JP2024000183A - Hydrogen-containing beverage generator, and method of generating hydrogen-containing beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device of producing beverage containing a remarkably larger amount of hydrogen than hydrogen water to solve the problem associated with conventional hydrogen water having been used to date that the amount of hydrogen contained therein is extremely small, although sucking hydrogen gas is particularly effective for treating an area relating to the brain, the eyes and the respiratory system of a human being, and taking hydrogen directly from the digestive system is effective for treating a digestive system.

SOLUTION: A hydrogen-containing beverage comprising a large amount of hydrogen bubbles is produced by filling a container half full with an optional beverage excluding a carbonated one, the container being equipped with a stirrer, means of introducing hydrogen gas into the container and air release means of discharging air present in the space above the beverage in the container to outside. The beverage is stirred keeping the container closed and thereby a hydrogen-containing beverage with a large amount of hydrogen bubbles is produced. Preferably, an albumen component, particularly dried albumen is added to the beverage to generate an even larger amount of hydrogen bubbles.

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Description

The present invention belongs to the field of technology for producing hydrogen-containing beverages used in hydrogen medicine.

In recent years, hydrogen water and hydrogen gas, which have been recognized for their medical effects in reducing active oxygen generated in the body, have attracted attention, and many medical papers have been published around the world. In the case of the method of drinking hydrogen water, the amount of hydrogen that dissolves in water is extremely small, so there is a drawback that a large amount of hydrogen water must be drunk, so the method of inhaling hydrogen gas directly through the nose is the mainstream method. It is becoming. However, although inhalation of hydrogen gas through the nose has a significant effect on the brain, eyes, and bronchial system, its direct effect on the digestive system is weak, and in cases such as enteritis, drinking hydrogen water is recommended. It has also been reported that it is highly effective. Therefore, there is a need for a new method to compensate for the above-mentioned drawbacks of the method of making hydrogen water into a drink. Note that although "hydrogen dissolved in a liquid" and gaseous "hydrogen gas" are sometimes collectively referred to as "hydrogen" without distinguishing between them, both refer to molecular hydrogen.

First, in the case of producing hydrogen water, there is generally an electrolytic method such as Patent Document 1 in which hydrogen gas is directly generated in a container, and a method such as Patent Document 2 in which hydrogen gas is dissolved in water. However, the saturated hydrogen concentration in water is extremely low at 1.6 ppm, and although this can be increased slightly by pressurizing it, there is a limit to how much hydrogen can be taken in.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-111356 JP2002-301483A Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-42961 JP 2021-95092 Publication JP 2018-140169 Publication

The problem that the present invention seeks to solve is to find a way to get more hydrogen into the human digestive system. However, the problem with hydrogen water conventionally used for drinking is that the amount of hydrogen it contains is extremely small. The purpose of the present invention is to invent a device for producing a beverage containing a large amount of hydrogen using various beverages that people like to drink, not limited to water, as raw materials, and to discover a method for producing the same.

The means for realizing the hydrogen-containing beverage generator according to the present invention includes a container (1) with a stirring function, and a drink that can be poured into the container (1) with a stirring function up to approximately midway between the top and bottom of the container part (2). (4), hydrogen gas introduction means (7) for introducing hydrogen gas from the outside to the inside of the container part (2), and hydrogen gas introduction means (7) for introducing hydrogen gas from the outside to the inside of the container part (2), and an air release means (8) for releasing air to the outside of the container part (2); and opening/closing means (9) and (10) for each of the hydrogen gas introduction means (7) and the air release means (8); Consisted of.

