JPS5894364A - Film diet sweetener - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a filmy diet sweetener having low calorific value, thick taste, and high fashionability, by drying the liquid film of a solution containing a sweetener and pullulan. CONSTITUTION:A proper amount of natural or artificial sweetener (e.g. glycyrrhizin, stevioside, saccharin sodium, etc.) and optionally an additive such as sodium citrate, are added and dissolved in a solution (about 25% concentration) of pullulan (a mucous polysaccharide produced out of the bacterial cell by the cultivation of Pullularia pullulans). The solution is cast on a mirror-smooth plate to a proper thickness, dried with hot air at about 80 deg.C, and cut to desired shape to obtain the objective diet film. The film 10 is e.g. attached to the plastic spoon 12, packed with a pillow package 14 and shipped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a dietary sweetener in the form of a film, and more particularly to a dietary sweetener made by forming a film of a natural sweetener and an artificial sweetener with pullun.

In modern noble life, sugar has become the basic sweetener.
Sugar is used in almost all processed foods and dishes, and many people consume a large amount of sand. Demand for dietary sweeteners is also increasing. Among dietary sweeteners, sand has a sweetness that is several c times, even thousands of times sweeter.
Those that achieve the desired purpose in small amounts, such as the artificial sweetener saccharin sodium, the natural sweeteners glycyrrhizin, stevioside, and soumatin, are available on the market in convenient forms. The currently known forms are granules or liquids; granules are convenient to carry, but have the disadvantage of taking time to dissolve; liquids are good at dissolving, but are not portable.

It is therefore a general object of the present invention to provide a portable and highly soluble form of dietary sweetener that does not suffer from the above-mentioned disadvantages.

To achieve this objective, the present invention is characterized in that a solution of pullulan and one or more of natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners is dried into a film.

The pullulan used in this invention is a mucilage polysaccharide that is produced in large amounts outside the body when culturing the microorganism Pluralia pullulans, and is highly soluble in water and highly viscous. It is hardly digested or absorbed in the body. When the aqueous solution is spread and dried, a tough and transparent film is obtained.

The advantages of combining pullulan with sweeteners are: firstly, it has the effect of alleviating the sharp sweetness of natural sweeteners, giving food a richer feel and increasing its richness, and secondly, it is non-caloric or low-calorie and can be used for diet purposes. Thirdly, it is suitable for the purpose of producing Imaichi Nakatsu's film-type diet sweetener, and can be given a form that is fashionable, increases product value, and is convenient for use.

The sweeteners used are natural sweeteners, quasi-natural sweeteners, and artificial sweeteners that are tens to thousands of times sweeter than sugar and are permitted to be used as food additives under the Food Sanitation Act. be done. The sweetener currently being targeted is glycyrrhizin extracted from licorice (it has a sweetness that is approximately 5 to 1 times the sweetness of sugar).

Stevioside extracted from stevia (approximately 100 grams of sugar)
Soumatin isolated from a type of African fruit (approximately 7 JO~/400 times sweeter than sugar) Monelin isolated from African fruit (approximately 1 JO of sugar)
-2000 times sweeter than sugar), Luohanguo (approximately io times sweeter than sugar), which is isolated from the fruits of the ☆Ricaceae family, and saccharin sodium (approximately 100 times sweeter than sugar) is an artificial sweetener.I! Phyllodulcin (approximately 900 times sweeter than sugar) is isolated from sweet tea as a promising natural sweetener that can be used in the future.

Semi-natural sweeteners include dihydrochalcones derived from the yellow pigment of citrus fruits (approximately 100 times sweeter than sugar), dipeptides such as APM (approximately tSO(
Examples include sweetness of H).

Sweeteners can be used as sweeteners, but in light of the fact that the intensity and quality of sweetness are often improved by combining multiple sweeteners, it is preferable to use a combination of sweeteners as appropriate. In addition to the sweetener, a substance that has a synergistic effect on the sweetener may also be added as appropriate, such as sodium citrate. 9. If necessary, acidulants other than sweeteners, such as citric acid, and flavoring agents 1, such as sodium L-glutamate, salt, etc., may be added, and substances that enhance the sweetness effect may be added.Furthermore, if necessary, colorants may be added. It is also possible to increase the commercial value by adding a variety of sweeteners and flavoring agents as appropriate.

In order to form a solution of pullulan and a sweetener into a film, it is preferable to uniformly dissolve the prescribed sweetener and other additives in a liquid solution of pullulan, and then spread and dry the solution into a film. , i.e., pullulan sweetener solution on a glass plate,
A liquid film of a predetermined thickness is formed by spreading it over a predetermined area on a glossy flat surface such as a stainless steel plate using an applicator, and then dried by hot air drying at l01f;- to obtain a film-like diet sweetener of a predetermined thickness. When implementing on a large scale, as shown in figure g/, a film is formed by forming a dry film on a rotating roll, and then stretching the film to a predetermined thickness by controlling the humidity using multiple rolls. The product is then cut to a predetermined size, packaged, and commercialized.

