KR102563397B1 - Snowpowder, granular composition comprising sugar alcohol and method for preparing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a granular composition containing sugar alcohol and a method for preparing the same. More specifically, the present invention is to prepare a granular composition having a particle size of 12 mesh to 60 mesh by introducing a raw material containing a high content of xylitol and sugar alcohol including at least one of erythritol and mannitol into an extrusion granulator. The granular composition has a melting texture and has an excellent effect of palatability and intake convenience.

Description

Snow powder, a granular composition containing sugar alcohol, and its manufacturing method {SNOWPOWDER, GRANULAR COMPOSITION COMPRISING SUGAR ALCOHOL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a granular composition containing sugar alcohol and a method for preparing the same.

Health functional foods are being released in various forms such as tablets, capsules, granules, and drinks in consideration of the convenience of intake and portability.

Among the formulations of health functional foods, granules are highly preferred in terms of texture. However, if the size of the granules is small, consumers' preference may rather decrease due to choking or powder flying.

Sugar alcohol is a derivative of monosaccharide, which means that the carbonyl group (=CO) of the sugar is converted to a hydroxyl group (-OH) by catalytic reduction of the sugar. Since sugar alcohol is not used in the body, it is widely used as a raw material and product material used as a functional food as a low-calorie sweetener as well as a dietary food for a specific disease (obesity, diabetes).

In addition, sugar alcohols have a high degree of preference for compositions containing sugar alcohols due to their high cooling sensation and easy melting in the mouth. Therefore, attempts are being made to develop a technology for applying sugar alcohol in a high possible content even when granules are formed.

In the food sector, granules are formed using the fluid bed granulation process or extrusion granulation technology.

The fluidized bed granulation process is a technology in which fine granules are created by spraying purified water or a concentrate having the same composition as the powder in a top-spray method while fluidizing the powder by introducing the powder into the fluidized bed machine as a seed. am. When using the fluidized bed granulation process, granules containing a high content of sugar alcohol can also be produced, but the size of the granules produced is small, so there is a problem of choking or powder blowing when ingested, and a sticky and soluble raw material such as sugar. It is difficult to increase their content.

Extrusion granulation technology refers to a method in which the raw material is put into a container and extruded from a small hole by applying strong pressure to form it. The extrusion granulation technology has a low processing cost and high production efficiency compared to the fluidized bed granulation process, but has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to precisely produce granules in a constant shape and there is a limit to the selection of raw materials. In addition, since most of the extruded granules use a heat-resistant material such as starch as a main component, they have unfavorable preferences such as bitterness and moss when ingested. When granules containing a high content of sugar alcohol are produced by extrusion granulation technology, a lot of moisture must be added to make the granules larger. However, when a small amount of water is added, there is a difficulty in that granules are not formed.

Japanese Patent Registration No. 2874778 discloses a method for preparing crystalline spherules by spray drying an aqueous solution containing sugar alcohols such as sorbitol and mannitol. However, when granules are prepared by spray-drying sugar alcohol, it is difficult to make the average particle size larger than a certain size, and when ingested, a decrease in preference such as powdery mildew or choking may occur.

Therefore, in consideration of consumer preference, there is a demand for a granule manufacturing technology that has an appropriate size without using starch and contains a high content of sugar alcohol.

Japanese Patent Registration No. 2874778

In order to solve the above problem, the inventors of the present invention introduce a raw material containing a high content of sugar alcohol into an extrusion granule manufacturing process to provide a granule composition having a size that is highly acceptable when ingested.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a granular composition having a size that is good for ingestion and containing a high content of sugar alcohol, and a method for preparing the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a granular composition comprising (i) xylitol and (ii) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of erythritol and mannitol, wherein the sugar alcohol is included in 70% to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the granule composition, and the content of (i) is greater than the content of (ii), providing a granular composition.

The present invention is also a granular composition comprising a sugar alcohol having a particle size of 12 mesh to 60 mesh and containing (i) xylitol and (ii) at least one of erythritol and mannitol, wherein the sugar alcohol is the granular composition It is included in 70% to 90% by weight based on the total weight, and the content of (i) is greater than the content of (ii), providing a granular composition.

The present invention also relates to (a) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of (i) xylitol and (ii) erythritol and mannitol; and mixing the binding solution; And (b) introducing the mixture obtained in step (a) into an extrusion granulator to form granules, wherein the sugar alcohol is 70% to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the granule composition, The content of (i) provides a method for producing a granular composition that is greater than the content of (ii).

