JPH02215364A - Health food and preparation thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively prevent the bad smell originated from a plant of genus Allium by covering a granule containing chlorophyll and an extract or powder of a plant of genus Allium such as onion or garlic with an outer coating layer containing a specific deodorant, thereby forming a double-layer structure. CONSTITUTION:An extract extracted from a proper part (e.g. scaly bulb) of a plant of genus Allium (e.g. onion) or its powder is granulated with a chlorophyll-containing vehicle (preferably an emulsion produced by adding chlorophyll to algae such as Chlorella or Spirulina or lactose, etc.). A health food free from the odor of the plant of genus Allium can be prepared by covering the granule with an outer coating layer containing a deodorant selected from (A) a calcium-containing substance such as bone meal or oyster shell powder, (B) a chlorophyll-containing substance such as Chlorella or Spirulina and (C) a natural fiber such as corn fiber or apple fiber.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a health food and a method for producing the same. The present invention relates to a health food that solves the problem of peculiar odor and a simple manufacturing method thereof.

[Prior Art] As interest in "health" increases among us, health foods that are easier to purchase than drugs, have milder effects, and are expected to have some effective effect on health have become popular. It has attracted attention and a variety of products are being offered.

For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-9833 discloses a health food containing mammalian bone meal and a deodorant consisting of chocolate powder, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, and a mixture thereof.

Allium-family plants such as onions, garlic, and garlic, which are also the raw materials for the above ingredients, have been widely used for food since ancient times, and there is no doubt about their safety. It is known that they have bactericidal, diuretic, tonic, and nutritional effects, and therefore, various health foods and their raw materials have been proposed using these as raw materials.

For example, JP-A No. 53-9309 discloses an onion extract-containing preparation prepared by treating an extract of onion phosphorus stem with a carbohydrate-based excipient, and JP-A No. 61-91128 discloses a preparation containing cyclodextrin. Each of these discloses odorless garlic that has been deodorized by the above methods, and it is stated that all of them can be used as health foods or raw materials thereof.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The most problematic points when producing health foods or raw materials thereof using the above-mentioned Allium family plants such as onions and garlic are described in the above-mentioned publications. As described in the above publications, they have a strong odor, and each of the above-mentioned publications states that the odor problem has been solved by the inventions disclosed in them, When stored for a long period of time, components derived from Allium family plants (which cause odors) separate from other components and eventually emit odors, which can be harmful to health as mentioned above. Even though they contain useful ingredients, they are sometimes difficult to take.

The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned difficulties of the prior art.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The configuration adopted by the present invention to achieve the above object includes at least an extract extracted from an appropriate part of an Allium family plant or a powder thereof, and an excipient containing chlorophyll. and a shell containing a deodorant selected from the group consisting of a calcium-containing substance such as bone powder or volley powder, a chlorophyll-containing substance, or a natural fiber, or at least It is composed of a granule containing an extract or powder thereof extracted from an appropriate part of an Allium family plant and an excipient containing chlorophyll, and a shell made of a coating agent selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate polymers, resins, or hydrogenated oils. The health food of the present invention is a health food characterized by containing at least a mixture containing an extract extracted from an appropriate part of the Allium family plant or a powder thereof, and an excipient containing chlorophyll, as appropriate. Once formed into granules by a means, the granules are treated with a shell component containing a calcium-containing substance such as bone powder or volley powder, a chlorophyll-containing substance, or a deodorant selected from the group consisting of natural fibers, or The method for producing a health food according to the present invention is characterized in that the skin is provided with a skin component made of a film agent selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate polymers, resins, and hydrogenated oils.

The present invention will be explained in detail below.

The health food of the present invention has a two-layer structure consisting of granules and an outer skin in order to effectively prevent the release of odors produced by components derived from Allium family plants.

The inner granule portion is composed of at least an extract or powder thereof extracted from an appropriate part of an Allium family plant, and an excipient containing chlorophyll. is used,
Appropriate parts of these, such as bulbs, are squeezed or subjected to steam distillation to obtain an extract, and if necessary, the extract is pulverized by freeze-drying or the like for use. As this extract or its powder, it is convenient to use a commercially available product such as "Power Onion" (trade name).

In addition, as the excipient, an emulsion obtained by adding chlorophyll to a substance containing chlorophyll, particularly algae such as chlorella or spirulina, or lactose is preferable, and further,
A modified starch such as cyclodextrin may be added to this excipient as a deodorant.

Therefore, in the present invention, the reason why the granules are composed of an excipient containing an extract extracted from an Allium family plant and an excipient containing chlorophyll is for the purpose of preventing odor originating from Allium family plant components. As a result of various experiments, it was found that with this configuration, chlorophyll adsorbs odors, and in particular, chlorella and spirulina after granulation do not have hygroscopic properties, so it is possible to prevent the release of odors to the maximum extent.
On the other hand, it has been found that processed starch, dietary fiber, etc., although good immediately after being made into granules, emit odor over time due to moisture in the air.

Although the granules obtained in this way are able to prevent the release of odors as described above, it cannot be said to be perfect, so in the health food of the present invention, an outer skin is provided on the outside of the granules. , we are working on perfecting it.

The present invention employs two types of configurations for this outer skin.The first configuration is a deodorant selected from the group consisting of calcium-containing substances such as bone powder or volley powder, chlorophyll-containing substances, or natural fibers. This includes:

Among these, as chlorophyll-containing substances, for example, chlorella and spirulina, which are also used in the granules, can be used.
Examples of natural fibers include corn fiber, apple fiber, and synthetic products such as Avicel and Unimac (all trade names) having a similar structure.

