JPH05503216A - High fiber powder products derived from sugarcane - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] High-fiber powder product derived from sugarcane The present invention is derived from sugarcane relating to powdered products manufactured from cane) and suitable for human consumption. It is something to do. In particular, the present invention provides high dietary fiber content and essentially fiber vascular bundles (fiber vascular bundles) andle) and such powdered products free of epithelial residue. Ru.

Background disclosure: Sugarcane is commonly processed to produce sucrose. It is soft inside the outer surface connected to the epithelium in the middle of the book surrounding the pith Contains layers. My main occupation is thin-walled parenchyma cells. s), in which there are buried structures extending lengthwise along the sugarcane stalk. There are long internal fiber duct bundles. Parenchyma cells have high concentrations of sugar, primarily sucrose It contains a liquid having .

U.S. Patent No. 3.721.567 and U.S. Patent No. 3.796,809 include: A livestock feed derived from sugarcane is disclosed. Such livestock feed is a mixture of mains and dietary supplements. It protects the surface layer, epithelium, and main body. It is manufactured by separating and then adding the dietary supplement to the mains. surface layer and a device used to separate epithelium from epithelium U.S. Patent No. 3.567 ．． 510 and US Pat. No. 3,976,498. they move to produce feed for livestock, as it is not considered harmful to food. The internal fiber duct bundles are not removed from the main body.

As the need for human foods to have a relatively high fiber content becomes increasingly recognized, Livestock feed derived from corn cane has become the subject of intensive research. livestock The problem with commercial feed is that the separation of the epithelium from the main feed is incomplete, and a considerable amount of the epithelium is separated. This is something that I still do even after working at my day job. Moreover, and more importantly, The fibrovascular bundles in the main body are not separated from the parenchyma cells. From the epithelium and today's residue fiber bundles are present in livestock feed derived from sugarcane; is not suitable for human consumption. One reason is that today the residue and fibrous bundles are disintegrating. It breaks down into needle-like particles that cannot be safely ingested by humans. .

Summary of the invention The present invention provides livestock feed suitable for human consumption and derived from sugarcane. A novel product that is essentially free of fibrous bundles and residues commonly found in materials. It is a powder type product. This powdered product is unique due to its high fiber content. Essentially all dietary fiber is derived solely from the walls of parenchymal cells. It is. According to the invention, the product contains not less than 85% by dry weight of these fibers. are doing. First the fibrovascular bundles and today's debris are separated from the parenchyma cells and then the By crushing the cells and shredding the cell walls into fibers suitable for human consumption. Fiber is obtained. These fibers, which are cellulose in nature, are derived from wood Experimentally shown to be a suitable substitute in many formulations using cellulose products It has been discovered. These fibers have a length not exceeding 300 microns . The fiber bundles have an average length ranging between 50-100 microns, but 50 Fibers shorter than microns also exist.

The powdered products of the invention can have high or low sugar content. high sugar The product contains an amount essentially equivalent to the amount of sugar normally present in unprocessed products. contains sugar. Products with high sugar content are 60-70% sugar by weight, 20- Contains 30% by weight fiber and 5-10% by weight water. 5 for low sugar products Contains less than % sugar by weight. The present invention also provides a method for producing the powder type product. It also includes.

There are several features of the invention, only one of which makes it desirable. It is not the cause of a characteristic. The scope of the invention as expressed by the claims Although not intended to be limiting, its salient features include a "detailed description of preferred embodiments". I will discuss this in the chapter titled.

Brief description of the drawing Preferred embodiments of the invention, showing all the features of the invention, are described herein in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Let's discuss it here. These embodiments are novel and non-obvious powder-type products and Describes the method for manufacturing this product.

The drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only, include the following drawings (figures), in which like numbers refer to It shows various parts.

FIG. 1 schematically depicts a method for manufacturing the product of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the entire sugarcane stalk, i.e. 10-18 inches long, The bar 10 was first cleaned with hot water in a high pressure washer 12. Preferred method to do this The hot water is sprayed onto the rod 10 in a jet stream to obtain a high water content (more than 80% by weight). ) is a method of generating a main job 20 having the following. The hot water is preferably 150-20 degrees Fahrenheit. At a temperature of 0 degrees and a pressure of 3.500-4.500 bonds per square inch. Ru.

Next, Intercane World Corp., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. General sugarcane separation similar to that manufactured by Ration Limited. The surface layer 16, the epithelium 18, and the main layer 18 are processed in three separate process steps using a machine 14. It was separated into

The surface layer 16 from the separator 14 is sent to a dewaxer 22 and the Collect the remaining wax. Non-wax components are used as animal feed. of the surface layer 16 Separation removes extraneous material and debris to separate the surface layer 16, epithelium 18 during subsequent processing. and in such a way that the main job 20 is not contaminated.

The epithelium 18 from the separator 14 passes through a screen 24, which separates the epithelium from the separator 14. Separate the main epithelium, which is mixed with the epithelium. The separator 14 separates the epithelial and main cells completely. This is necessary because there is no separation. When passing through the screen 24, the epithelium and the fibrovascular bundles mixed with the epithelium are completely separated from the primary parenchyma cells. . The epithelium and associated fibrous bundles are dried in a dryer 26 and then Make it into a loop or press board. The epithelium 18 is made of dimensional lumber, particles and wafer boards, We produce excellent raw materials for the production of core panels and various rigid plates. Also, it is It is an excellent valve material because it does not contain surface layers and main substances. There is also.

The main body 20 leaving the separator 14 contains long fibrous fibers and epithelial debris. Book The bundle of particles is in the form of sawdust-like fiber particles that pass through the screen 28 (mesh 7 20). Today, the residue and fibrous fibers remain on top of this screen. The vibrator 20 connected to screen 28 and negative air pressure is applied to the screen so that all All of the relatively short nodal fibers of the Separated. These long fibers are sent to a dryer 26 along with the epithelium 18. this In this way, essentially all of the fibrous bundle fibers and all of the epithelial fibers are soft fibers of the main fibers. Separated from tissue cells.

