JPH07255414A - Functional sweetener - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a functional sweetener usable as a sweetener for a drink regardless of a season and age, having a low calorie, containing components such as vitamins required for maintaining health. CONSTITUTION:This functional sweetener is obtained by blending a sweetener with powdered Jew's ear. Powder of Jew's ear as a nucleus is mixed and dispersed into a solution of a sweetener comprising proper amounts of one or more of low-calorie sorbitol, maltitol, aspartame, stevioside, etc., and a natural sweetener such as sucrose, glucose, fructose or lactose, sprayed in vacuum, concentrated and dried into a granular form to give the objective functional sweetener.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a functional sweetener having a low calorie content and containing components necessary for maintaining health.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, coffee, tea, cocoa, carbonated drinks, lactic acid drinks, fruit drinks and the like have been drunk after being appropriately sweetened according to the taste of the drinker. In this case, as the main ingredient of the sweetener, a natural product such as sucrose, glucose or fructose is usually used, and ingesting an appropriate amount thereof does not cause any particular health problems.

[0003]

However, when the above-mentioned saccharides such as diabetes adversely affect the symptoms or promote obesity, it is sometimes necessary to restrict or prohibit their intake. In addition, natural sweeteners are fairly high-calorie foods in their own right, and can cause diseases such as tooth decay and osteoporosis. However, it is indispensable to impart a suitable sweetness to the above-mentioned beverages such as beverages,
Therefore, low-calorie sweeteners such as sorbitol, maltitol, aspartame and stevioside have come to be used as low-calorie sweeteners.

Most of these sweeteners are packaged in a predetermined amount so as to be suitable for use in advance or formed into tablets. However, all of them are used merely for sweetening for taste. , It has no further function. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a functional sweetener having a low calorie content and containing components necessary for maintaining health.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has conducted diligent research, and as a result, tree ears (Kikurage) containing a large amount of calcium, iron and vitamin D, which are indispensable for maintaining health. The inventors have found that it is extremely effective to combine and combine a low-calorie sweetener with the present invention, and have completed the present invention.

That is, the present invention based on the above findings is
It is a summary of a functional sweetener characterized by containing powdered wood ear (Kikurage) in the sweetener, and as the sweetener, one kind of low-calorie sorbitol, maltitol, aspartame, stevioside, etc. The above is used, and the functional sweeteners in combination with natural sweeteners such as sucrose, glucose, fructose or lactose which are usually used are also the subject matter of the present invention.

[0007]

The structure and operation of the present invention will be described. The wood ear used in the present invention is a food containing a large amount of vitamin D, which is said to cause osteomalacia when it is deficient and may cause osteoporosis in the elderly, especially in women. "Japanese Food Vitamin D Ingredients Table" edited by the Science and Technology Agency Resource Research Committee
It is described that the amount of vitamin D contained in wood ears is 16,000 IU (per 100 g of edible portion), which is 10 times that of salt salmon of the same weight (see page 21 of the above document). In addition, 1 IU of international unit of vitamin D is
It is estimated to be 0.025 μg (see page 8 of the above document).

[0008] In addition, wood ears contain a large amount of calcium, which is a component of bone, and at the same time, they also contain iron, which is important for the prevention of anemia (January 1994, first edition, published by Women's Nutrition University Press, "4. Revised food composition table 1994 ", pp. 272-273). That is, in the above-mentioned literature, 180 mg of calcium in dry ears and 240 mg of white ears (dry) were contained in 100 g of edible portion, and the iron content was 44 m each.
g, 4.4 mg. Furthermore, potassium that is preferable for lowering blood pressure is 1200 mg, 1400 m.
It is a food rich in minerals, containing g, protein and fiber.