The granule composition according to the present invention introduces a raw material containing a high content of sugar alcohol into the extrusion granule manufacturing process, so that the granule composition is acceptable when ingested without the starch base generally used for stable granule production in the extrusion process. A granular composition having a size of 60 mesh to 60 mesh can be prepared.

Since the granule composition contains xylitol as a sugar alcohol and at least one of erythritol and mannitol in an appropriate amount, crystallization is not caused by frictional heat caused by frictional force generated during the manufacturing process of extruded granules, and the granule quality is excellent. In addition, the granular composition has high strength due to the appropriate content of the sugar alcohol, so that it is not easily crushed and maintains the size of the granules for a long time, so the quality reliability is excellent.

In addition, since the granular composition does not contain a starch base at all, it does not have a greasy texture inherent in starch. In addition, it contains a large amount of xylitol among the sugar alcohols, so it has a texture that melts in the mouth, so it has an excellent refreshing feeling.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

The term "extrusion granulator" used in the present invention is a conventional granule manufacturing device used in the art to produce granules, which forms granules by centrifugal force and frictional force generated while passing raw materials through an appropriate screen net. It means a device for producing granules by a manufacturing process. A type of the extrusion granulator includes a counter-rotating granulator, and the granulator body may have a cylindrical shape or a shape that becomes wider as it goes upward.

Granular composition containing sugar alcohol

The present invention is a granular composition comprising (i) xylitol and (ii) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of erythritol and mannitol, wherein the sugar alcohol is 70% to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the granule composition It is included, and the content of (i) is greater than the content of (ii), it relates to a granular composition.

The present invention is also a granular composition comprising a sugar alcohol having a particle size of 12 mesh to 60 mesh and containing (i) xylitol and (ii) at least one of erythritol and mannitol, wherein the sugar alcohol is the granular composition It is included in 70% to 90% by weight based on the total weight, and the content of (i) is greater than the content of (ii), it relates to a granular composition.

Sugar alcohol is a derivative of monosaccharide, which means that the carbonyl group (=CO) of the sugar is converted to a hydroxyl group (-OH) by catalytic reduction of the sugar. Since sugar alcohol is not used in the body, it is widely used as a raw material and product material used as a functional food as a low-calorie sweetener as well as a dietary food for a specific disease (obesity, diabetes).

In the present invention, the sugar alcohol is included in a high content in the granule composition, and the formation, strength, quality and texture of the granule can be controlled due to the combination of the sugar alcohol and their content ratio.

The sugar alcohol may include xylitol, and at least one of erythritol and mannitol, and these sugar alcohols have a weaker frictional heat than starch, but when appropriate moisture conditions are applied, frictional heat can be minimized and granules can be generated.

The sugar alcohol may be included in an amount of 70% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the granular composition. Specifically, the content of the sugar alcohol may be 70% by weight or more, 80% by weight or more, 90% by weight or more, and 99% by weight or less, 98% by weight or less, and 97% by weight or less. If the sugar alcohol is less than 70% by weight, the properties of the mixture are affected by raw materials other than the sugar alcohol, making it difficult to manufacture granules, or the sensibility quality of the granules produced due to frictional heat during the extrusion granule manufacturing process. . Even when the sugar alcohol is greater than 99% by weight, granulation may also be difficult.

In addition, a weight ratio of xylitol included in the sugar alcohol and at least one of erythritol and mannitol may be greater than that of xylitol compared to at least one of erythritol and mannitol. If the xylitol has a relatively small or identical weight ratio to at least one of the erythritol and mannitol, the quality of the granules may deteriorate due to crystallization and hardening during the manufacturing process of the extruded granules. In addition, since the strength of the prepared granules is weak, the powder of the granules is generated, so powder blowing and choking may occur when ingested.

Specifically, the weight ratio of the xylitol and at least one of the erythritol and mannitol may be 1:0.7 to 1:0.96. Specifically, when the weight of xylitol is 1, the weight ratio of at least one of erythritol and mannitol may be 0.7 or more, 0.8 or more, 0.84 or more, 0.96 or less, 0.94 or less, or 0.92 or less. When more xylitol is included according to the range of the weight ratio, high-quality granules having excellent strength and not forming powder may be manufactured.

In the present invention, the granular composition may further include at least one selected from the group consisting of dietary fiber, lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose, and flavor.

At least one selected from the group consisting of dietary fiber, lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose, and flavor may be included in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the granular composition, specifically, 0.1% by weight or more, 0.2% by weight % or more or 0.3% by weight or more, or may be included in 1% by weight or less, 3% by weight or less, or 5% by weight or less.

