effects. Organic acids are preferably used.

This citric acid-containing carbonated beverage manufacturing apparatus is, for example, an apparatus in which a tank containing an acidic solution and a tank containing an alkaline solution are arranged adjacent to each other. An acidic solution prepared by mixing and stirring a predetermined amount of citric acid in a fixed amount of water is added, and an alkaline solution prepared by mixing and stirring a predetermined amount of sodium bicarbonate in a predetermined amount of water is added to a tank containing the alkaline solution. .

The citric acid to be mixed and dissolved in the acidic solution storage tank and the baking soda (sodium hydrogen carbonate) to be mixed and dissolved in the alkaline solution storage tank can be made drinkable by using edible additive grade sodium bicarbonate. .

Also, when mixing the acidic solution and the alkaline solution, citric acid: sodium bicarbonate = 1:2 to 8 (mass ratio). If the ratio of sodium bicarbonate is less than 2, citric acid and sodium bicarbonate will undergo a vigorous neutralization reaction, generating carbon dioxide gas with a bubble diameter that is visible to the naked eye, and most of the carbon dioxide gas will dissolve in water. On the other hand, if the ratio of sodium bicarbonate exceeds 8, there is an inconvenience that the solubility of the generated carbon dioxide gas in water decreases.

Carbonic acid gas containing 1,000 ppm to 10,000 ppm is pressurized into dissolved water containing citric acid: sodium bicarbonate in water at a ratio of 1:2 to 8 (mass ratio) to complete a citric acid-containing carbonated beverage. If the injection amount is less than 1,000 ppm, the total concentration of carbon dioxide gas dissolved in the carbonated beverage is insufficient to produce the effect of suppressing the increase in blood sugar level. , Conversely, there is the inconvenience that the effect of suppressing the increase in blood sugar level is reduced.

Next, the functional water production apparatus described in another prior application (Japanese Patent No. 6328403) of the inventor of the present application will be outlined. This functional water production apparatus includes a step of forming gas-liquid mixed water by nanobubbles of ozone gas in water, and a mineral component elution means for bringing the gas-liquid mixed water into contact with natural minerals to extract the mineral components of the natural minerals. In the method for producing functional water comprising the step of eluting, the volume of the mineral eluting means is set by a retention time of 2 to 5 minutes of the water supply rate, and the filling amount of the natural mineral is set by the amount of the water. Based on potential mineral components, the temperature of the gas-liquid mixed water is adjusted according to the desired reference value, depending on the particle size or volume of the natural mineral, so that the oxidation-reduction potential of the gas-liquid mixed water is 650 mV. The injection amount of the ozone gas is controlled according to the above.

This functional water production apparatus includes, for example, a water-to-be-treated introduction port for introducing water to be treated such as natural water; pressure dissolving means for forming gas-liquid mixed water by forming ozone gas into nanobubbles and dissolving it in the water to be treated that has passed through the first filtration filter to generate gas-liquid mixed water; Mineral eluting means for eluting mineral components of natural minerals by contact, a second filtering filter for removing foreign matter from the gas-liquid mixed water derived from the mineral eluting means, and the gas-liquid mixing that has passed through the second filtering filter. It is composed of a functional water lead-out port for leading out water (functional water) and a connection pipe that connects these components in series in this order.

The pressurized dissolution means converts ozone gas into nanobubbles and dissolves it in the water to be treated to generate gas-liquid mixed water. It has a pressurized shear dissolution tank into which ozone gas and pressurized water to be treated are introduced, converts the ozone gas into nanobubbles and dissolves it in the water to be treated. This pressurized shear dissolution tank converts ozone gas into nanobubbles (microbubbles) by the pressurized shear dissolution method and dissolves it in the water to be treated. , a pressurized water inlet port for introducing water to be treated pressurized by a pressurizing pump, and a gas-liquid mixed water outlet port for leading out gas-liquid mixed water generated by the pressurized shear dissolution tank. Nanobubbles generated by this pressurized shear dissolution layer have a diameter of 200 nm or less.

