JPH08107778A - Production of pine needle extract beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a pine needle extract beverage, having a flavor suitable for a beverage and preservable for a long period. CONSTITUTION: This method for producing a pine needle extract beverage is to add water to the pine needles filled in a fermenting container so as to nearly immerse the pine needles, add sugar and/or honey in an amount of 2-3 times based on the pine needles, ferment the resultant mixture, extract active ingredients in the pine into a liquid, thin separate and remove the pine needles, provide a pine needle extract, dilute the resultant pine needle extract with water to a suitable concentration, seal the diluted extract in a hermetically sealable container and then press gaseous carbon dioxide thereinto.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a method for producing a novel pine needle extract beverage, and is particularly suitable as a health beverage.

[0002] In the present specification, the unit of composition is a unit of weight unless otherwise specified.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a pine needle extract (extract) obtained by dipping pine needles in water and fermenting them and then removing the pine needles is
It is known that taking it is effective in promoting health.
In particular, it is said to have an action of increasing the strengthening of digestive and circulatory organs.

[0004]

However, the pine needle extract of pine needles has a strong flavor peculiar to pine needles, is not suitable for drinking in large amounts even when diluted, and is difficult to be suitable for long-term storage.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pine needle extract beverage which has a taste suitable for a beverage and can be stored for a long period of time.

[0006]

The method for producing a pine needle extract beverage according to the present invention solves the above problems by the following constitution.

(1) In the method for producing a pine needle extract beverage according to claim 1, the pine needles filled in a fermenting container are added with drinking water so that the pine needles are substantially immersed in the pine needles. Or after adding honey and fermenting to extract the active ingredient of pine in the liquid, pine needles are removed to obtain a pine needle extract, and the pine needle extract is diluted to an appropriate concentration with water and sealed in a closed container. It is characterized in that carbon dioxide gas is injected under pressure.

(2) In the method for producing a pine needle extract beverage according to claim 3, the distilled liquor is added to the pine needles filled in the fermentation container so that the distilled liquor is substantially immersed in the pine needles. Or after adding honey and fermenting to extract the active ingredient of pine in the liquid, pine needles are removed to obtain a pine needle extract, and the pine needle extract is diluted with water to an appropriate concentration and sealed in a sealed container. It is characterized in that carbon dioxide gas is injected under pressure.

[0009]

[Detailed Description of Means] Next, a detailed description will be given of each configuration of the above means.

A. The pine needle extract beverage according to claims 1 and 2 is produced as follows.

(1) First, the drinking water is added to the pine needles filled in the fermentation container so that the drinking water is substantially immersed.

The pine needles used here should be washed well. As the pine needles, male pine may be used, but female pine is preferable because it has less pimples and is easier to drink than male pine. In addition to the pine needles, a pine cone or a pine branch cut to an appropriate size may be added as appropriate.

(2) 2-3 times the sugar and / or honey is added to the pine needles and the mixture is fermented to elute the active ingredient of pine in the liquid.

Although only sugar or honey may be used, a mixture of both is preferable from the viewpoint of ease of drinking and nutritional value. The ratio of sugar and honey is usually the former = 3/7 to 7/3 (desirably 4/6 to 6/4). The sugar may be any of coarse, granulated sugar, rock sugar, brown sugar, and the like.

Fermentation may be carried out by adding yeast separately, but it is usually carried out by leaving it for 10 to 20 days (usually around 15 days) with occasional stirring under sunlight.

(3) When the fermentation step is completed, the pine needles are removed to obtain a pine needle extract, the pine needle extract is diluted with water to an appropriate concentration and sealed in a closed container, and then carbon dioxide gas is injected under pressure. In addition,
You may add lemon juice etc. suitably.

Here, the dilution ratio is usually around 10 times, which is the easiest to drink. The closed container may be a PET bottle, a bottle, a canned container, or the like. The carbon dioxide pressure is set to 2-3 kg / cm ² (196-294 kPa).

B. When the pine needle extract beverage according to claims 3 and 4 is produced, distilled liquor is used in place of drinking water when the pine needles are soaked in the production method. This is a so-called dry type manufacturing method.

The distilled liquor may be any of shochu, brandy, whiskey, spirit (gin, vodka), etc., but shochu is preferably brandy because it is easy to drink.

[0020]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, examples carried out to confirm the effects of the present invention will be described.

(2) A fermenting container (5
(L fruit wine glass bottle), and soaked in drinking water until it was submerged, 250 g of rock sugar was added, and the mixture was allowed to stand in the sunlight. After 15 days, the pine needles were separated using a colander to obtain an extract. In the extract thus obtained,
It was diluted approximately 10 times with commercially available carbonated water and sampled. It had an appropriate pine flavor and sweetness and was very easy to drink.

Further, the samples were stored in a hermetically sealed container and tasted after one month, but no deterioration was observed.

(2) In the above (1), shochu was used in place of the drinking water in which the female pine was soaked, and a pine needle extract was obtained in the same manner. The extract (liqueur) thus obtained was diluted 10-fold with commercially available carbonated water and sampled. It was an excellent drink that had a refreshing taste, a mixture of aromatic pine scent and alcohol scent, and had a unique harmony of flavor and pleasing the sense of smell.

[0024]

The action and effect of the present invention The pine needle extract beverage of the present invention has the following actions and effects due to the above constitution.

(1) The pine needle extract beverage according to claim 1 has a taste suitable for a beverage, can be stored for a long period of time, and can be stored as a healthy beverage.

(2) The pine needle extract beverage according to claim 2 can be used as a low-alcohol beverage or as a sake with a meal, and contributes to health promotion.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An active ingredient of pine, which is fermented by adding sugar and / or honey in an amount of about 2 to 3 times the weight of pine needles while adding water to the pine needles filled in a fermenting container so that the drinking water is substantially immersed in the pine needles. After extracting in a liquid, pine needles are removed to obtain a pine needle extract, the pine needle extract is diluted to an appropriate concentration with water and sealed in a closed container, and then a carbon dioxide gas is press-fitted into the pine needle extract beverage. Manufacturing method. 2. The method for producing a pine needle extract beverage according to claim 1, wherein the pine needles are collected from female pine trees. 3. An active ingredient of pine by adding distilled sugar to a pine needle filled in a fermenting container to such an extent that distilled liquor is substantially soaked and adding 2 to 3 times by weight of sugar and / or honey to the pine needle to ferment the pine needle. Was extracted in the liquid, pine needles were removed to obtain a pine needle extract, the pine needle extract was diluted with water to an appropriate concentration and sealed in a closed container, and then carbon dioxide gas was injected under pressure to obtain a pine needle extract beverage. Production method. 4. The method for producing a pine needle extract beverage according to claim 3, wherein the pine needles are collected from female pine trees.