JPH09248065A - Peanut sprout production and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To grow peanut sprout which is new and valuable as products by mounting peanuts on a net panel, a perforated panel or a net, spraying aqueous solution of calcium hypochlorite to it and making it bud in a dark chamber at a fixed temp. to obtain the budding main root as sprout to accelerate budding and to extend the main root to be straight in a short period. SOLUTION: The sprout is generated by mounting peanuts F on the net panel, the perforated panel or the net, spraying the solution of calcium hypochlorite onto the peanut sprout F and making it bud in the dark chamber at 20 deg. to 30 deg.C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing peanut sprouts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method for producing sprouts by swelling beans such as soybeans and adzuki beans and mung beans to germinate them is well known.

These sprouts do not contain vitamin C in the state of beans as a raw material, but usually 25 to 35 mg% of vitamin C is produced in sprouts even if they germinate, and at the same time, in the components of beans. Since the protein of (1) will be decomposed into organic salts and the fat in the component will be reduced, the sprouts produced from beans as a healthy diet are attracting attention.

[0004]

However, the sprouts produced from these conventional beans have a small diameter and a short length.

Therefore, by using peanuts as a raw material, a method for producing sprouts from peanuts has been developed by paying attention to fats, carbohydrates, proteins and fatty acids such as oleic acid which are large in diameter and are contained in peanuts. Was done.

The technique of producing sprouts from these peanuts is pretreated by immersing the peanuts in an aqueous solution of a bioactivity-imparting agent containing iron, manganese, zinc, copper, cobalt, boron, molybdenum, etc. After that, it is sown in a medium of a gelatin layer impregnated with a biological activity-imparting agent and sprouted for sprouts, but the sprouts of the sprouts do not bend and become linear, which is of low commercial value. Since the medium of layers is used, the culture management is troublesome, and the cultivation method is not suitable for mass production.

[0007]

According to the present invention, peanuts are placed on a mesh plate, a perforated plate, or a net, and an aqueous solution in which calcium hypochlorite is dissolved is sprayed onto the peanuts, and the temperature is 20 ° C to
It is intended to provide a method for producing peanut sprouts, which is characterized in that sprouts are generated by germination in a dark room at 30 ° C.

Further, according to the present invention, the front surface can be freely opened and closed,
A growing case with a temperature control inside, a multi-tiered array in the growing case, a growing tray with a perforated bottom that can be stored and taken out from the front of the growing case, and placed above each growing tray to grow It is intended to provide an apparatus for producing peanut sprouts, which comprises a nozzle for spraying an aqueous solution in which calcium hypochlorite is dissolved on the upper surface of a tray.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, first, peanuts are placed on a growth tray having a perforated bottom, that is, a mesh, a perforated plate or a net, and the growth trays are stored in a plurality of upper and lower stages in a growing case. .

Then, the temperature in the growing case is set to 20 ° C. to 3 ° C.
While maintaining the temperature at 5 ° C., an aqueous solution in which about 0.3% of calcium hypochlorite is dissolved is sprayed from a nozzle above the growth tray.

When left for about 2 days, the peanuts germinate, and after 2-3 days, the shoots grow and form stems, and after 2-3 days, the roots at the tips of the stems grow. As a result, the stem becomes about 10 cm in length, and the root and stem portions are inserted through the holes of the growing tray and straightly extended downward to form straight sprouts.

When the sprouts have been produced, the front surface of the growing case is opened, the production tray with the sprouts grown is taken out, and the peanuts with the sprouts produced are taken out from the growth tray.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. A shows a manufacturing apparatus for peanut sprouts,
Reference numeral 1 is a square-shaped growing case, and an openable / closable door body 2 is provided on the front surface of the growing case 1.
A plurality of guide rails 3 for putting in and taking out the growing tray M are provided on the left and right side walls inside the container, and the growing tray M is slidably mounted on the guide rails 3.

The bottom surface of the growth tray M is formed in a porous shape, and the bottom surface is constituted by a mesh plate, a perforated plate, a net body or the like. m indicates a hole formed on the bottom surface.

A pipe 4 is arranged above a plurality of stages of growing trays M, and a nozzle 5 formed in the pipe 4 is capable of spraying an aqueous solution W in which 0.3% of calcium hypochlorite is dissolved. are doing.

The pipe 4 is formed of a substantially U-shaped square pipe, and a large number of nozzles 5 are provided so as to communicate with each other in the middle so that the aqueous solution W can be sprayed evenly above the growth tray M.

Further, on the guide rail 3, flanges 7 on both side edges of the tray 6 are placed.

The saucer 6 is a drainage part 8 having an open rear side edge, and rising flanges 7 are provided on the front side edge and both side edges. Individual training tray M
Is configured to be stored.

Moreover, a constant gap is formed between the lower bottom surface of the growing tray M and the inner bottom surface of the tray 6, and when the aqueous solution W is sprayed from above the growing tray M, the growing The aqueous solution W that has leaked from the hole m on the lower bottom surface of the tray M drops on the inner bottom surface of the tray 6 to collect water, which is drained from the drainage section 8 of the tray 6 and flows down in the inner portion of the growing case 1.
The case 1 is configured to collect water on a water collecting tray 9 formed on the inner bottom surface thereof.

