JP4532766B2 - healthy food - Google Patents

Description

【００３３】
得られた食品１〜３を終濃度が１０％となるように高コレステロール食に添加した餌を３週齢のウィスター系ラットに８週間、自由摂取させた後、血中の総コレステロールの濃度とＨＤＬ濃度を測定し、ＨＤＬ／総コレステロールを求めた。なお、高コレステロール食は、基本飼料（ＭＦ粉末、株式会社ケービーティーオリエンタル）に２％コレステロール、５％牛脂、０．５％コール酸を添加したものである。結果を表２に示す。
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【表２】

【００３５】
表２の結果は、本発明の麦若葉末のみを含む食品（食品１）、または小麦ふすまと胚芽のみを含有し、麦若葉末を含有しない食品（食品２）は、ＨＤＬ／総コレステロール比が、対照群と較べてわずかに改善されたにすぎなかった。これに対して、麦若葉末、小麦胚芽および小麦ふすまの全てを組み合わせた食品（食品３）は、ＨＤＬ／総コレステロール比が、対照群と較べて大きく改善された。食品３を投与した群の血中の総コレステロール濃度は、対照群と比較して低下していた。このことは、食品３は、血中の総コレステロール濃度の上昇を防ぐと同時に善玉コレステロールとして知られるＨＤＬの比率を高くする作用があることを示す。
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【発明の効果】
本発明の、麦若葉末、植物種子の胚芽および植物種子の種皮を含有する健康食品は、血中の総コレステロール濃度の上昇を防ぐと同時に善玉コレステロールとして知られるＨＤＬの比率を高くする作用を有する。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a health food containing wheat powder. More specifically, the present invention relates to a health food excellent in the improvement of hyperlipidemia, comprising young wheat leaf powder, plant seed germ and plant seed seed coat.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With changes in dietary habits in recent years, so-called lifestyle-related diseases such as hyperlipidemia and diabetes are increasing. In particular, hyperlipidemia is maintained in a state where the lipid concentration in the blood is high, and attention must be paid to progress to arteriosclerosis, hypertension, stroke, etc. as it progresses. As lipids in blood, there are mainly two types of lipids, cholesterol and neutral fat. Cholesterol includes LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and HDL (high-density lipoprotein). Among these, LDL is also called bad cholesterol because it causes the above lifestyle-related diseases, while HDL is arteriosclerosis. It is called good cholesterol because it has the action of removing free cholesterol, which can cause the
[0003]
In order to improve such symptoms of hyperlipidemia, various foods are provided. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-232864 describes that processed food containing wheat young leaf powder, water-soluble dietary fiber, oligosaccharide and lactic acid bacteria lowers serum cholesterol concentration.
[0004]
On the other hand, it has recently been elucidated that hyperlipidemia can be improved by increasing the HDL ratio without lowering the total cholesterol concentration, which is an index for improving hyperlipidemia.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, there is a demand for foods for improving hyperlipidemia having new functions.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention was made for the purpose of providing a food for improving hyperlipidemia having a new function, and a food that increases the ratio of HDL / total cholesterol by the health food of the present invention. Is provided.
[0007]
That is, the present invention relates to a health food excellent in the improvement of hyperlipidemia, comprising wheat leaf powder, plant seed germ and plant seed seed coat.
[0008]
In a preferred embodiment, the plant seed is a wheat seed.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present inventors have succeeded in providing a food for improving hyperlipidemia having a new function by combining ingredients having different harvest times of wheat.
[0010]
Usually, wheat is used as wheat flour. Germ and bran are produced during the milling process from wheat seeds. All of these have been used as food materials, but there has never been a health food that combines wheat leaves, wheat germs, and wheat bran, which have different harvest periods.
[0011]
Wheat leaves are rich in vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, etc., such as adsorption of harmful substances, improvement of intestinal environment, suppression of cholesterol absorption, prevention of rapid increase in postprandial blood glucose level, activation of superoxide dismutase (SOD), etc. It is attracting attention as an effective health food material.
[0012]
This wheat young leaf is often used in the form of a wheat wheat leaf powder obtained by dry powdering wheat wheat leaf or a wheat wheat leaf powder obtained by drying powdered wheat leaf juice. When comparing wheat flour powder and squeezed powder, wheat flour powder containing more dietary fiber, minerals, etc. is healthier from the viewpoint that the ingredients contained in wheat leaf can be used effectively. It is more useful as a food material.
[0013]
The young wheat powder used in the present invention refers to powdered wheat leaves such as barley, wheat, rye and buckwheat. Wheat young leaf end, for example, it is necessary after washing the wheat young leaf harvested from the start of splitting to the heading start (about 20-40cm height) with water, etc., and cutting it to an appropriate length (for example, 10cm) Depending on the material, in order to prevent alteration of the material (green discoloration and flavor change), it is subjected to blanching (hot water) treatment, microwave treatment, etc., and dried to a moisture content of 5% or less, Obtained by powdering. From the viewpoint of nutrient retention, it is preferable that the blanching is a short time. The drying is preferably freeze-drying or low-temperature heat drying (for example, hot air drying) of 70 ° C. or lower. The obtained wheat young leaf powder contains all the active ingredients of the wheat young leaf because the wheat young leaf is dried and powdered as it is.
[0014]
Examples of the plant seed germ used in the present invention include seed germs of cereals such as wheat, rice, soybeans, red beans, and corn. Germ is known as a food that is rich in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin E and has an excellent balance of the five major nutrients. Among them, wheat germ is known to improve symptoms such as fatigue recovery, beriberi, anemia and the like, and is therefore preferably used in the health food of the present invention.
[0015]
The seed coat of the plant seed used in the present invention refers to a skin part of the plant seed. For example, bran such as wheat bran, barley bran, rye bran, oat bran, wheat bran, barley bran, rice bran, etc. Corn husk, soybean hull, psyllium husk etc. These are rich in insoluble dietary fiber and minerals, and are particularly rich in iron, so they are said to be effective against anemia in addition to the effects of bowel regulation. Of these, wheat bran is preferably used in the health food of the present invention because it is also excellent in intestinal regulation.
[0016]
The wheat leaf powder is preferably blended in an amount of 10% to 90% by weight, more preferably 30% to 70% by weight, and still more preferably 30% to 50% by weight.
[0017]
The plant seed germ is preferably blended in an amount of 3 wt% to 50 wt%, more preferably 5 wt% to 40 wt%.
[0018]
The seed coat of the plant seed is preferably blended in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight, more preferably 3 to 40% by weight.
[0019]
In order to obtain the effect of the present invention, the ratio of the embryo to the seed coat is preferably 2: 1 to 1:20.
[0020]
The health food of the present invention is mainly composed of the above-mentioned young wheat powder, plant seed germ, and plant seed seed coat, but may further contain germ oil, oat albumin, etc. Other food ingredients known to have an effect may be included.
[0021]
Germ oil is an oil obtained by extraction from the above-mentioned germ and contains a large amount of vitamin E.
[0022]
Wheat albumin is a kind of protein contained in wheat, and is known to suppress the action of amylase contained in saliva and pancreatic juice and suppress the increase in postprandial blood glucose level.
[0023]
Other food materials that lower blood cholesterol include soy-derived materials such as soy saponin, soy isoflavone, and soy protein, and mulberry leaf extract or mulberry leaf powder that has been dried and powdered as it is. .
[0024]
Among them, soy isoflavone is known to exhibit an estrogen-like action and has an effect of reducing climacteric disorder and osteoporosis, and thus is preferably used in the health food of the present invention.
[0025]
Mulberry leaves are also preferably used in the health food of the present invention because they also have a blood pressure lowering effect, a blood sugar level increase inhibiting effect, and a cancer preventing effect.
[0026]
Other health foods of the present invention include high blood pressure, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal disease, allergies, osteoporosis, constipation, fatigue, skin aging, anemia, decreased energy, cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, etc. It is possible to add food ingredients known to those skilled in the art that are known to prevent or relieve these symptoms.
[0027]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these examples.
[0028]
(Preparation of wheat powder)
The barley young leaves cut off at a height of about 30 to 40 cm were washed with water to remove the adhering mud and the like. This wheat young leaf was cut into about 10 cm, 10 kg of it was put into 100 liters of water, immersed, and heated (branching treatment) at 90 to 100 ° C. for 3 minutes.
[0029]
The blanched wheat leaves were immediately immersed in cold water at 4 ° C. for 1 minute and cooled. Subsequently, the cooled young wheat leaves were centrifuged for 30 seconds for dehydration. The dehydrated wheat young leaves were dried with hot air at 60 ° C. for 10 hours in a dryer so that the water content was 5% or less, and then pulverized with a pulverizer so that 90% passed through 200 mesh. Processed wheat young leaf powder was obtained.
[0030]
Wheat germ was used as the plant seed germ, and wheat bran was used as the plant seed seed coat.
[0031]
The above three kinds of food materials were mixed at the blending ratio shown in Table 1 to obtain foods 1 to 3.
[0032]
[Table 1]

