KR100633551B1 - Food composition comprising seed of lotus, chestnut, Lentinus edodes and fruit of Opuntia ficus-indica - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a food composition containing a rice, chestnuts, shiitake mushrooms and white lotus fruit.

The food composition of the present invention contains 60 to 80% by weight, 100 to 35% by weight of chestnut powder, 5 to 10% by weight of shiitake mushroom powder, 1 to 5% by weight of white vinegar fruit powder, based on the total weight of the composition.

The food composition of the present invention exhibits an excellent effect of nourishing tonic, enhancing digestive function, enhancing immunity, and lowering cholesterol levels, and is particularly preferable for children, the weak, the elderly, patients, and the like of growth and development.

In addition, the food composition of the present invention has the effect of improving the flavor of the food by combining the subtle aroma and taste of inherent with the other ingredients.

Description

Food composition comprising seed of lotus, chestnut, Lentinus edodes and fruit of Opuntia ficus-indica}

The present invention relates to a food composition containing a rice, chestnut, shiitake mushroom, white lotus fruit.

Recently, as interest in health has increased and health has been taken into account in daily diets, interest in ingredients that can exert medicinal ingredients in addition to conventional ingredients that have been conventionally used in health foods is increasing.

Lotus (Neon, lotus, Nelumbo nucifera ) is a common plant in the pond, has been used as an important medicine for the symptoms of hemostasis, hemostasis, hyperplasia, nephritis, analgesia, fever, nervous breakdown, back pain. All parts of lotus can be used as medicinal herbs such as lotus leaf, flower, stem, lotus, lotus root.

Among the lotuses, it is especially used to refer to the mature seed part of the lotus, that is, the fruit part of the lotus. Yeonbap is also referred to as lotus meat or lotus seeds, lotus seeds, sangyeon (湘 運 子), etc. do.

It is said to be the most vital of all seeds, not only to sprout 100%, but also to rot even after being buried in the soil for a long time.

Yeonbap is used as a medicine for relieving low back pain, premature ejaculation, and lack of nourishment, and it is effective in calming the mind, and it is effective in treating stress, nervousness, and depression, and it is effective in chronic indigestion and nocturnal enuresis in children. Big.

In addition, the taste of most medicinal plants is not good, while the soft rice has a slight sweet taste, it is also suitable for edible use.

In terms of nutrition, starch contains not only starch, but also other major nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats, as well as trace amounts of vitamin C, vitamins B1, B2, iron, calcium, phosphorus, niacin, asparacin, copper, manganese nermbin and raffinose. It is also an excellent nutritious food that contains the same ingredients.

Chestnut is the fruit of the chestnut tree ( Castanea crenata ), and it is called the yulja. In the chestnuts, a large amount of sugar contains digestive and gastrointestinal enzymes, especially for preventing adult diseases, preventing cough, and protecting kidneys. It is known to have medicinal effects and is widely used as a raw material for processed foods, recovery from illness, or baby food for children. In <Yonggam Bogam>, 'Yulja (chestnut) is warm in nature, taste is sour, helps to refresh, strengthen the intestines and stomach, and reinforces the energy of the kidney.'

Shiitake mushroom ( Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing.) Is an edible mushroom belonging to the Pleurotus eryngii family. It is a high-quality food that contains nutrients, including proteins, sugars, lipids, minerals and vitamins. Should be used as Shiitake mushrooms have the function of preventing rickets and strengthening organs (components and use of herbal medicine, Ilwol Seokje, p81, 1994), and have enhanced immunity, antioxidant and anticancer effects.

The fruit of Opuntia ficus-indica var.saboten has a solid content of 14.5%, a trace vitamin other than 0.21% protein, 0.12% fat, 0.02% crude fiber, 0.44% ash, 0.19% pectin A and C, and several minerals (Sawaya, W. N et al., J. Food. Technol. , 18 , p183, 1983). Sucrose, fructose and glucose accounted for 68.7%, 18.0% and 12.8%, respectively, and mannose, a constituent of viscous polysaccharides, accounted for 0.5% (Lee, Young-Chul et al., Korean Food Science Society, 29 , p847). , 1997). In addition, it has been reported that pectin components isolated from zinnia fruit have an effect of lowering cholesterol levels (Fernandez, ML, et al, Lipids , 25 , p1283, 1990).

