JPH0746978B2 - Material for food and drink and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to food and beverage materials and additives, and a method for producing the same, and particularly to those rich in dietary fiber,
The present invention relates to food and beverage materials and manufacturing methods thereof.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Strawberry is a perennial herb of the rush family, and is widely used in wetlands in temperate regions and is widely used as a raw material for tatami mats, mats, flowers, rather braided hats, sandals, baskets, etc. in order to obtain good products. Cultivation is taking place. However, straw grass has not been conventionally used as a material for foods or beverages.

[0003]

In view of the fact that strawberries have been used as a raw material as described above for many years, the present inventors have found that strawberries prevent constipation and harmful ingredients in foods. Assuming that it is rich in so-called "dietary fiber" that is adsorbed and excreted, we conducted extensive studies on the solubilization of strawberries and their use as food and beverage materials.

That is, a main object of the present invention is to utilize strawberries as a raw material for foods and beverages for ingesting dietary fiber. A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing such food and beverage materials.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the main object is the dry powder of strawberries.
Achieved by food and beverage ingredients.

According to the method of the present invention, the above secondary object is achieved by washing the strawberries with water, blanching, warm air or freeze-drying, and crushing.

From the mid-November 1
Plant in Honda in the middle of the month and use fertilizer for the purpose of tatami mats and grow in the same manner. When used as a tatami mat, a stem with a length of 1.3 m or more is regarded as a good product,
For the purpose of the present invention, it is preferable to cut the shoots when the length of the shoots reaches about 80 cm from the root. The cut stem is washed with water. The washed strawberries are blanched. This blanching treatment is for inactivating an enzyme that may be present in strawberries and removing the activator. It is simple to perform by microwave irradiation, and so-called "microwave oven" is used. It can be carried out. It is effective to cut the washed strawberries into fine pieces prior to the blanching treatment in order to improve the treatment efficiency, and this can be carried out by using a shredder. In this case, the shredded pieces are put into water, scooped up in a colander, transferred to a container, and then subjected to the above microwave treatment. A drying process is performed after the microwave process.
Dry the straw with a warm air (about 70
℃) or by freeze-drying, but freeze-drying is possible because it does not change the quality of strawberries and further improves the solubility of the final product, strawberries, in water. It is advantageous. The dried shredded strawberries are then ground. It is preferable that the crushed strawberries have a particle size of about 50 mesh.

The obtained strawberries powder has a green color tone, is similar to matcha, and has a soft scent similar to that of ordinary grass. It was found that the strawberry powder was well soluble in normal temperature water, warm water, alcohol and the like. In addition, when the analysis of this straw grass powder was outsourced to an analytical institution, it contained 60 g or more dietary fiber per 100 g and contained no dangerous ingredients,
Therefore, it was found that it can be used as a material for foods or beverages as expected.

[0009]

[Manufacturing Examples, etc.] Next, the present invention will be described in more detail and concretely with reference to manufacturing examples of strawberry powder, analysis test results thereof, and application processing test examples of food and beverage.

[0010] Example of production Strawberry seedlings are planted in Honda, and they are cultivated by giving them fertilizers made from coffee dregs, bone meal, oil cake, etc. (for example, "Healthy" made by Resource Development Co., Ltd. in Fukuoka Prefecture), and growing new shoots. It was harvested when the root had grown to about 80 cm from the root. 2.2 kg of the harvested strawberries were collected, washed with water for 20 minutes, and then cut with a shredder to be cut into pieces each having a size of 5 mm. Put the shredded strawberries in water, scoop with a colander, lightly drain, then transfer to a microwave-permeable polyethylene container and microwave.
(Output 1400W, 5MHz) and blanching process for 3 minutes. After freeze-drying, the freeze-dried product was treated with a pulverizer and sieved with a 50 mesh sieve. The straw powder remaining on the sieve was pulverized again to obtain the desired straw powder as a powder under 50 mesh. The yield is approximately 1 based on the weight of raw material.
It was / 3. This straw grass powder is green and resembles matcha,
It had a light grassy scent.

Analytical test example The analysis was entrusted to the Kumamoto Prefectural Industrial Technology Center for the purpose of grasping the quality of the strawberries powder obtained by the production example. This analytical test is conducted by dietary fiber analysis method and atomic absorption spectrophotometry,
The results are shown in Table 1 below.

[0012]

[Table 1]

Applied Processing Test Example 1 Using the following materials, sweet potato glutinous buns were produced by a conventional method.

[Table 2]

Applied Processing Test Example 2 Using the following materials, a melt coat for tempura was prepared by a conventional method.

[Table 3]

Applied Processing Test Example 2 Approximately 90 ml of sencha was added to a teacup with a teapot, and 1/4 amount of the strawberry powder obtained in the Production Example was added thereto and stirred to prepare strawberry grass tea. When this strawberry grass tea was sampled, it was found to have an aroma and taste almost the same as those of sencha, and it was found that the addition of strawberry powder did not cause any discomfort when drinking. The amount of the strawberries powder added can be changed according to taste.

[0016]

Industrial Applicability The food and beverage material according to the present invention is a dry powder of strawberries, has a high solubility in water, alcohol and the like and is rich in dietary fiber. Therefore, by using this as a food additive to eat the food, or by dissolving it in a beverage and drinking it, it is possible to naturally ingest dietary fiber, and dietary fiber is effective for intestinal regulation. Helps maintain and improve health.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A material for food and drink, which is a dry powder of strawberries. 2. A method for producing a material for foods and beverages, which comprises washing strawberries with water, blanching, warm air or freeze-drying, and pulverizing. 3. The method for producing a food and beverage material according to claim 1, wherein the branching treatment is performed by irradiation with microwaves. 4. The method for producing a food or beverage material according to claim 2, wherein the washed strawberries are chopped prior to the blanching treatment.