In addition, the method for producing a hydrogen-containing beverage according to the present invention uses the hydrogen-containing beverage generator described above, and an air release pipe ( 8) A step of introducing the beverage (4) below the lower end, and introducing hydrogen gas into the container part (2) through the hydrogen gas introduction pipe (7), and introducing the hydrogen gas into the container part (2) through the air release pipe (8). The air (11) inside the part (2) is sequentially released to the outside of the container part (2), and hydrogen gas (12) is released above the liquid level of the beverage (4) inside the container part (2). a step of gas replacement in which hydrogen gas accumulates; a step of closing the opening/closing means (9) and (10) to seal the inside of the container portion (2); and a step of replacing the beverage (4) and hydrogen gas (12) with the stirring function. The stirring step is characterized in that hydrogen is dissolved in the beverage (4) and bubbles containing hydrogen are generated inside the container portion (2). Preferably, egg white or dried egg white is added to the beverage (4) in advance.

In hydrogen medicine, whose high medical effects are being recognized year by year, ingesting sufficient hydrogen for the digestive system is an alternative to hydrogen water, which has the disadvantage of containing less hydrogen compared to hydrogen gas inhalation. We can provide the world with a simple hydrogen-containing beverage generator that can do this, and a method for generating it.

1 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of the present invention.

An example of a hydrogen-containing beverage generator according to the present invention will be explained in detail using the conceptual explanatory diagram of FIG. First, as a premise, in the process of mastering hydrogen water generation technology, the present inventor discovered that hydrogen does not react chemically even when mixed with most of the ingredients of various beverages other than water, or , no harmful components are generated, and even if hydrogen is added to the beverage, the effectiveness of hydrogen will not be harmed at all.Therefore, we must try to obtain hydrogen by directly electrolyzing beverages. It was discovered that the raw material is not limited to water, but can be made from a variety of your favorite beverages. In fact, for example, 100% raw orange juice can be electrolyzed by passing an electric current through it, and hydrogen bubbles are also generated, but we have experience of extremely shortened electrode life. Therefore, in the present invention, hydrogen gas generation itself does not depend on the raw material beverage, but is outside the scope of the present invention, for example, from a hydrogen generating means invented by the present inventor as in Patent Document 5, and is not dependent on the stirring function. We have discovered a new method for producing a hydrogen-containing beverage with significantly higher hydrogen content by introducing the hydrogen gas into a container with hydrogen gas, sealing the hydrogen gas and beverage inside the container, and stirring to form hydrogen bubbles. At this time, carbonated beverages are excluded as raw materials because they generate a large amount of carbon dioxide gas when stirred.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a commercially available electric shaker (1) is used as a container (1) with a stirring function. The electric shaker includes a container part (2), a lid (3), an electric part (5) mainly including a rotating motor, and rotating blades (6). As a means for introducing hydrogen gas into the container part (2), a pipe (7) is installed that vertically penetrates the lid (3), but this means may penetrate through any part of the container part (2). The introduced hydrogen gas (12) is necessarily accumulated sequentially from the top of the container portion (2) due to its light specific gravity. In order to ensure a sufficient amount of hydrogen gas (12) and the amount of generated hydrogen bubbles, the beverage (4) as a raw material is poured approximately half way into the container (2). A pipe (8) passing through the lid (3) vertically is installed as a means for releasing air from the inside of the container part (2). Since the lowest end of the pipe (8) is not blocked by the beverage (4), the air (11) inside the container part (2) is directed outward through this pipe (8). Release becomes possible. At this time, the lowest end of the pipe (8) is preferably lowered to just above the liquid level of the beverage (4) in order to reduce the amount of remaining air. Although not shown in FIG. 1, if the pipe (8) is constructed as a two-stage pipe whose length can be changed up and down, it is possible to configure the optimum state according to the amount of beverage (4). The pipe (7) and the pipe (8) are provided with an opening/closing means that enables them to be opened and closed. This opening/closing means may be cocks, valves, or caps, but in this embodiment, caps (9) and (10) are used.