Further, the mineral eluting means is for eluting mineral components into the gas-liquid mixed water generated by the pressurized dissolving means, and the mineral eluting means is filled with natural minerals (natural ore containing silicate). have a tank. This mineral elution tank has a gas-liquid mixed water inlet port that communicates with the gas-liquid mixed water outlet port of the pressurized shear dissolution tank, and leads out functional water generated by eluting mineral components into the gas-liquid mixed water. and a lead-out port.

Both chemical weathering and physical weathering can be used as a method for eluting mineral components of natural minerals into the gas-liquid mixed water (functional water).

Chemical weathering is the elution of mineral components contained in natural minerals into the gas-liquid mixed water by utilizing the ozone oxidation reaction caused by nano-bubbled ozone gas contained in the gas-liquid mixed water. The ozone oxidation reaction that causes this chemical weathering is oxidative decomposition due to the strong oxidizing power of ozone itself in the acidic region (pH < 7), and in the alkaline region (pH > 7), due to the high concentration of hydroxide ions, Hydroxyl radicals with strong oxidative power are generated, and oxidative decomposition is caused by the oxidative power of these hydroxy radicals. Here, whether the oxidizing agent is easily oxidized or easily reduced is represented by the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP). The larger the positive value, the greater the oxidizing power, and the larger the negative value, the greater the reducing power.

On the other hand, physical weathering is to physically scrape particles of natural minerals by the physical behavior of nano-bubbled ozone gas contained in gas-liquid mixed water to elute mineral components contained in the natural minerals. The physical behavior of the nanobubbled ozone gas that causes this physical weathering is Brownian motion, and the speed of the Brownian motion depends on the temperature and viscosity of the liquid and the particle size of the nanobubbles. Therefore, if the temperature and viscosity of the liquid are the same, the Brownian motion velocity changes depending on the particle size of the nanobubbles. Specifically, the smaller the nanobubble diameter, the higher the Brownian motion speed, and the larger the nanobubble diameter, the lower the Brownian motion speed.

According to the functional water production apparatus configured as described above, the mineral elution means applies both chemical weathering due to the oxidation reaction of ozone and physical weathering due to the behavior of nanobubbles to the gas-liquid mixed water to extract natural minerals. Mineral components can be eluted from (natural ore containing silicate).

The present application utilizes the above two prior applications and mixes water-soluble silicic acid with dissolved water in which citric acid as an organic acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate as a bicarbonate is dissolved (or citric acid and sodium bicarbonate are dissolved in the modified water), and if necessary, carbon dioxide gas is injected to produce a health drink, thereby adjusting the size of colloidal particles composed of water-soluble silicic acid, and other minerals are more efficiently absorbed into the body. For example, nano-sized water-soluble silicic acid can be extracted using the above-mentioned functional water production equipment, or the silicic acid of silicon and silicic acid can be refined by adjusting the pressure, content, and pH of carbon dioxide gas in the production stage. so that the health drink contains a large amount of the desired colloidal particle size of water-soluble silicic acid.

Table 1 shows the results of comparing the number of particles and the particle ratio of water-soluble silicic acid particles of each size in laboratory experiments (collapse by carbon dioxide gas) and manufactured products (oxidation by citric acid and crushing by carbon dioxide gas). there is From Table 1, the water-soluble silicic acid particles in the manufacturing process have a turning effect due to oxidation by citric acid and crushing by carbon dioxide gas, changing to a 10-fold fine effect ((1) in Table 1) reference).

Next, the water-soluble silicic acid added to the dissolved water, especially the multi-element covalent water-soluble silicate mineral combined with other minerals will be described.