In the present invention, the dietary fiber is a component contained in a lot of vegetables, fruits, and seaweed among foods, and is a high molecular carbohydrate that is not digested by human digestive enzymes and is discharged out of the body. Due to these characteristics of dietary fiber, when enough dietary fiber is consumed, it suppresses digestion and absorption and gives a feeling of fullness, so you do not overeat, facilitate bowel movements, discharge harmful substances such as cholesterol and heavy metals, and It is known that it inhibits harmful bacteria by influencing the bacteria and helps the proliferation of beneficial bacteria as prebiotics.

As described above, when the dietary fiber is included in 0.1% to 5% by weight in the granule composition, the efficacy as dietary fiber (smooth bowel movements and prebiotics) is good, so the effectiveness as a raw material for health functional food is the most excellent , taste preference may also appear good.

The dietary fiber may include at least one of insoluble dietary fiber and water-soluble dietary fiber. The insoluble dietary fiber and soluble dietary fiber may be classified according to the degree of solubility in water.

In the present invention, the insoluble dietary fiber is a dietary fiber having a water-insoluble property by forming a very strong fibrous structure after long glucose chains of cellulose are gathered close to each other in a straight line, and are mainly included in grains and vegetables has been The insoluble dietary fiber increases the volume of stool to prevent constipation, and has excellent intestinal function such as increasing stool volume and improving diarrhea.

The insoluble dietary fiber includes dietary fiber of tea leaf, crystalline cellulose, lignin, chitin, dietary fiber of wheat, dietary fiber of oat, and It may include at least one selected from the group consisting of hemicellulose. Of the insoluble dietary fiber, tea leaf dietary fiber may be used in consideration of compatibility with sugar alcohol or consumer's preference.

In the present invention, the tea tree leaf dietary fiber has a function as a prebiotics that can help in the growth of beneficial bacteria and suppression of harmful bacteria in the intestine like general dietary fiber.

In addition, the tea tree leaf dietary fiber has a function as a prebiotics that can facilitate bowel movement in the intestines like general dietary fiber and help to proliferate beneficial bacteria and suppress harmful bacteria.

In addition, the tea tree leaf dietary fiber may mean dietary fiber separated from tea tree leaves. Alternatively, the tea tree leaf dietary fiber may mean tea tree and dietary fiber separated from tea tree leaves.

In addition, the tea tree leaf dietary fiber may be included in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the granular composition. Specifically, the content of tea leaf dietary fiber may be 0.1% by weight or more, 0.2% by weight or more, 0.3% by weight or more, and 5% by weight or less, 4% by weight or less, 3% by weight or less, 2% by weight or less, 1% by weight or less % or less is possible. If the content of the tea tree leaves is less than 0.1% by weight, the efficacy as dietary fiber (smooth bowel movement and prebiotics) may decrease, and thus the effectiveness as a raw material of health functional food may decrease. If the content of the tea tree leaf dietary fiber exceeds 5% by weight, the sensitivity quality may be deteriorated due to the bitter and astringent taste peculiar to the tea tree leaf powder.

In addition, the water-soluble dietary fiber refers to a water-soluble oligosaccharide having a relatively small molecular weight, and is a dietary fiber having a water-soluble property, and is mainly included in fruits. The water-soluble dietary fiber has excellent effects such as the growth of useful flora in the intestine and improvement of lipid metabolism.

The water-soluble dietary fiber is polydextrose, glucomannan, beta-glucan, pectin, chicory extract powder, indigestible maltodextrin, It may contain at least one selected from the group consisting of inulin, psyllium husk powder, fucoidan, guar gum, gellan gum, and alginic acid. .

In addition, the lactic acid bacteria belong to probiotics, and are known to have a beneficial effect on intestinal health when ingested, and are widely used as food additives.

The lactic acid bacteria are not particularly limited as long as they can be used as food additives. For example, the lactic acid bacteria are Streptococcus, Lactococcus, Enterococcus, and Lactobacillus. , Pediococcus genus, Leuconostoc genus, Weissella genus, Bifidobacterium genus, and Bacillus genus.

As described above, when the lactic acid bacteria are included in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight in the granule composition, intestinal health promoting effects such as proliferation of lactic acid bacteria, suppression of harmful bacteria, or promotion of bowel activity may be most excellent.

In addition, the citric acid is generally used as a sweetener for food, and generally refers to citric acid. The citric acid is a weak organic acid and can be obtained from tangerines, lemons, and the like.