The water collecting tray 9 is formed in a box shape, and is configured to receive the aqueous solution W flowing downward from the drainage section 8 of the tray 6 along the inner part of the growing case 1.

Further, a heat pipe 10 is arranged and housed in the water collecting tray 9, and hot water is passed through the heat pipe 10 from the outside of the growing case 1 to keep the inside of the growing case 1 at a constant temperature. Have the function to

Instead of the heat pipe 10, it is also possible to use a heat pipe or sheathed heater utilizing electric heat.

That is, in the water collecting tray 9, as described above, the heat pipe 10 generates heat in the aqueous solution W, so that the aqueous solution W is evaporated and the temperature in the growing case 1 is also adjusted. Has been done.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a drainage pipe communicating with the water collecting tray 9 for partially draining the aqueous solution W out of the growing case 1.

In the figure, the apparatus A for producing peanut sprouts is constructed as described above, and a method for producing sprouts from peanuts using this apparatus will be described.

That is, the peanuts F are placed on the growing tray M.

As peanut F, seeds seeded in the pods of ovary grown in the ground are used.

The peanut F is placed on a hole on the bottom of the growing tray M, and an aqueous solution W in which 0.3% of calcium hypochlorite is dissolved is sprayed from the nozzle from above to grow the growing case 1 in a dark room. 20 ℃ -35 ℃ temperature and humidity 9
Hold at 5-100%.

In this state, germination begins in peanut F after about 3 days, and becomes radicles, and after 4 to 5 days, the radicles become thick and slightly hard stalks, and after 2 to 3 days, the main stem becomes It penetrates through the hole of the growth tray M together with the root and further extends downward to become a bean sprout. In particular, since the net-like plate, the perforated plate, or the net-body growing tray M is used, the stem and the root are inserted through the hole m and linearly extended, so that a straight sprout can be generated. .

This main stem is harvested as sprouts f.

Particularly, by spraying the aqueous solution W in which calcium hypochlorite is dissolved, the peanut F is promoted to germinate and the stem is elongated in a short time.

Here, the effect of calcium hypochlorite will be described. It has a bactericidal function of protecting peanuts as a raw material from harmful bacteria and a function of supplying calcium necessary for growth of peanut stems and roots. Moreover, the content of calcium in sprouts of growing stems increases.

As described above, the aqueous solution of calcium hypochlorite works effectively in producing sprouts from peanuts, and becomes an indispensable technical component for producing a large amount of sprouts from peanuts.

In addition, the above-mentioned growing case 1 is used as a growing chamber so that it is suitable for mass production of sprouts, and the growing tray M containing peanuts is sequentially loaded from one side of the growing chamber to carry out the above-mentioned growing in the growing chamber. Similar aqueous solution of calcium hypochlorite W
Can be sprouted and grown at a constant temperature and humidity, and when the growth of the bean sprouts is completed, it is automatically transferred to the tray trolley at the back of the growing room to grow the tray trolley. The sprouts can be harvested even if they are taken out of the room.

Further, in the present embodiment, the technique of producing sprouts from peanuts has been described in detail, but it can also be used for growing green vegetables (green vegetables). For example, by placing a vegetable seedling on the growing tray M and spraying it with an aqueous solution of calcium hypochlorite in the growing case 1, after a certain period of time, it grows as a green vegetable. is there.

[0036]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, peanuts are placed on a mesh plate, a perforated plate, or a net body, and an aqueous solution in which calcium hypochlorite is dissolved is sprayed, and germinated by germinating at a constant temperature in a dark room. Since the roots are sprouts, it germinates quickly,
The growth of the main roots is linear and grows in a short period of time, which has the effect of making it possible to cultivate peanut sprouts, which has high commercial value and has never been seen before.

Furthermore, since a plurality of stages of growing trays are housed in the growing case and can be freely taken in and out from the front opening of the case, the cultivation procedure can be performed efficiently and the spraying of the aqueous solution can be performed easily and automatically. It also has an effect that a large amount of sprouts can be efficiently generated.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a cross-sectional side view showing an apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional front view showing the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the inside of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a growing tray.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state of sprouts generated by the manufacturing method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Peanut sprouts production equipment M Growing tray m Hole W Aqueous solution F Peanut f sprouts 1 Growing case 2 Door body 3 Guide rail 4 Pipe 5 Nozzle 6 Saucepan 7 Collar edge 8 Drain 9 Water collection tray 10 Heat pipe 11 Drain pipe

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A peanut is placed on a mesh plate, a perforated plate or a net, and an aqueous solution of calcium hypochlorite is sprayed on the peanut, and germinated in a dark room at 20 ° C. to 30 ° C. A method for producing peanut sprouts, which comprises producing sprouts. 2. A growth case having a front surface which can be freely opened and closed and whose internal temperature can be adjusted; and a growth tray having a perforated bottom surface which is arranged in a plurality of stages in the growth case and can be stored and taken out from the front surface of the growth case. , Placed above each growing tray,
An apparatus for producing peanut sprouts, which comprises a nozzle for spraying an aqueous solution of calcium hypochlorite on the upper surface of a growing tray.