Silicate mineral solutions containing primordial materials from the Earth's formation period have some phenomena that cannot be explained by inorganic chemical models alone. The reason is that highly thermophilic bacteria such as Thermus and Hydrogenobacter are also present in multi-element covalent silicate minerals, and this phenomenon was a barrier to the multi-purpose utilization of silicate mineral solutions. On the other hand, there is no trace of microorganisms in the reaction at an oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of 650 mV or more after the ozone nanobubble reaction using the above functional water production device, and the multi-element shared mineral used in the present invention has a microbial interference effect. has been confirmed.

In the present invention, this mechanism is utilized, and steam heated by subterranean magma passes through silicate minerals to sterilize hot springs without heating, which is used as a raw material for a multi-element covalent silicate mineral solution. Specifically, in the multi-element covalent silicate mineral solution, in the non-heat sterilization process, the water at the interface shows alkaline (pH 8.5 to 9.0) regardless of the pH of the internal water, and the reduction action causes the water to contact It creates a compound called M(OH)n on the metal surface. That is, through oxidation/reduction reactions under ozone oxidation heat and high pressure conditions, nanosize (10 to 100 nm) is promoted to form metasilicic acid (H ₂ SiO ₃ ), metadisilicic acid (H ₂ Si ₂ O ₅ ), It is modified into silicic acid such as orthosilicic acid (H ₄ SiO ₄ ). This amplifies the highly active silicate SiO ₄ groups of 10 nano-size or less to form calcium silicate (Ca ₂ SiO ₄ ), magnesium silicate (Mg ₂ SiO ₄ ), and potassium silicate (K ₂ SiO ₃ ). It forms hydrates of other divalent cations and trace metal ions, etc., and contributes to the supply of essential minerals for humans. It also contains sulfates, which are necessary for human protein synthesis.

Therefore, it is important for consumers to understand that the higher the content of silicon SiO ₂ (silica), the better. However, it is silicic acid that is necessary for maintaining human health, not silica, and silica is disliked as waste in water (adhesion of scale) in the business of handling water. Silicic acid ≥ silica is necessary even if judged by environmental quantitative analysis, and silicic acid drives the leading reaction. For example, the drug delivery action (hydroxyl ion) of water-soluble silicate SiO ₄ is used for the intravascular delivery effect of medicinal ingredients.

The drug delivery effect (hydroxyl ion) of this water-soluble silicate SiO ₄ is described in detail below. This treatment uses an antibody that specifically binds only to cancer cells, attaches a substance (IR700) that causes a chemical reaction to the antibody by near-infrared rays, and injects it into the body by intravenous injection. Antibodies reach and bind to cancer cells, so when they are irradiated with near-infrared light, a chemical reaction occurs and destroys the cancer cells. Near-infrared light is light whose wavelength is intermediate between visible light and infrared light. Near-infrared light with the shortest wavelength (700 nm) and high energy is used for treatment.

IR700 is a dye called phthalocyanine and has the property of absorbing near-infrared energy with a wavelength of 700 nm. It is said that cancer cells are destroyed in an extremely short time of 1 to 2 minutes by losing This treatment has almost no side effects and has been confirmed to be safe.

In the first place, antibodies do not bind to normal cells other than cancer cells, so there is no harm even if they are irradiated with near-infrared rays, and even cancer cells bound to antibodies will not be destroyed unless they are exposed to this special near-infrared light. In other words, it is a highly selective therapeutic method that destroys only cancer cells that bind to antibodies and are exposed to light. Never before has there been such a highly selective treatment for cancer.

This IR700 is a substance that is insoluble in water and does not enter the body, but it is made soluble in water by using silicic acid. is harmless.