As described above, when the citric acid is included in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight in the granule composition, the taste preference of the granule composition may be most excellent.

In addition, the lactose is also generally used as a sweetener for food, and refers to sugar in the form of disaccharides composed of glucose and galactose.

As described above, when the lactose is included in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight in the granule composition, the taste preference of the granule composition may be most excellent.

In addition, the flavor is an additive for improving the flavor of food, and is not particularly limited as long as the flavor can be applied to food. The fragrance may be applied in the form of powder or liquid.

As described above, when the fragrance is included in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight in the granule composition, the preference for the fragrance of the granule composition may be most excellent.

In the present invention, the particle size of the granular composition may be 12 mesh or more, 14 mesh or more, or 16 mesh or more. The particle size range may mean that 80% or more of the granules pass through 12 mesh and do not pass through 60 mesh. In addition, the particle size of the granular composition may be 60 mesh or less, 50 mesh or less, 40 mesh or less, or 30 mesh or less. In other words, the particle size of the granular composition may be a size remaining between 12 and 16 mesh, and the granules passing through 60 mesh are small in size and become powdery, which may cause powdery discharge or choking when ingested. If the granular composition does not pass through 12 mesh, it may be difficult to implement a melting texture. The unit "mesh" representing the particle size of the granular composition is a standard unit for classifying the particle size of the powdery material, and means the number of mesh eyes between 1 inch (24.5mm). The larger the mesh value, the larger the particle size. Size can mean small.

The granular composition of the present invention may further include at least one or more selected from the group consisting of excipients, binders, disintegrants, aromatics, sweeteners, coloring agents, and preservatives commonly used in food compositions. In this case, the sweetener means a sweetener that can be additionally used in addition to the sugar alcohol according to the present invention.

The excipient is not particularly limited in the present invention as long as it is a substance added to make the preparation easy to ingest or to make a certain shape. Examples of such excipients are maltodextrin, starch, calcium carbonate, sucrose, lactose, glucose, mannitol, isomalt, xylitol, gelatin, (micro)crystalline cellulose, sorbitol, maltitol, HPMC (hypromellose), sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium alginate , calcium phosphate, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

The binder is a material capable of maintaining the shape of the formulation, and may be, for example, at least one selected from water, ethanol, hydroxypropyl cellulose suspension, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose suspension, and ethyl cellulose aqueous suspension.

The disintegrant is to promote disintegration in the digestive tract of the body, for example, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, bentonite, hydroxypropyl starch, carboxymethyl cellulose sodium, carboxymethyl cellulose calcium, sodium alginate, sodium lauryl sulfate, silicic anhydride , 1-hydroxypropylcellulose, dextran, modified starch, starch, ion exchange resin, polyvinyl acetate, formaldehyde-treated casein and gelatin, alginic acid, amylose, guar gum, sodium bicarbonate polyvinylpyrrolidone, arabic It may be at least one selected from rubber, amylopectin, pectin, sodium polyphosphate, ethyl cellulose, sucrose, and magnesium aluminum silicate.

The sweetener serves to mask the bitter taste, and for example, white sugar, glucose, D-sorbitol, aspartame, licorice extract, erythritol, steviol glycosides, enzyme-treated stevioside, and the like may be used.

As the fragrance, for example, orange oil, fruit juice extract, cinnamon oil, spearmint oil, peppermint water, vanilla, peppermint oil, rose oil, lemon oil, berry flavor, strawberry flavor, grape flavor, berry flavor, yogurt flavor and the like can be used.

Examples of the colorant include artificial colorants such as edible synthetic colorants; natural coloring agents such as gardenia yellow pigment, safflower yellow pigment, cochineal extract pigment, caramel pigment, red chrysanthemum pigment, and saffron pigment; etc. can be used.

As the preservative, for example, dehydroacetic acids, sorbic acids, benzoic acids, propionic acids, paraoxybenzoic acid esters and the like can be used.

In addition, the granular composition of the present invention may further include additives such as stabilizers, thickeners, extenders, or pH adjusters commonly used in food compositions.

The granule composition according to the present invention can be applied to various health functional foods.

Manufacturing method of granule composition containing sugar alcohol

The present invention also relates to a method for preparing a granular composition containing a sugar alcohol, which includes (a) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of (i) xylitol and (ii) erythritol and mannitol ; and mixing the binding solution; And (b) introducing the mixture obtained in step (a) into an extrusion granulator to form granules, wherein the sugar alcohol is 70% to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the granule composition, The content of (i) may be greater than the content of (ii). In addition, after step (b), (c) drying and sizing the granules obtained in step (b) may be further included.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail for each step.