Next, a method for producing a hydrogen-containing beverage according to the present invention will be explained. Beverage (1) is placed approximately halfway inside the container (2) of the electric shaker (1) and below the lowest end of the pipe (8), so that the lowest end is not blocked. 4), the hydrogen introduction tube (15) is connected to the pipe (7), and hydrogen gas is slowly introduced into the container part (2) from the hydrogen generation means (14). The hydrogen gas (12) that has entered the inside of this container (2) has a specific gravity that is 10 times lighter than the air that exists inside the container, so the air (11) that was inside the container (2) is transferred to the pipe ( 8) is released to the outside. In this way, the introduced hydrogen gas (12) accumulates above the gas boundary (13) which is clearly formed due to the large difference in specific gravity. From the amount of hydrogen gas generated per unit time by the hydrogen generating means (14), it is possible to calculate the time required to fill the capacity above the liquid level in the container (2). Since the gas replacement is completed, the introduction of hydrogen gas is stopped here. Here, the pipe (7) and the pipe (8) are covered with caps (9) and (10) to seal the inside of the container part (2). At this time, in order to prevent the hydrogen gas (12) inside the container part (2) from leaking outward even slightly, it is preferable to cover the container part (2) with the cap (9) first. Thereafter, the stirring rotary blade (6) of the electric shaker (1) is rotated to generate hydrogen-containing liquid and foam of the beverage (4) inside the container part (2). Incidentally, if the container part (2) is tilted nearly horizontally during this stirring, the contact between the hydrogen gas, the beverage, and the rotary blade (6) increases, and more hydrogen bubbles are formed in a shorter time.

Furthermore, as a raw material, a beverage to which a small amount of egg white is added is used. By doing this, the amount of bubbles generated increases significantly, making it possible to fill the entire gas area inside the container part (2) with hydrogen bubbles, and the bubbles can be maintained for a considerable period of time even after being transferred to a cup. I can do it. Egg whites are useful as a foaming agent in cooking and are indispensable for making meringues, and in order to produce hydrogen-containing drinks that contain a lot of hydrogen bubbles, it is especially important to add a small amount of dried egg whites to various drinks. I found out.

In the following description, the hydrogen-containing beverage generator shown in FIG. 1, which shows the concept of the present invention, will be referred to as the device, and Example 1 will be described. The container part (2) of the electric shaker of this device has a capacity of 380 cc when full, and 220 cc of natural water is poured into it as a beverage (4), and the lid (3) is placed on the lid. The upper part of the plastic pipe (8) is open, and the hydrogen gas generated by the hydrogen generation means (14) is passed through the plastic pipe (7) as a hydrogen introduction means, and the hydrogen gas introduction tube (15) made of silicone rubber is passed through. It was introduced using At this time, the air (11) in the container part (2) was 160 cc, and the hydrogen generating means (14) was generating 14 cc of hydrogen per minute, so it was calculated that it would be replaced with hydrogen gas in about 12 minutes. Become. Hydrogen gas was introduced for about 15 minutes, a vinyl cap (10) was placed over the top of the pipe (8) as an opening/closing means, and then the hydrogen introduction tube (15) was removed from the pipe (7) and the cap ( 9) to seal the inside of the container part (2). Next, the electric part (5) was operated to rotate the rotating blade (6) for about 3 minutes. At this time, the electric shaker (1) was tilted almost horizontally in order to increase the contact area between the hydrogen gas at the top of the container part (2) and the drinking water (4). In this example, a hydrogen-containing beverage with a dissolved hydrogen concentration of about 0.6 ppm was formed, although some hydrogen bubbles were generated and disappeared soon.

Exactly the same experiment as in Example 1 was conducted using a beverage containing one or more of each of animal-derived oils and fats, proteins, and aminosan instead of the natural water of beverage (4), which is the raw material in Example 1. went. First, as a result of using milk, bubbles were formed in about 80% of the container part (2) other than the beverage (4) part during stirring. However, after a while after stirring was stopped, it decreased to about 20%, and a hydrogen-containing beverage with a certain amount of hydrogen bubbles was produced. This was the same when various lactic acid bacteria drinks and powdered milk drinks were used as raw materials.