In this way, by using water-soluble silicate SiO ₄ instead of silicon SiO ₂ (silica), it is possible to take in water-insoluble substances into the body, so essential human minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium can contribute to the replenishment of

As shown in the table below, the methods for producing water-soluble silicic acid are roughly classified into (1) those derived from silicate minerals (crystal, quartz, etc.) (Patent No. 4564086: Porous spherical metasilicate colloidal solution), ( 2) There is drinking liquid (bottled water) made by making biotite porphyry and granite ultra-fine by using strong acid such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid. ing. On the other hand, (4) there is also a household appliance that reforms tap water with silicic acid solution (0.4 ppm/hr) eluted from Amagi anti-fire stone, but aluminum is detected and Alzheimer's is a factor. (5) Drinkable silica (silica 97ppm - produced in Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture), etc. In addition, (6) is a modified silicate mineral water (hot spring water), which is the primary raw material used for the health drink of the present invention, and is a natural resource modification stage including virus inactivation and bacteria sterilization. It is safe because it is implemented through reaction rate-limiting in mechanical engineering.

For the purpose of immune-improving drinking for health maintenance, strongly alkaline (1) and (3) are unsuitable, and (2) is rich in metallic minerals but has little silicic acid expression. (4) is unsuitable for many and unspecified uses due to the elution of aluminum from the material. (5) is commercially available drinking water, but attention should be paid to excessive drinking (kidney stones, etc.). (6) is a reforming solution for multi-purpose use and consists of a safe natural resource reforming device.

Next, the modified water (hot spring reformed water) and the health drink of the present invention (denoted as added SiO ₄ bicarbonate) in which citric acid as an organic acid and sodium bicarbonate as a bicarbonate are dissolved in this hot spring modified water.

Environmental quantitative analysis of commercial drinking water shows 45 mg of silicic acid and 77 mg of silica, and the silicic acid ratio (silicic acid/silica) is 45 mg/77 mg = 58%. On the other hand, in the case of hot spring modified water, silicic acid is 210 mg, silica is 150 mg, and the silicic acid ratio is 210/150=140%. Here, as described above, since the silicic acid ratio is required to be 100% or more (silicic acid ≥ silica), the hot spring modified water used for the health drink of the present invention is superior to commercially available drinking water. I understand. By the way, the silicic acid ratio of Misasa Onsen is 22/60 silica = 37%. The silicic acid ratio of Tamatsukuri Onsen is 29/82 silica = 36%.

In addition, the viscosity of the primary raw material (hot spring reformed water) is 0.825 cP compared to 1.0 cP of general tap water, and the health drink of the present invention produced using this hot spring reformed water It shows 0.9 cP. Therefore, the health drink of the present invention is excellent in intestinal penetration and passage (absorption in aquaporins and Peyer's patches) as well as the number of particles, which is the basis for regular metabolic action.

In addition, when the value of calcium, magnesium, and potassium contained in the hot spring modified water used in the health drink of the present invention is 1.0 or less when divided by the silica concentration, the above-mentioned highly active silicate SiO ₄ It has a multi-element covalent role because it bonds sufficiently covalently to groups.

This multi-element covalent silicate is representative of the structure-forming ions exhibiting the properties of hydration, and the zeta potential of the colloidal particles produced with the increase of the water _- soluble silicate SiO4 is greater than that of all entrapped minerals. is a negative charge in

The amorphization of this multi-element covalent silicate can be confirmed by the Brownian motion of colloidal particles, but in particular, it is up to the particle motion approaching 10 nano-size of inorganic matter, and this nano-size measurement range is only about 0.01%. do not have. In addition, somatites, which are called inorganic micro-organisms, also appear in a measurable and visible way. For the nanoparticle analyzer, LM10 type manufactured by British Malvern Co., Ltd. and Nippon Quantum Design Co., Ltd. is used.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the correlation between the size of colloidal particles made of water-soluble silicic acid and the absorption efficiency into the body. Since water-soluble silicic acid can be detected as colloidal particles from 8 nm, 10 nm or more is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 1, as the size of the colloidal particles increases, it becomes more difficult for them to be taken up by the human body, and the absorption efficiency decreases. As described above, colloidal particles should preferably have a small size in order to efficiently incorporate silicic acid into the human body, but on the other hand, it is not easy to produce fine colloidal particles. Therefore, considering absorption by human aquaporins and intestinal walls (Peyer's patch), it can be said that a size of 100 nm or less, especially 40 nm or less, which is most commonly used for foliar application, is suitable.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, commercially available drinking water "trade name: Nomu Silica" and "trade name: Perrier France" and the citric acid of the present invention, sodium hydrogen carbonate and water-soluble silicic acid The size of the water-soluble silicic acid of the health drink "trade name: sparkling SiO ₄ bicarbonate" containing In the graph (a), the horizontal axis represents the colloidal particle size (nm), and the vertical axis represents the particle size (au). The smaller the particle size distribution, the more fine colloids there are, and the more particles are below the measurable limit. In the graph (b), the horizontal axis represents the colloidal particle size (nm), and the vertical axis represents the concentration (particles/ml).