In the present invention, in step (a), sugar alcohol containing at least one of (i) xylitol and (ii) erythritol and mannitol; And a binder solution may be mixed to form a mixture. In addition, a mixture may be formed by further mixing at least one selected from the group consisting of dietary fiber, lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose, and flavor. At this time, the sugar alcohol; And the weight and specific examples of one or more selected from the group consisting of dietary fiber, lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose, and flavor are as described above.

The binder solution can properly mix the sugar alcohol so that the extrusion molding process can be performed more smoothly in the step (b). The binding solution may be selected from water and ethanol. The mixing amount of the binding solution is not particularly limited, but may be 0.5% by weight or more, 10% by weight or less, 8% by weight or less, or 5% by weight or less based on the total weight of the mixture obtained in step (a).

In addition, additives as described above may be mixed together.

For the mixing, a conventional mixer used in the art for mixing raw materials may be used.

In step (b), a granular composition may be prepared by introducing the mixture obtained in step (a) into an extrusion granulator.

The extrusion granulation method is a device for forming granules by an extrusion granulation manufacturing process in which the mixture passes through a screen network having small holes of a certain size, and the granules are formed by the centrifugal force and frictional force generated during the extrusion molding. can

After step (b), (c) drying and sizing the granules obtained in step (b) may be further included.

Through the sizing process, the particle size of the granules can be made uniform, and through drying, the strength of the granule composition can be strengthened and reliability in quality can be improved.

In addition, the tea tree leaf dietary fiber, which is an insoluble dietary fiber among dietary fibers, can be prepared by the following steps (1) to (5):

(1) firstly extracting tea tree leaves with alcohol and then secondarily extracting the remaining residue with purified water;

(2) extracting with alkali the tea tree leaf residue remaining after the first and second extractions in step (1);

(3) solid-liquid separation of the alkali extract obtained in step (2) and the extraction residue to remove the alkali extract, and then adding an acid to the remaining extraction residue to neutralize it;

(4) separating the neutralized extraction residue in step (3) into solid and liquid to remove the added acid and washing the remaining extraction residue; and

(5) preparing dietary fiber by drying and pulverizing the solid extract obtained after step (4).

In step (1), after primary extraction of tea tree leaves with alcohol, the remaining tea tree leaf residue may be secondary extraction with purified water.

The primary extraction may be a process of removing catechin from tea tree leaves. At this time, the alcohol may be 50% or more.

In addition, the temperature during the first extraction may be 30 ° C or more, 40 ° C or more, 50 ° C or more, 65 ° C or more, 80 ° C or less, 75 ° C or less, and the time may be 0.5 hours or more, 4 hours or less, 2 less than an hour is possible. The temperature and time during the primary extraction are the optimal temperature and time for removing catechin from tea tree leaves. If it is less than the above range, catechin cannot be removed as much as desired, and if it exceeds the above range, the active ingredients contained in tea tree leaves may be denatured. In addition, chlorophyll, caffeine, and other impurities may be removed together with the catechin.

The secondary extraction may be a process of removing water-soluble substances from the primary extracted tea tree leaves. In this case, the water-soluble material may mean water-soluble dietary fiber and sugars.

In addition, during the secondary extraction, the temperature may be 80 ° C or more, 85 ° C or more, 100 ° C or less, 95 ° C or less, and the time may be 2 hours or more, 2.5 hours or more, 4 hours or less, 3.5 hours or less. . The temperature and time during the secondary extraction are optimal temperatures and times for removing only water-soluble substances from the firstly extracted tea tree leaves. If it is less than the above range, water-soluble substances cannot be removed as much as desired, and if it exceeds the above range, tea tree leaves Active ingredients contained in the leaves may be denatured.

In this way, after the first extraction and the second extraction, tea leaf residue from which catechin and water-soluble substances are sequentially removed can be obtained.

In the step (2), the tea tree leaf residue remaining after the first and second extractions in the step (1) may be extracted with alkali.

In this case, the alkali used in the extraction using the alkali may be at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide and sodium hydrogen carbonate. Preferably, the alkali may be a 0.2M to 5M aqueous alkali solution in consideration of the selective removal efficiency of proteins contained in the tea tree leaf residue.