The clean honjo 32 at this point contains essentially only parenchyma cells, with no epithelial remnants. Contains no residue or fibrovascular bundles. Next, use this beautiful professional 32 as a general sugar syrup. through the cell 34 to squeeze the liquid they contain from the cells. this liquid is juice 36 containing sugar dissolved in water as raw. this The juice can also be concentrated into syrup 38 or spray dried to form a natural non-alcoholic acid. It can also be made into crystalline sugar. Clean wood remaining after extraction of liquid from cells The material of knotted fiber 32 is the raw material for manufacturing the low sugar powder type product of the present invention. Ru. It is washed with water in a washer 40 and the wet textile material is washed in a press 42. Dehydrate by mechanical squeezing. The clean wood knot fibers 32 that come out of the press 42 weigh 50 It has a moisture content of more than %. Next, quickly dry the clean wood knot fiber 32 substance. They are dried in dryer 44 to reduce their moisture content to less than 15% by weight. child The quick dryer 44 is in the form of a loop or toroidal conduit through which a clean Hot air carrying the wood knot fibers 32 is circulating. Hot air entering the quick dryer Initial temperatures range from 1000-1300 degrees Fahrenheit. Water from quick dryer 44 The air passes through a cyclone where fine particles are circulated in the bag house. will be collected. The quick dryer 44 breaks the clean knot fibers 32 into relatively short lengths. There is a tendency to They are ground in a mill 46 to shred the parenchyma cell walls and dried at 85 The product of the present invention contains more than % by dry weight. This pulverization is carried out using the moisture content of the present invention. The content is further reduced to about 7-10% by weight.

In accordance with one feature of the invention, the low moisture powder type product from mill 46 is transferred from press 42 to Blend with high moisture content primary fibers. Preferably the ratio of high moisture to low moisture content fibers is 15 /85-50150.

If you want to produce high sugar, freeze-dry clean Honjo 32 and then do this. The lyophilized material is ground to shred the parenchyma cells into fibers. sugar is extracted This product is not naturally present in unprocessed parenchymal tissue cells. Contains qualitatively the same amount of sugar.

product: The product of the invention comprises essentially all fibers having a length not exceeding 300 microns. be. Its moisture content is low, preferably below 8% by weight.

It is essentially free of silica due to the separation of the epithelium from the mains . Due to the way it is processed, it has a white powdery appearance and feel. . And most importantly, it contains vascular bundle fibers and epithelial residual fibers. do not have.

The table below shows an analysis of the low sugar products of the present invention.

table Component classification unit Protein, Fervos (X6.25) 0.81% moisture vacuum 70DD, top 8. 15% Fat, acid hydrolysis, robot 1.0% Ash, -night 0.87% Carbohydrates, total 89.1% Calories per 100 grams: 17.0% Available carbohydrates: 1.2% Fiber, total dietary 87.97% Lead 1.46pI)m Fructose 0.60% In addition to being a food product suitable for human consumption, the powdered product of the present invention is also suitable for cosmetics and It can be used in pharmaceuticals and for industrial applications. For example, it is oil, fat. and moisture absorbents, glidants, dispersing agents, agglomerating agents, dispersing agents, friction agents, and tablets. Substrates for drugs and pills, welding rod fluxing agents, anti-caking agents, carrier agents, etc. can.

Scope of invention The foregoing description represents the best anticipated implementation of the invention. however , the invention may be modified from the embodiments shown in the drawings and discussed above. It can take different forms. Therefore, the present invention may be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed. It is not intended to be limiting. In contrast, intent generally refers to claims below. All modifications and variations falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated by the scope of It encompasses the forms of

Summary book A powdered product derived from sugarcane with high dietary fiber concentration is disclosed. There is. Separate the sugarcane today from the epithelial and surface layers.

Then from today onwards the epithelial brutality from the first separation stage and the embedded in the parenchyma cells of the tree. This product is manufactured by removing the long fiber bundles that are present in the fibers. beautiful Dry and crush today, cutting the walls of parenchymal tissue into pieces exceeding 300 microns. The fibers have a length of no.

Procedural amendment December 21, 1992

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. (a) separating the pith of a sugarcane stem from the rest of the stem; (b) parenchyma of the pith; The fiber duct bundles embedded in the cells are separated from the wood pulp, and (c) the soft tissue from step (b) is separated. Shred tissue cells into fibers with a length not exceeding 300 microns A high-fiber powdered product suitable for human consumption comprising sugarcane stalks How to do it. 2. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the sugar is separated from the wood pith before step (c). 3. A method according to claim 3, wherein the wood pith is dried to remove water before step (c). . 4. The pith is washed with water and compressed to press the wet pith into an area where hot air passes through. A portion of the rapidly dried wood pith is recycled to the rapid drying area. , the method according to claim 1. 5. Claim 1: After step (b) and before step (c), the wood pith is freeze-dried. The method described in. 6. Contains dietary fiber produced by shredding the parenchyma cell walls of wood pith and the fibers exceed 85% by dry weight of the product and are greater than 300 microns. Suitable for human consumption, derived solely from sugarcane pith, having a length of Essentially all the fiber vessels normally present in the wood pulp are A product characterized in that the fibers are removed before the shredding of the walls of parenchymal cells. 7. having a sugar content essentially equal to the amount of sugar normally present in wood pith; The product according to claim 4. Product according to claim 4, having a sugar content of less than 8.6% by weight. Product according to claim 4, having a moisture content of less than 9.8% by weight.