FIG. 2 shows the analysis results of "Drinkable silica", (a) is a distribution map of nanoparticles, and (b) is the NANOSIGHT analysis results. According to the product labeling, the amount of silica is 97 mg/l and the number of nanoparticles is 580 million/ml, but the number of nanoparticles with a size of 40 nm or less (the number within the area indicated by the dashed line in the figure), which is excellent for absorption into the body, is insufficient. I know you are. Also, the pH is 7.

FIG. 3 shows the analysis results of "Perrier France", (a) is a distribution map of nanoparticles, and (b) is the NANOSIGHT analysis results. Although the number of nanoparticles is 560 million/ml, it can be seen that the number of nanoparticles with a size of 40 nm or less (the number within the area indicated by the dashed line in the figure), which is excellent in body absorption, is insufficient. . Also, the pH is 8.

FIG. 4 shows the analysis results of “sparkling SiO ₄ bicarbonate”, (a) is a distribution map of nanoparticles, and (b) is the NANOSIGHT analysis results. The number of particles is 208 million/ml, but what should be emphasized is not the silicon content (ppm), but the size of nanoparticles that are highly absorbable by humans. It can be seen that there are many silicic acids with a size of 100 nm or less, especially 40 nm or less. Table 4 shows integrated values of the concentration distribution in FIG. 4(b), showing the number of particles, cumulative number of particles, particle ratio %, and cumulative particle ratio % in each size range (0.5 nm pitch). From Table 4, the ratio of particles with a size of 100 nm or less is 75.29%, and the number of particles is 105 million/ml. Also, the ratio of particles with a size of 40 nm or less is 7.02%, and the number of particles is 0.098 million/ml.

In addition, sparkling SiO ₄ bicarbonate 500cc contains well-balanced mineral elements, sodium: 9.0mg/0.5l, sulfate: 8.6mg/0.5l, magnesium: 6.8mg/l, silicic acid: 4.2mg/l. l, potassium: 1.84 mg/l, calcium: 0.08 mg/l, boron: 0.036 mg/l, etc. covalently bond with silicic acid and exist as multi-element covalent water-soluble silicate minerals. 140 to 160 nm in Table 4 is considered to be a particle band where minerals other than silicon (sodium, sulfate, magnesium, potassium, calcium) covalently bond with silicic acid.

As described above, water-soluble silicic acid is mixed with dissolution water in which citric acid as an organic acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate as a bicarbonate are dissolved (or organic By dissolving citric acid as an acid and sodium bicarbonate as a bicarbonate) and, if necessary, injecting carbon dioxide gas to produce a health drink, silicic acid can be efficiently taken into the body. .

The health drink of the present invention contains a certain amount of water-soluble minerals located at the center of multi-element sharing, unlike silicon or silica and silicic acid, which are generally expressed in dissolved water in which citric acid and bicarbonate are mixed. It is a gem of an excellent health drink that effectively exerts a radical-scavenging-suppressing action against the generation of radicals in the body.

