TWM635980U - edible straw - Google Patents

Abstract

An edible straw, comprising a tubular main body, wherein the composition of the main body includes sugar water and molding additives, wherein the molding additives can be gelatine powder, glutinous rice flour or agarose powder; An outer layer is provided, and the outer layer is composed of glutinous rice paper. In this way, the creation can be eaten and provide sweetness for use, and has environmental protection effect.

Description

edible straw

The creation is related to the technical field of straws, in particular to an edible straw.

Generally, plastic straws are commonly sold in the market, and most of them are disposable. According to the estimates of the Environmental Protection Agency, the plastic straws used in Taiwan are about 3 billion a year, and each person uses 140 plastic straws a year on average. Straws, assuming that 1% of straws are improperly discarded by humans, more than 30 million straws fall into the environment a year without proper cleaning, flow into ditches and rivers, and eventually 300,000 straws enter the ocean , become marine garbage, endanger marine life and the environment, and have a considerable impact on the earth's environment.

At present, government regulations clearly stipulate that government departments, schools, department stores, shopping centers, fast food chains and other four types of objects are not allowed to provide single-use plastic straws for in-house catering, in order to reduce the damage caused by plastic straws to the environment.

Also because of the enactment of the law, some manufacturers have begun to introduce environmentally friendly straws one after another. Among them, iron straws or glass straws are the most common, but for younger children, using the above-mentioned environmentally friendly straws is easy to cause harm accidentally; and The environmental protection straws made of the above materials are not easy to clean in the follow-up. If they are not cleaned and reused, they may eat the germs that breed in the environmental protection straws, and the gains outweigh the losses.

In addition to the environmentally friendly straws made of the above materials, paper straws are the most popular type in the near future, and they can be thrown away after use. For users who have developed the habit of throwing away after use, paper straws are the best choice, but paper straws The disadvantage of paper is that it will soften due to the absorption of water by the paper material, which is a major disadvantage for users.

In order to overcome the shortcomings of the above-mentioned paper straws, some manufacturers have introduced decomposable straws to replace them. The decomposable straws really solve the problem of softening the straws, and they can be discarded after use. However, decomposable straws have very high requirements for the decomposition environment. , it will decompose itself after being placed in the trash can, so it will still cause harm to the environment.

It can be seen that the above-mentioned conventional plastic straws, environmental protection straws, paper straws or decomposable straws still have many deficiencies, which are not good designers and need to be improved urgently.

In view of the shortcomings derived from the above-mentioned conventional drinking straws, the author of this case was eager to improve and innovate, and after years of painstaking research, he finally successfully developed this edible drinking straw.

The purpose of this creation is to provide an edible straw that is made of sugar water, provides sweetness when used, and can be completely melted and decomposed.

Therefore, the edible straw of this creation includes a tubular main body and an outer surface layer arranged outside the main body; the main body components include: sugar water and molding additives, wherein the molding additives are gelatine powder or glutinous rice flour or agarose powder; and the outer layer ingredient is glutinous rice paper.

After the edible straw of this creation is finished, its lateral gravity resistance is at least 5 grams, vertical gravity resistance is at least 5 grams, and the optimal length of the straw is The degree is 20 cm.

In one embodiment, the sugar water system is a mixture of white sugar and water, and the optimal mixing ratio is 10:9.

In one embodiment, the gelatin powder is 10 grams.

In one embodiment, the glutinous rice flour is 1 gram.

In one embodiment, the agar powder is 1 gram.

In one embodiment, the optimal mixing condition of the main ingredient is boiling to 120-135 degrees.

The above-mentioned technical means can solve the problem that conventional straws cannot be decomposed, and at the same time reduce the amount of garbage and contribute to the environment; and the edible straws of this creation are richer and more interesting. In addition to providing the functions of conventional straws, it can also reduce The user's intake of sugar to ensure the user's health.

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12: Outer layer

The first picture is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the edible straw of this creation.

The second picture is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the edible straw of this creation.

The third picture is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the edible straw of this creation.