In the above osteomalacia and osteoporosis, which is often found in elderly people, especially in women, calcium, which is a component of bone, is lost,
It is a disease that makes it impossible to support the body because the bones become soft and become like pumice. In addition, it has been reported that vitamin D is closely related to calcium, which is a component of bone, as a nutritional source for the prevention of osteoporosis (“Clinical nutrition” V
81, No. 7, 1992.12, 758-76.
Page 7, "January 20, 1994, 13th edition, published by Agricultural and Mountainous Village Cultural Association, Ikuko Ezawa, Yasufumi Hayashi, 77th edition"
page). According to it, 60 for the treatment of osteoporosis
It is said that calcium intake of 0 mg / day is required, and vitamin D is also required to be 0.5 to 1 μg / day. In addition, the above-mentioned “Fourth Edition Food Composition Table 1994” No. 44
On page 6, the average nutritional requirement per day for the Japanese is displayed. According to this, calcium 600 mg, iron 11 mg, and vitamin D 150 IU.

In order to prevent such osteoporosis, milk containing calcium, soft drink, wafers, candy, etc. are already on the market. In the present invention, a wood ear containing a large amount of vitamin D, calcium and iron, which is considered to be effective in preventing osteoporosis, is contained in a sweetener for taste, which is often used on a daily basis. As a food, low-calorie sorbitol, maltitol, which prevents obesity or causes little damage to diabetes,
One or more kinds of aspartame, stevioside and the like are used, and it is also possible to use a natural sweetener such as commonly used sucrose, glucose, fructose or lactose in an appropriate amount.

The wood ears used in the present invention are Kuroki ears,
Any of the white ears may be used, but the white ears are preferable in the case of a transparent beverage such as black tea. When the wood ears contain water, it is about 1
It swells to 0 times and becomes slightly transparent. When the powdered wood ears swell due to water content, they become nearly colorless and transparent, so there is hardly any problem in appearance even when used for tea or coffee.

[0012] The functional sweetener of the present invention contains 80% dried wood ears.
It is manufactured by crushing to -100 mesh and mixing with the low-calorie sweetener described above. The mixing ratio is preferably 8 to 35 wt% of dry wood ear powder with respect to the sweetener. 8 wt
If it is less than%, vitamin D, calcium and iron cannot be fully utilized, and if it exceeds 35 wt%, the scent and viscosity peculiar to wood ears become large, and the drinking comfort of beverage deteriorates.
10-30w of dry wood ear powder is preferred for sweetener
t%.

Usually, when powders are mixed with each other, it may be difficult to obtain a uniform mixture due to a difference in specific gravity. Therefore, the functional sweetener of the present invention is prepared by dispersing and mixing wood ear powder in a sweetener solution, spraying the mixture in a vacuum, concentrating and drying to obtain a sweetener powder having wood ear powder as a core. ,
It is possible to produce a homogeneous mixture of both. As the sweetener, in addition to the low-calorie component, an appropriate amount of natural sweetener can be added to adjust the texture of the beverage. In particular,
In the case of tea or coffee with aroma, the effect of natural sweeteners cannot be ignored.

[0014]

EXAMPLES The constitution and effects of the present invention will be specifically described by way of examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Example 1 To obtain a dietary (low-calorie), low-cavity sweetener, white ears were ground to an average particle size of 85 mesh, and this powder was 10.0%, stevioside (Sdevia: α-G sweet P). Toyo Sugar Co., Ltd.) 1.0%, maltitol (powder mulch) 50% and lactose 39% were mixed and mixed to be uniform. The mixture was enclosed in a long paper sheath (stick) containing 3 g to prepare a functional sweetener. The contents of calcium, iron and vitamin D and the amount of heat per one sheath were as follows. Vitamin D 48IU (0.0012mg) Calcium 0.873mg Iron 0.132mg Calorie 5.1Kcal (Sugar 3g; 12K
cal) When this mixture was added to white hot water, the scent of wood ears remained and it was slightly colored. However, when it was used for coffee and tea, there was no problem and there was no problem in drinking. The mixture may be granulated or tableted. The Vitamin D content per sheath is 32% of the daily required amount (page 446 of "Fourth Edition Food Ingredients Table 1994" mentioned above), which is the calorific value of 42.5% of the same weight of sugar.