In addition, the temperature and time of extraction using the alkali may be 70 ° C or more, 80 ° C or more, 100 ° C or less, 90 ° C or less, 1 hour or more, 1.5 hours or more, 3 hours or less, 2.5 hours or less possible. The temperature and time at the time of extraction using alkali are optimal temperatures and times for selectively removing only proteins from the tea tree leaf residue. If it is less than the above range, protein cannot be removed as much as desired, and if it exceeds the above range, the tea tree leaf Active ingredients included may be denatured.

In the step (3), the alkali extract obtained in the step (2) is separated into solid and liquid to remove the alkali extract, and then acid is added to the remaining alkali extraction residue to neutralize it.

The alkali extraction residue may be neutralized after washing with water.

The neutralization may be neutralization to pH 6-8 by adding an acid to the alkali extract. The acid is selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, L-glutamic acid, lactic acid, hydrochloric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, EDTA (ethylenediamine-N, N, N', N'-tetraacetic acid: edetic acid), EDTA2Na, EDTA3Na and EDTA4Na It may be one or more, preferably acetic acid. In addition, the acid may be a 0.1 to 1 M acid aqueous solution in consideration of efficiently neutralizing the alkali extract.

In the step (4), the extraction residue neutralized in the step (3) may be separated into solid and liquid to remove the acid added during the neutralization, and then the remaining extraction residue may be washed. In this case, the solution to be removed may be an acid solution used during neutralization or may be washed using water.

In the step (5), the solid extract obtained after the step (4) may be dried and pulverized to prepare dietary fiber.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments are presented to aid understanding of the present invention, but the following examples are merely illustrative of the present invention, and various changes and modifications are possible within the scope and spirit of the present invention, which is obvious to those skilled in the art. However, it goes without saying that these changes and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Example 1

According to the composition as shown in Table 1 below, a granule composition was prepared in the following manner.

Sugar alcohols xylitol and mannitol were added to a mixer (high shear mix, Nara Co.) and mixed to obtain a mixture. At this time, purified water was added together as a binding solution and mixed.

The mixture was put into an extrusion granulator (Dalton Co.) to form granules, put into a sizing machine (Seowon ENG Co.) to uniformly size the granules, and then dried at room temperature for 30 minutes to prepare a granule composition. did

(Unit: % by weight) Example
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sugar alcohol xylitol 50 50 50 50 50 0 0 40 mannitol 45 45 0 45 45 95 45 55 erythritol 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 tea leaf dietary fiber 0 0.5 0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0.5 Lactobacillus 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 citric acid 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 starch 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 Purified water 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 incense To 100 To 100 To 100 To 100 To 100 To 100 To 100 To 100

Example 2

A granule composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that tea tree leaf dietary fiber was further mixed with sugar alcohol.

The tea tree leaf dietary fiber was prepared by the following method.

100 g of tea tree leaves were firstly extracted at 50° C. for 2 hours using 1500 g of 50% alcohol, and then secondarily extracted at 90° C. for 3 hours using 1500 g of purified water.

70 g of tea tree leaf residue (excluding water content) remaining after the first and second extractions was immersed in 1050 g of 0.5 M sodium hydroxide aqueous solution at 90° C. for 2 hours for extraction, followed by solid-liquid separation to obtain alkali extraction residue.

The alkali extract remaining in the alkali extraction residue was washed with drinking water to remove residual alkali. Thereafter, 500 g of a 0.2 M aqueous acetic acid solution was added to 50 g of the obtained solid alkali extraction residue to neutralize it.

After the neutralized extract was separated into solid and liquid to remove the extract, the remaining solid extraction residue was washed with drinking water to remove residual acid.

Then, the solid extract was dried and pulverized to prepare tea tree leaf dietary fiber.

Example 3

A granule composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 2, except that xylitol and erythritol were used instead of xylitol and mannitol as sugar alcohols.

Example 4

A granule composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 2, except that lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus plantanum APsulloc 331261, accession number: KCCM11179P) was used instead of tea tree leaf dietary fiber.

At this time, the lactic acid bacteria were used through the following treatment process.

The lactic acid bacteria were cultured for 24 hours after passage on an MRS agar plate of -80 ° C stock (Stock). The cultured single colony was inoculated into MRS broth and cultured for 24 hours. 100 μl of the cultured colony was again inoculated into MRS broth and cultured for 48 hours. Thereafter, the cell was downed at 5000 rpm for 5 minutes and washed three times with tertiary distilled water. Lactic acid bacteria pulverized by sonication for 2 hours at a temperature of 4° C. were used in preparing the granule composition.