The fourth picture is a schematic diagram of the production steps of the edible straw of this creation.

In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, preferred embodiments are listed below, together with the accompanying drawings, and are described in detail as follows.

Please refer to the first picture to the third picture, the edible straw 1 of this creation includes: A main body 11, the main body 11 is a tube body, and the main body 11 is composed of the following components: a syrup made from white sugar and water, the optimum ratio is 10:9, more specifically, the White sugar is 50 grams, and water is 45 milliliters; a molding additive, which has the characteristics of making sugar water solidify. In this embodiment, the best suggestion for this molding additive is gelatin powder or glutinous rice flour or Agarose powder; more specifically, the optimal ratio of the gelatin powder is 10 grams, the optimal ratio of the glutinous rice flour is 1 gram, and the optimal ratio of the agaric powder is 1 gram.

After the above-mentioned ingredients are heated and mixed, they can be poured into a mold for molding, and the film is released after cooling to complete the main body 11 of the edible straw. In order to achieve the best heating and mixing effect, the best recommended heating temperature is 120-135 degrees.

In order to make the edible straw 1 of this creation not sticky, an outer layer 12 can be provided outside the main body 11, and the outer layer 12 is made of glutinous rice paper, so that the finished straw is edible and has an environmental protection effect. The glutinous rice paper system can be respectively arranged on the inner layer or the outer layer of the main body 11 or both.

The edible straw 1 produced by the above-mentioned technology has a lateral gravity resistance of at least 5 grams and a vertical gravity resistance of at least 5 grams, and the optimal length of the straw is 20 centimeters.

Since the edible straw 1 of this creation is made of sugar, it can replace the sugar in the drink when used. The edible straw 1 made by the above ratio has the highest sweetness of about the same as the commercially available hand-shake drink The sweetness is three times that of sugar, and the edible straw 1 of this creation can be dissolved in the use environment with a temperature of 50%, so it can effectively achieve the purpose of environmental protection.

Please refer to the fourth picture, which is a schematic diagram of the production steps of the edible straw in this creation;

Step 1: Mix 50 grams of sugar, 45 milliliters of water, 10 grams of gelatine powder, 1 gram of glutinous rice flour or 1 gram of agar vegetable powder;

Step 2: Heat and mix, and continue heating for 5 minutes after boiling, so that the temperature reaches 120-135 degrees;

Step 3: Put the glutinous rice paper in the straw mold, pour in the mixed liquid of sugar and water;

Step 4: After cooling, take it out from the mold to complete the edible straw of this creation.

The edible straw of this creation has the following characteristics:

1. The main system of this creation is made of sugar water, which can be eaten completely and has complete environmental protection characteristics.

2. This creation can replace the sugar in the drink when it is used in a hand shake drink, and because the sweetness is not high, it can further limit the sugar intake of the user.

The above detailed description is a specific description of a feasible embodiment of this creation, but this embodiment is not used to limit the patent scope of this creation, and any equivalent implementation or change that does not deviate from the spirit of this creation should be included in the In the patent scope of this case. The scope of protection of the rights of this creation shall be as described in the scope of patent application described later.

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Claims (10)

An edible straw comprises a tubular main body, the main body contains sugar water and molding additives, and the side of the main body can withstand gravity of at least 5 grams, and the vertical can withstand gravity of at least 5 grams. In the edible straw as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, an outer layer is further provided outside the main body. The edible straw as described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the outer layer is glutinous rice paper. The edible straw as described in item 1 or 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the molding additive is gelatin powder, glutinous rice flour or agarose powder. The edible straw as described in item 1 or 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the sugar water is a mixture of white sugar and water, and the optimum mixing ratio is 10:9. The edible straw as described in item 4 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the gelatin powder is 10 grams. The edible straw as described in item 4 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the glutinous rice flour is 1 gram. The edible straw as described in item 4 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the agar powder is 1 gram. The edible straw as described in item 1 or 2 of the scope of application, wherein the optimum mixing condition of the main body is boiling to 120-135 degrees. The edible straw as described in item 1 or 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the length of the main body is 20 cm.

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