Example 2 To obtain a dietary (low-calorie) sweetener, white ears were ground to an average particle size of 80 mesh, and this powder was used for 16.6.
7%, aspartame (manufactured by Ajinomoto KK) 0.53%, and maltitol 82.8% were mixed and mixed to be uniform. A slight amount of coffee or tea flavor is added to the mixture. When this mixture was added to the white hot water, the scent of the wood ears remained, and the wood ears swelled and settled while being colored a transparent pale yellow. However, when it was used for coffee and tea, there was no problem and there was no problem in drinking. The contents of calcium, iron and vitamin D and the amount of heat per one sheath are as follows. Vitamin D 80 IU (0.002 mg) Calcium 1.45 mg Iron 0.22 mg Calorie 0.554 Kcal This mixture can also be granulated and tableted. The obtained functional sweetener has a calorie of only 4.6% of the same weight of sugar and is extremely low in calories. The vitamin D content per sheath is 53.3% of the daily requirement.

Example 3 In order to obtain a functional sweetener, glucose was blended in place of maltitol of Example 2, and a small amount of coffee or tea flavor was added and mixed so as to be uniform. This mixture had a calorific value of 10 Kcal per 1 sheath (3 g), but the contents of calcium, iron and vitamin D were the same as in Example 3. The feeling of use and the condition were the same as those in the above-mentioned examples.

Example 4 To obtain a dietary (low-calorie), low-cavity sweetener, white ears were ground to an average particle size of 95 mesh, and this powder was 25%, powdered aspartame 0.6%, polydextrose ( Low caries dietary fiber; manufactured by Pfizer) 16.
7%, maltitol (powdered mulch) 50.0%, lactose 7.
A slight amount of coffee or tea flavor was added to 7% and mixed to be uniform. As in Example 1, the above mixture is mixed with 3
The functional sweetener was produced by enclosing it in a long paper sheath (stick) containing g. Calcium per sheath,
The contents of iron and vitamin D and the amount of heat were as follows. Vitamin D 120 IU (0.003 mg) Calcium 2.175 mg Iron 0.33 mg Calorie 1.3 Kcal The feeling and state of use of this functional sweetener mixture are the same as those in the above-mentioned respective examples, and 11% of sugar of the same weight. It is a calorie and has low calories. And the vitamin D content per sheath is 80% of the daily requirement.

Example 5 To obtain a functional sweetener, 33.3% of powder obtained by crushing white wood ears to an average particle size of 90 mesh, aspartame 0.6
%, Fructo-oligosaccharide (fidobacterium Enterobacteriaceae, 5% non-calorie glucose) 23.4% and maltitol (powder multi) 42.7% were mixed and mixed to be uniform. A small amount of coffee or tea flavor is added to this. In the same manner as in Example 1, the mixture was enclosed in a slender paper sheath (stick) containing 3 g to produce a functional sweetener. The contents of calcium, iron and vitamin D and the amount of heat per one sheath were as follows. Vitamin D 160 IU (0.004 mg) Calcium 2.9 mg Iron 0.44 mg Calorie 0.3 Kcal This functional sweetener mixture contains only 2.5 of the same weight of sugar.
% Calorie with extremely low calories. And the Vitamin D content per sheath is 106 which is more than the daily requirement.
%.

When the white wood ears of each of the above-mentioned examples were replaced with black wood ears, there was no significant difference in taste and flavor, in addition to the almost transparent brown coloring. The functional sweeteners produced in the above Examples were used in tea and coffee and tasting was conducted by people of each age group. As a result, the palatability was as shown in Table 1.

[0021]

[Table 1] 5: Very good 4: Good 3: Normal 2: Poor 1:
Extremely inferior

[0022]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it can be used as a sweetener for beverages regardless of the season or age, so that it is low in calories and can be supplemented with minerals and vitamins. It is possible to provide a functional sweetener that can be used, and it is extremely useful industrially.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A functional sweetener, characterized in that the sweetener contains powdered wood ears. 2. The functional sweetener according to claim 1, which contains one or more kinds of sorbitol, maltitol, aspartame, and stevioside as a sweetener. 3. As a sweetener, sucrose, glucose, fructose,
The functional sweetener according to claim 1 or 2, which is used in combination with one or more types of lactose.