Example 5

A granule composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 2, except that citric acid was used instead of tea leaf dietary fiber.

Comparative Example 1

A granule composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 95% by weight of mannitol was used instead of 95% by weight of xylitol and mannitol as sugar alcohol.

Comparative Example 2

A granule composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 45% by weight of mannitol was used instead of 95% by weight of xylitol and mannitol as sugar alcohols, tea tree leaf dietary fiber was not used, and 50% by weight of starch was used.

Comparative Example 3

A granule composition was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 40% by weight of xylitol and 55% by weight of mannitol were used instead of 45% by weight of xylitol and 50% by weight of mannitol as sugar alcohols.

Experimental Example 1

For the granular compositions prepared in Examples and Comparative Examples, the particle size of the granules, the quality of the granules, the strength of the granules, the sensitivity quality, and the melting speed of the granules were measured in the following manner, and the results are shown in Table 2 below.

(1) Measurement of particle size of granules

For the granular compositions prepared in Examples and Comparative Examples, the particle size was measured using a particle size analyzer (Malvern, Mastersizer 3000).

(2) Quality evaluation of granules

With respect to the granular compositions prepared in Examples and Comparative Examples, whether or not the granules were agglomerated and crystallized was observed with the naked eye. The more crystallized granules were observed, the poorer the quality of the granules was evaluated.

<Quality Evaluation Criteria for Granules>

Phase: no crystallization of granules was observed

Medium: Crystallization observed in some of the total granules (less than 20% of the granules crystallized)

Bottom: Crystallization was observed in many of the granules (more than 20% of the granules crystallized)

(3) Evaluation of strength of granules

The strength of the granules was evaluated by dropping the granular compositions prepared in Examples and Comparative Examples from the top of a 40 mesh sieve. Since the hole formed in the sieve is smaller than that of the granular composition, and the powder formed when the granular composition hits the sieve passes through the sieve, the amount of powder passing through the sieve relative to the weight of the fallen granular composition (powder that has passed through the sieve) The higher the weight, %), the weaker the strength was evaluated.

<Criteria for evaluating the strength of granules>

Steel: the amount of powder passed through the sieve relative to the weight of the dropped granular composition is less than 40%

Medium: 40% to 80% of the amount of powder passed through the sieve relative to the weight of the dropped granular composition

About: The amount of powder passed through the sieve relative to the weight of the granular composition dropped is greater than 80%

(4) Sensitive quality and melting speed

Evaluation of the sensitivity quality and melting speed of the granular compositions prepared in Examples and Comparative Examples was carried out. The emotional quality was evaluated by categorizing for stuffiness and choking.

The evaluation panel was 20 adults between the ages of 20 and 40, and the granular compositions prepared in Examples and Comparative Examples were directly ingested by 1 g each, and the stiffness, choking, and melting speed were evaluated. The stuffiness and stuffy throat was evaluated using a 7-point scale, and the lower the score, the smaller the stuffy stuffiness and stuffy throat. The melting rate means the time required until completely dissolved after ingestion.

Table 2 below shows the evaluation results for the particle size, granule quality, granule strength, sensibility quality and melting speed of the granules for the results obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples.

Example
One Example
2 Example
3 Example
4 Example
5 comparative example
One comparative example
2 comparative example
3 Particle size of granules (mesh) 35 30 40 40 35 12 10 7 granule quality award award award award award under award middle granule strength river river river river river approximately award approximately Emotion
quality stuffiness 0.8 0.7 1.1 One 1.2 2.8 6.1 1.1 choking 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 5.9 1.1 6.3 Melting speed (min) 0.9 0.83 One 1.1 0.8 3.1 2.8 1.2

As shown in Table 2, the granular compositions prepared in Examples 1 to 5 were prepared in sizes between 12 mesh and 60 mesh, respectively, and the strength of the granules is excellent to prevent the generation of powder, so there is little choking. can know that In addition, the granular compositions of Examples 1 to 5 are prepared by introducing a raw material containing a high content of sugar alcohol into the extrusion granulation manufacturing process, and the granules are not crystallized and have good quality, and due to the high content of sugar alcohol It was confirmed that it was not stuffy and the melting speed was fast, so that it could represent a refreshing texture.

The granule composition of Comparative Example 1 contains only mannitol and no xylitol as a sugar alcohol, and crystallizes during the extrusion granulation manufacturing process, resulting in agglomerates. As a result, the melting speed in the mouth is slowed and the texture is not melted. It can be seen that In addition, it was confirmed that the granular composition of Comparative Example 1 had a low strength and easily generated powder, so that a choking phenomenon appeared.