In addition, since it is not possible to form a skin with the above ingredients alone, in reality, a syrup made of granules, gum arabic, gelatin, etc., which is commonly used for sugar-coating pharmaceutical ingredients, is made, and the above deodorant is added to this syrup. , will be used for the outer skin construction.

In addition, in recent years, the negative effects of sugar, such as worsening of diabetes, have become a problem, so in order to deal with this problem, a coating selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate polymers, resins, or hydrogenated oils is applied to the granules. What is necessary is to provide an outer shell having a second structure made of a chemical agent.

Among the above-mentioned coating agents, examples of the carbohydrate polymer include Zein (trade name), and examples of the resin include Schlack (trade name), but the coating agent used in the present invention is not limited to these, and the granules Any material that can form a film on the outside of the body and whose safety has been confirmed may be used.

On the other hand, in order to produce the above-described health food of the present invention, first, a mixture containing at least an extract extracted from an appropriate part of an Allium family plant or a powder thereof and an excipient containing chlorophyll is prepared. Form into granules. For this step, conventionally used equipment such as a box dryer can be used.

Then, to the obtained granules, a first shell component containing a calcium-containing substance such as bone meal or volley powder, a chlorophyll-containing substance, or a deodorant selected from the group consisting of natural fibers, or a carbohydrate The skin is provided by a second skin component consisting of a coating agent selected from the group consisting of polymers, resins, or hardened oils.

This step can also utilize the conventionally widely used method for converting drug ingredients into sugar coatings.

[Operations and Effects of the Invention] The health food of the present invention has a two-layer structure consisting of the granules containing the Allium family plant extract and the outer shell, so that it effectively releases the odor produced by the ingredients derived from the Allium family plant. It can be prevented.

In particular, when algae such as chlorella or spirulina are used as excipients, they have no hygroscopicity after granulation, making it possible to prevent the release of odors to the maximum extent possible.

In addition, when algae such as chlorella or spirulina are used for the outer skin, the outer skin also exhibits an odor adsorption effect.On the other hand, the outer skin is coated with a coating agent selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate polymers, resins, or hydrogenated oils. When a material consisting of the following is employed, there is an advantage that there are no problems such as aggravation of diabetes, and it is possible to provide arbitrary dissolution characteristics.

In addition, a technology has been established to incorporate organic germanium compounds, which are attracting attention as having various useful effects, into algae such as chlorella and spirulina.
(Refer to Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-46395) Therefore, if necessary, the usefulness as a health food can be further increased by using algae such as chlorella or spirulina incorporated with an organic germanium compound.

[Example] The present invention will be explained in more detail below using examples.

Example 1 Mixing 80% onion extract and 20% spirulina,
After granulating using ethyl alcohol and water, the mixture was dried at 60° C. in a box dryer using hot air, and tableted granules having a weight of 11) Omg were obtained by a conventional method.

These compressed tablets contain a syrup made from gum arabic, gelatin, and a minimum amount of granulated sugar, beef bone powder or volley powder finely ground to 5 microns or less, natural fibers, and spirulina, similar to conventional sugar-coated tablets. It was then sugar-coated. The ratio of each component is syrup 5-20%, beef bone meal or volley powder 20-60%, natural fiber 5-30%,
Spirulina was 5-10%.

Example 2 50% onion extract powder, 30% spirulina and 20% processed starch (zylodextrin) were granulated and tableted by a conventional method to obtain tablets weighing 100 mg. 20-50% syrup made using gum arabic, gelatin and granulated sugar and 5-50% calcined calcium are added to the tablets.
Sugar-coated tablets were coated in the same manner as conventionally used sugar-coated tablets using 10% of calcium powder obtained by pulverizing natural oysters to 5 microns or less, 50-70% of a mixture of natural fibers and spirulina.

Example 3 80% onion extract powder and 20% spirulina powder were granulated and tableted by a conventional method to obtain tablets weighing 200 mg.

The surface of the tablet granules is soaked in 95% alcohol for 5 to 15 minutes.
The dissolved zein alcohol solution was coated with 2-8% zein, and the alcohol was sufficiently evaporated to obtain tablet granules of about 202-208 mg.

Patent applicant Gelmax Co., Ltd. and one other agent Patent attorney Masato Kobayashi

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A granule portion containing at least an extract extracted from an appropriate part of an Allium family plant or a powder thereof and an excipient containing chlorophyll, and a calcium-containing substance such as bone powder or volley powder, or a chlorophyll-containing substance. A health food comprising an outer skin containing a deodorizing agent selected from the group consisting of natural fibers, or natural fibers. 2. A shell consisting of a granule portion containing at least an extract or powder thereof extracted from an appropriate part of an Allium family plant and an excipient containing chlorophyll, and a coating agent selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate polymers, resins, or hydrogenated oils. A health food characterized by comprising: 3. A mixture containing at least an extract extracted from an appropriate part of an Allium family plant or a powder thereof and an excipient containing chlorophyll is once formed into granules by an appropriate means, and then bone powder or volley powder is added to the granules. or a skin component selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate polymers, resins, or hydrogenated oils. A method for producing a health food, characterized in that an outer skin is provided by an outer skin component.