The film-shaped diet sweetener of the present invention is preferably packaged in a form convenient for consumers, for example, as shown in Figure @2, the sweetener film 10 is attached to a plastic spoon and made into a billow wrapping device. When in use, a spoon saw can be taken out to stir coffee, etc. and at the same time add sweetness, or as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 3, and Fig. Then, cover and package it with a protective film -〇f heat seal here, cut out one sheet from the center line 2# when used, peel it off, and peel off the protective film 1 and 0, as shown in Figure 1. The plastic plate covered with the material film 14 is inserted into a coffee bowl and stirred before use.

In addition, as shown in Figures 1 and 7, when using a slightly larger amount of sweetener, a sweetener film can be wrapped around a tubular container.
Each book is packaged using heat seal JOK and cut out from the 3 cutouts when used.

Open the outlet J and take out the tubular sweetener 21 for use. As an alternative, use the mount 3 as shown in the figure.
It is also possible to package the sweetener in a tubular form by heat-sealing 21t of the sweetener and 3t of a protective film, and then remove the protective film 3t and take out the 2t tubular sweetener at the time of use.

Next, the production of the film-shaped dietary sweetener according to the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to Examples.

Example 1 CojqII pullulan solution rot saccharin sodium JOf flavor A small amount of the above formulation is made into a homogeneous solution, which is spread onto a glass plate using an applicator to form a liquid film of /1a00-. This glass plate was dried by heating at 10° C. for 30 minutes in a drying medium, and after cooling, the dried film was peeled off from the glass plate to obtain a film with a thickness of approximately gos. A total of 91 sheets of this film was suitable for adding sweetness to a cup of coffee.

Example Coco pullulan solution jot saccharin sodium JOf stevioside it flavor A small amount of the above formulation was processed according to Example 1 to form a film, 1
A film with a thickness of about 0.711 was obtained. One piece of this 23 square cube was suitable as a sweetener for a cup of coffee.

Example J Coj Bun Pullulan Solution 109 Saccharin Sodium CoOt Sodium Citrate! ? Flavor: A small amount of the above formulation was processed according to Example 9 to obtain a 70Ji film. This c-s cube was suitable as a sweetener for a cup of coffee.

Example Hiroshi 30% pullulan solution toy saccharin sodium Jjf Sou V Chin! t Flavor A small amount of the above recipe was processed according to Example 1. I got a rhinoceros film. This piece of Kobikaku is a perfect sweetener for a cup of coffee.

Example! 21% pullulan solution JOf saccharin sodium JOf glycyrrhizin,! ? Flavor Small amount A film of 30 μm was obtained by processing according to the above formulation (Example), and this J domestic film was suitable as a sweetener for one cup of coffee.

Example t 21% pullulan solution Of saccharin sodium Of Stevioside 11 Flavor A small amount of the above formulation was treated according to Example 1. A θμ nofilm was obtained. This lcIm cube was suitable as a sweetener for a cup of coffee.

Example 7 The solubility of the 11-sided film sweetener obtained in Example 1, saccharin sodium powder, and saccharin/# agent was compared. Kotupni/! Prepare 3 sets of Oct water and use the above 3.
Add a sweetener to the seeds and measure the dissolution rate in a standing state. Whereas the film sweetener dissolves instantly, the saccharin sodium powder takes 20 seconds and the saccharin tablet takes 7 minutes and costs $10. Saccharin liquid t-10 obtained here
As a result of a taste test using human P4LVC, all 70 people clearly recognized the presence of richness in the film sweetener.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a film-shaped diet sweetener that is convenient to carry, has excellent solubility, and can impart both sweetness and richness to beverages.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a process explanatory diagram showing the continuous manufacturing process of the film-like diet sweetener according to the present invention, Fig. 112 is a perspective view showing an example of the packaging state of the film-form diet sweetener according to the present invention, @J figure is another packaging form of the film-like dietary sweetener according to the present invention! The second figure is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ■-■ of FIG. 3, FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the film-like diet sweetener is wrapped and packaged in a tubular shape, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the package shown in FIG. 4 in an unsealed state. The second figure is a perspective view showing another packaging state of the tubular film-shaped diet sweetener according to the present invention. 10...°Sweetener film Mut...Plastic spoon Lg...Pillow packaging lt...Sweetener film/1...Plastic plate Ko...Protection film here°°°Heat seal Rich...・Zinome koto° ・Peeling ro kot...Tubular sweetener J O
°°°Heat seal J-coat...3 openings...
・Ejection port j4... Mount paper j I-°°
Protective film 〇・・・Peel-off patent holder Lotte Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A film-like diet sweetener made by drying a solution of pullulan and one or more of natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners into a film to obtain 1% mold. (2) Natural sweeteners are glycyrrhizin and stevioside t.
The film-like diet sweetener according to claim 1, wherein e is soumatin and the artificial sweetener is sodium saccharin. (3) Claim lE1 in which the film-like sweetener is attached to a plastic spoon or a plastic plate.
A film-like dietary sweetener as described in Section 1. (4) A film-like diet sweetener according to claim 1, wherein the film-like sweetener is wrapped in a tubular shape.