Accordingly, the present inventors endeavored to develop a food composition that contains a lot of medicinal ingredients in the year and helps the health promotion by using the excellent rice with excellent flavor, and has developed a food composition containing a rice, chestnut, shiitake mushroom and white lotus fruit. By this, the present invention was completed.

In the present invention, to provide a food composition and a method for producing the food containing the enhanced nutrients.

The present invention provides a food composition containing a rice, chestnuts, shiitake mushrooms and white lotus fruit.

The food composition of the present invention is composed of 60 to 80% by weight of the lotus leaf powder, 10 to 35% by weight of chestnut powder, 5 to 10% by weight of shiitake mushroom powder, 1 to 5% by weight of white lotus fruit powder, preferably 70% by weight of lotus powder %, Chestnut powder 20% by weight, shiitake mushroom powder 7% by weight, white lotus fruit powder 2 to 3% by weight.

The food composition of the present invention may be used by further mixing honey or crude syrup, which is an additive that has been used for medicinal purposes in the past, and is used for sweetening, and the honey or crude syrup is 20 to the total weight of the food composition of the present invention. It is contained at -35 weight%. (I.e., the remainder contains a composition consisting of 65-80% by weight of ground rice powder, chestnut powder, shiitake mushroom powder, and white vinegar fruit powder)

The rice containing the composition of the present invention contains a variety of vitamins and minerals and major nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc., has excellent nutritional value.

The balm contained in the composition of the present invention is contained for flavoring, enhancing gastrointestinal function, and when contained in 10% by weight or less of the total composition, does not taste sweet and may be contained in 35% by weight or more of the total composition. The aroma and scent of chestnuts will appear.

Shiitake mushrooms contained in the composition of the present invention are included to contain the immune enhancing component, and when the content is 10% by weight or more of the total composition, the mushroom has a strong aroma.

In addition, the white lotus fruit contained in the composition of the present invention adds color to the food composition, is contained for the cholesterol level lowering effect, when contained in less than 1% by weight of the total composition does not appear intrinsic color, 5% by weight When it is contained above, red color appears strongly, and cannot express the soft color of the food composition of the present invention.

In addition, various auxiliary ingredients may be added to the food composition of the present invention as needed. These supplements can use all kinds of minerals, vitamins, phospholipids and unsaturated fats. Examples include vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin B ₁ , vitamin B ₂ , vitamin B ₃ , vitamin B ₆ , vitamin B ₁₂ , folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D ₃ , and vitamin E, and copper. , Minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, or lactic acid bacteria.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for producing the food composition together.

The method for preparing a food composition of the present invention comprises the steps of 1) preparing a powder of a lotus, 2) preparing a powder of chestnut, shiitake mushroom, white lotus fruit, and 3) mixing the powder evenly. .

In the first step, firstly, the kite is collected and the portion of the inside of the rice is separated. At this time, the soybeans are soaked in water and peeled off, because the shell is hard and not suitable for edible. Then split the rice into two pieces to remove the inner part. The inner core is a green embryo, which is toxic and should be removed. The separated rice is dried for 2 to 5 days and ground to a fine powder.

Water is added to the above-produced rice powder to knead and steamed to make rice cake, and thus the dried rice cake is dried again. Grind the dried lotus-rice cake finely into a powder to produce a lotus-based powder, it can be prepared by repeating this process one to three times.

In the second step, chestnuts, shiitake mushrooms and white lotus fruits are chopped and completely dried for 1 to 10 days using methods such as sun drying, shade drying, hot air drying and freeze drying, and then powdered using a grinder.

In the third step, the raw rice powder prepared in the above steps 1 and 2 is mixed with chestnut, shiitake mushroom and white lotus fruit powder, and the ratio is 60-80% by weight and 10-35% by weight, respectively. It is preferably contained in%, 5 to 10% by weight, 1 to 5% by weight.

Food composition of the present invention prepared as described above can be ingested in the morning meal replacement, can also be taken as a tea for health.

For example, when the food composition of the present invention is taken in the form of tea, an appropriate amount of the composition of the present invention is dissolved in cold or hot water and stirred with a spoon. Preferably, about 3 teaspoons of the food composition of the present invention are drunk in 200 cc of water, and honey or crude syrup may be added to give a sweet taste.