What the present invention is familiar and understandable is that the antioxidant action in the body reduces fatigue. For example, in the case of cold symptoms, there is no fever but sneezing and coughing, and the next day the person recovers. When the health drink of the present invention is drunk every morning, the urination effect appears 2 hours later, and regularity is always felt. In addition, when taken before a meal, the insulin effect for diabetes is excellent, and physical condition maintenance is good. We can feel the effects, such as improvement cases appearing even in regular blood tests. The health drink of the present invention is a food with functional claims. . ’ is reported.

In addition, in the health drink of the present invention, the strongly acidic gastric juice and the health drink undergo a neutralization reaction immediately after drinking, resulting in a weakly acidic pH. Due to the properties of citric acid, it becomes a neutral range and exerts a buffer effect that enhances the absorption of silicic acid in the intestine. At a strong carbon dioxide gas concentration, it exhibits properties that are completely different from strongly acidic products with a pH of about 2.0 to 4.8 called strong carbonic acid. As described above, the health drink of the present invention has a pH adjusted to 5.5 to 8.3, so that it does not damage the stomach wall by itself, and is transported to the intestine through gastric acid digestion, thereby suppressing the increase in blood sugar level. effect can be obtained.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and its configuration can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above examples, water-soluble silicic acid is added to the dissolved water containing citric acid as the organic acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate as the bicarbonate described in the prior application (Patent No. 6698766) of the inventor of the present application, and the health benefits are obtained. A beverage was prepared, but a health drink may be prepared by adding water-soluble silicic acid to a solution having the same components as the dissolved water. Further, in the above example, the health drink was prepared by dissolving citric acid as an organic acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate as a bicarbonate in the hot spring reformed water containing water-soluble silicic acid. A health drink may be prepared by dissolving citric acid and sodium bicarbonate in modified water (for example, modified water obtained by modifying seep groundwater) having the same components as .

In the above examples, water-soluble silicic acid was extracted from hot spring water using the functional water production device described in another prior application (Patent No. 6328403) of the present inventor. As long as the silicic acid can be extracted, the manufacturing apparatus and the solution for extracting the water-soluble silicic acid are not particularly limited.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applicable to health drinks containing organic acid, bicarbonate and water-soluble silicic acid.

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A health drink containing citric acid as an organic acid, sodium hydrogen carbonate as a bicarbonate, and water-soluble silicic acid. The health drink is obtained by mixing the water-soluble silicic acid with the dissolved water in which the citric acid and the sodium hydrogen carbonate are dissolved, and injecting carbon dioxide gas.
The health drink according to claim 1, characterized by: The health drink is obtained by dissolving the citric acid and the sodium hydrogen carbonate in the modified water containing the water-soluble silicic acid, and injecting carbon dioxide gas.
The health drink according to claim 1, characterized by: In the health drink, the sodium hydrogen carbonate is dissolved at a mass ratio of 2 to 8 with respect to the citric acid 1.
The health drink according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by: The health drink has a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 5.5 or more and 8.3 or less.
5. The health drink according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by: The water-soluble silicic acid forms colloidal particles, and the health drink contains the colloidal particles with a size of 100 nm or less.
The health drink according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by: The colloidal particles having a size of 100 nm or less have a particle ratio of 75% or more, or a particle number of 100 million particles/ml or more.
The health drink according to claim 6, characterized by: The colloidal particles having a size of 40 nm or less have a particle ratio of 7% or more, or a particle number of 0.9 billion/ml or more.
The health drink according to claim 6 or 7, characterized by: The health drink contains minerals other than silicon, and the water-soluble silicic acid covalently bonds with the minerals to form the colloidal particles.
The health drink according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized by: The health drink contains water-insoluble silica and the water-soluble silicic acid as silicon, and the component ratio of the water-soluble silicic acid to the water-insoluble silica is 100% or more.
The health drink according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by: The water-soluble silicic acid is extracted from hot spring water or groundwater,
The health drink according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by:

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