Similarly, an experiment completely similar to Example 1 was conducted using a beverage containing one or more of each of oils and fats, proteins, and aminosan derived from plants. First, as a result of using vegetable juice, bubbles were formed in about 90% of the container part (2) other than the beverage (4) part during stirring. However, after a while after stirring was stopped, it decreased to about 40%, and a hydrogen-containing beverage with a certain amount of hydrogen bubbles was produced. In the case of 100% fresh orange juice, bubbles were formed in approximately 60% of the container portion (2) other than the beverage (4) portion during stirring. However, after a while after stirring was stopped, it decreased to about 15%, and a hydrogen-containing beverage containing a certain amount of hydrogen bubbles was produced. This was almost the same for soy milk, protein, tea, coffee, etc. as well as grape, grapefruit, mango, and apple juices, although there were some differences in the amount of foam.

A similar experiment was conducted by adding about 1 g of commercially available dried egg white to the natural water of beverage (4), which is the raw material of Example 1. During stirring, bubbles were formed in about 70% of the area other than the beverage (4). However, after a while after stirring was stopped, it decreased to about 50%, and a hydrogen foam beverage with a lot of foam was formed. Next, when we added about 2 g of dried egg white to the various drinks of Example 2, especially soy milk, and conducted an experiment, fine foam of about 100% = 160 cc was formed during stirring, and after the stirring was stopped. The bubbles remained in that state for more than 10 minutes, and I was able to put the hydrogen bubbles containing hydrogen gas into my mouth with a spoon and drink them together with the remaining liquid hydrogen-containing beverage. The dissolved hydrogen concentration of commercially available hydrogen water is about 0.8 ppm, so if it is 220 cc, which is the same as beverage (4), it will only contain about 4 cc of hydrogen gas. was able to ingest a large amount of hydrogen gas, up to about 40 times that of hydrogen water. With products other than soy milk, foam formation was somewhat less, but I was able to ingest a much larger amount of hydrogen than with hydrogen water.

1 Electric shaker (container with stirring function)
2 Container part 3 Lid 4 Beverage 5 Electric part 6 Rotating vane 7 Pipe (hydrogen gas introduction means)
8 Pipe (air release means)
9,10 Cap (opening/closing means)
11 Air 12 Hydrogen gas 13 Gas interface 14 Hydrogen generating means 15 Hydrogen gas introduction tube

Claims (3)

A container (1) with a stirring function,
A beverage (4) that is poured into the container portion (2) of the container (1) equipped with a stirring function up to approximately the midway point between the top and bottom;
hydrogen gas introducing means (7) for introducing hydrogen gas from the outside to the inside of the container part (2);
an air release means (8) for releasing air from above the liquid level of the beverage (4) inside the container part (2) to the outside of the container part (2);
Opening/closing means (9) and (10) for the hydrogen gas introducing means (7) and the air releasing means (8), respectively;
A hydrogen-containing beverage generator comprising: A method of producing a hydrogen-containing beverage using the hydrogen-containing beverage generator according to claim 1, comprising:
Putting the beverage (4) into the container part (2) of the container (1) with the stirring function below the lower end of the air release pipe (8);
Hydrogen gas is introduced into the container part (2) through the hydrogen gas introduction pipe (7), and the air (11) inside the container part (2) is released by the air discharge pipe (8) into the container part (2). 2) a step of gas replacement in which hydrogen gas (12) is sequentially released to the outside and accumulates above the liquid level of the beverage (4) inside the container part (2);
closing the opening/closing means (9) and (10) to seal the inside of the container part (2);
a step of dissolving hydrogen in the beverage (4) and generating hydrogen-containing bubbles inside the container portion (2) by stirring the beverage (4) and hydrogen gas (12) using the stirring function; ,
A method for producing a hydrogen-containing beverage characterized by comprising: The method for producing a hydrogen-containing beverage according to claim 2, characterized in that egg white or dried egg white is added to the beverage (4) in advance.