The granular composition of Comparative Example 2 has a large particle size of the granules. As a granular composition containing starch, crystallization did not occur, and the quality of the granules was good and the strength was also good. However, it was confirmed that the granular composition of Comparative Example 2 was evaluated to have a high level of turbidity due to the starch and a slow melting rate.

The granular composition of Comparative Example 3 also has a large particle size of the granules. Among the sugar alcohols xylitol and mannitol, mannitol was found to contain more mannitol than xylitol, and some of the granules crystallized, reducing the quality of the granules and producing a large amount of powder due to the weak strength of the granules, so it was confirmed that choking occurs when ingested.

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(i) xylitol and (ii) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of erythritol and mannitol; and tea tree leaf dietary fiber, or
(i) xylitol and (ii) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of erythritol and mannitol; tea tree leaf dietary fiber; And a granule composition comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose, and flavor,
The sugar alcohol is included in 70% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the granule composition,
The weight ratio of (i) and (ii) is 1: 0.7 to 0.96,
The granule composition, wherein the tea tree leaf dietary fiber is prepared by the following steps (1) to (5):
(1) firstly extracting tea tree leaves with alcohol and then secondarily extracting the remaining residue with purified water;
(2) extracting with alkali the tea tree leaf residue remaining after the first and second extractions in step (1);
(3) solid-liquid separation of the alkali extract obtained in step (2) and the extraction residue to remove the alkali extract, and then adding an acid to the remaining extraction residue to neutralize it;
(4) separating the extraction residue neutralized in step (3) into solid and liquid to remove the added acid and then washing the remaining extraction residue; and
(5) preparing dietary fiber by drying and pulverizing the solid extract obtained after step (4). delete delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The content of the tea tree leaf dietary fiber is 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the granular composition, or
The tea tree leaf dietary fiber; And lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose and flavor content of at least one selected from the group consisting of 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the granule composition, the granular composition. According to claim 1,
The particle size of the granular composition is 12 mesh to 60 mesh, the granular composition. The particle size is 12 mesh to 60 mesh,
(i) xylitol and (ii) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of erythritol and mannitol; and tea tree leaf dietary fiber, or
(i) xylitol and (ii) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of erythritol and mannitol; tea tree leaf dietary fiber; And a granule composition comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose, and flavor,
The sugar alcohol is included in 70% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the granule composition,
The weight ratio of (i) and (ii) is 1: 0.7 to 0.96,
The granule composition, wherein the tea tree leaf dietary fiber is prepared by the following steps (1) to (5):
(1) firstly extracting tea tree leaves with alcohol and then secondarily extracting the remaining residue with purified water;
(2) extracting with alkali the tea tree leaf residue remaining after the first and second extractions in step (1);
(3) solid-liquid separation of the alkali extract obtained in step (2) and the extraction residue to remove the alkali extract, and then adding an acid to the remaining extraction residue to neutralize it;
(4) separating the extraction residue neutralized in step (3) into solid and liquid to remove the added acid and then washing the remaining extraction residue; and
(5) preparing dietary fiber by drying and pulverizing the solid extract obtained after step (4). (a) a sugar alcohol containing at least one of (i) xylitol and (ii) erythritol and mannitol; and mixing the binding solution; and
(b) injecting the mixture obtained in step (a) into an extrusion granulator to form granules;
The sugar alcohol is included in 70% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the granular composition, and the weight ratio of (i) and (ii) is 1: 0.7 to 0.96,
In step (a), tea tree leaf dietary fiber; Or tea tree leaf dietary fiber and at least one selected from the group consisting of lactic acid bacteria, citric acid, lactose and fragrance; further mixing,
The method for producing the granule composition of claim 1, wherein the tea tree leaf dietary fiber is prepared by the following steps (1) to (5):
(1) firstly extracting tea tree leaves with alcohol and then secondarily extracting the remaining residue with purified water;
(2) extracting with alkali the tea tree leaf residue remaining after the first and second extractions in step (1);
(3) solid-liquid separation of the alkali extract obtained in step (2) and the extraction residue to remove the alkali extract, and then adding an acid to the remaining extraction residue to neutralize it;
(4) separating the neutralized extraction residue in step (3) into solid and liquid to remove the added acid and washing the remaining extraction residue; and
(5) preparing dietary fiber by drying and pulverizing the solid extract obtained after step (4).

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