[0033]
After the foods 1 to 3 obtained were added to a high cholesterol diet so that the final concentration was 10%, 3 weeks old Wistar rats were allowed to freely ingest for 8 weeks, and then the total cholesterol concentration in the blood HDL concentration was measured and HDL / total cholesterol was determined. The high-cholesterol diet is obtained by adding 2% cholesterol, 5% beef tallow, and 0.5% cholic acid to basic feed (MF powder, KTV Oriental, Inc.). The results are shown in Table 2.
[0034]
[Table 2]

[0035]
The results of Table 2 show that the food containing only the wheat young leaf powder of the present invention (food 1), or the food containing only wheat bran and germ and not containing wheat wheat powder (food 2) has an HDL / total cholesterol ratio. Only a slight improvement compared to the control group. In contrast, the HDL / total cholesterol ratio of the food (food 3) combining all of the young wheat powder, wheat germ and wheat bran was greatly improved compared to the control group. The total cholesterol concentration in the blood of the group to which food 3 was administered was lower than that in the control group. This indicates that food 3 has the effect of preventing the increase in the total cholesterol concentration in the blood and increasing the ratio of HDL known as good cholesterol.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
The health food containing the young wheat powder, plant seed germ and plant seed seed coat of the present invention has the effect of preventing the increase of the total cholesterol concentration in the blood and at the same time increasing the ratio of HDL known as good cholesterol. .

Claims (1)

Wheat young leaves the end, containing the seed coat of the germ and plant the seeds of the plant seeds, an excellent health food to the improvement of hyperlipidemia, 該麦Wakaba end, the weight ratio of the embryo bud and seed skin is 50:25: 25. The food product wherein the germ is wheat germ and the seed coat is up to wheat bran .