After mixing honey or ginseng in the food composition of the present invention, it can be ingested well and kept at room temperature or refrigerated, which can be ingested in a viscous honey while being well dissolved in water, so that it is easily dissolved in water and easily taken. can do.

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In addition, the soft fragrance and taste inherent in the food composition of the present invention is mainly preferred by the middle-aged people, but also suitable for the taste of adolescents who prefer sweetness by containing honey or fresh blue ginseng so that they can meet the taste of a wide range of consumers. have.

Hereinafter, preferred examples are provided to aid in understanding the present invention. However, the following examples are merely provided to more easily understand the present invention, and the contents of the present invention are not limited by the examples.

Example 1 Preparation of a Food Composition of the Present Invention

The food composition of the present invention was prepared as follows.

1-1) Preparation of lotus root, chestnut, shiitake mushrooms and white lotus fruit powder

The fresh kite was harvested, and the inside of the rice was separated. After removing the outer part by crushing the separated rice and crushed in water, the inner heart, which is the lotus was dried for 2 to 3 days in the sun. Then, the dried soft rice was ground in a mortar to powder. After adding water to the powdered rice and mixing well, steamed rice cake was made, and the dried rice cake was completely dried and then ground again to prepare a fine powder to prepare a rice powder.

Chestnut powder was peeled from the chestnut and sliced into thin slices, and dried for 3 days in the sun, and then ground in a mortar to make fine powder.

Shiitake mushrooms were dried and then dried again in the sun for 3 days, and ground to a fine powder to make shiitake mushroom powder.

The dried white lotus fruit was cut and dried again in the sun for 5 days, and ground to a fine powder to make shiitake mushroom powder.

1-2) Preparation Example 1 of the Food Composition of the Present Invention

The food composition of the present invention was prepared by uniformly mixing 700 g of the above-prepared lotus powder, 200 g of chestnut powder, 70 g of shiitake mushroom powder, and 30 g of white lotus fruit powder.

1-3) Preparation Example 2 of the Food Composition of the Present Invention

700 g of the above-produced ground rice powder, 200 g of chestnut powder, 70 g of shiitake mushroom powder, and 30 g of white lotus fruit powder were mixed evenly and mixed well with 500 g of honey to prepare a food composition of the present invention.

[Test Example]

Sensory test of the food composition prepared according to the present invention was carried out and the results are shown in Table 1.

The sensory test was conducted on 20 subjects by taste, color, aroma, and overall preference by five-point scale (5: Very Good, 4: Good, 3: Normal, 2: Poor, 1: Very Poor). Was used by adding honey to commercial raw foods.

In 200 ml of boiled water, 20 g of the composition and raw material of Example 1-2) of each of the present invention were mixed well, and left for 3 minutes until almost dissolved.

Score Example Control group (persons) flavor color incense Overall preference flavor color incense Overall preference 5 12 15 18 13 7 7 2 4 4 6 5 2 5 8 7 12 9 3 2 0 0 2 5 6 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Average score 4.5 4.55 4.9 4.55 4.1 4.05 3.8 3.85 * Average score = {(sum of each score × number of persons)} / 20

Looking at the sensory test results of Table 1, in the case of the food composition of the present invention, it can be confirmed that far superior in taste, color, texture, overall preference drawing than commercially available raw food.

The composition of the present invention prepared as described above was a soft aroma and taste inherent in the lotus, at the same time, the sweetness due to the chestnut, honey was harmonized with the excellent aroma and taste. In addition, the color of the white lotus fruit was also improved.

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The food composition of the present invention has the effect of improving the flavor of the food by combining the soft aroma and taste inherent with the other ingredients.

Claims (3)

A food composition containing 60 to 80% by weight of a lotus leaf powder, 10 to 35% by weight of chestnut powder, 5 to 10% by weight of shiitake mushroom powder, and 1 to 5% by weight of white vinegar fruit powder. A food composition containing from 65 to 80% by weight and from 20 to 35% by weight of honey or crude syrup according to the total weight. Method of producing a food composition containing a lotus-based food comprising the following steps; 1) preparing a powder of a lotus leaf, 2) preparing a powder of chestnut, shiitake mushroom, white lotus fruit, 3) 60 to 80% by weight of the powder of the prepared powder to the total weight of the composition, chestnut powder 10 ~ Mixing to contain 35% by weight, shiitake mushroom powder 5-10% by weight, white lotus fruit powder 1-5% by weight.