JP2018000157A - Ferulic acid-containing beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage having a good taste while containing ferulic acid.SOLUTION: A beverage contains ferulic acid and rice powder, and further contains at least one selected from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a beverage containing ferulic acid and rice flour, and further containing at least one selected from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C.

Ferulic acid (4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid) is a kind of polyphenol, which has a strong antioxidant effect like other polyphenols, improves hypertension, improves endurance and antifatigue, Curing action, symptom improvement action in patients with Alzheimer's disease, etc. are known.

From the above, the demand for ferulic acid is increasing as a raw material for health foods, and Patent Document 1 discloses prevention of diseases related to the onset and progression of mainly lifestyle and aging such as hypertension. A preventive food for diseases to which ferulic acid is added is described.

On the other hand, ferulic acid is known to exhibit an unpleasant taste such as bitterness and astringency peculiar to polyphenols. Patent Document 2 describes that an unpleasant taste of a functional material is masked by adding a dextrin having certain characteristics to a functional material such as ferulic acid.

However, the technique for masking the unpleasant taste of ferulic acid is not yet fully developed. Patent Document 2 describes that the addition of dextrin having certain characteristics masks the unpleasant taste of functional materials, but it has been confirmed that the taste of food containing ferulic acid is improved. Absent. In addition, Patent Document 2 does not describe or suggest improvement in the touch and aftertaste of foods containing ferulic acid.

On the other hand, beverages that can be easily ingested as a form of health food have recently attracted attention. However, compared to tablets and capsules, beverages are characterized by the tendency to feel the unpleasant taste of ferulic acid when ingested. Against this background, there has been a demand for the development of beverages that contain ferulic acid as a functional material and that further improve the taste of ferulic acid.

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Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a beverage having excellent taste while containing ferulic acid.

In order to solve the above problems, the inventors of the present invention have intensively studied a method for improving taste while containing ferulic acid.The present invention contains ferulic acid and rice flour, and further contains water-soluble dietary fiber, It has been found that beverages containing one or more selected from vitamin B and vitamin C have exceptional taste. The present invention is a completed invention based on such successful examples. Specifically, the present invention provides the following.

[1] A beverage containing ferulic acid and rice flour, and further containing at least one selected from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C.

[2] A beverage comprising ferulic acid, rice flour, and water-soluble dietary fiber, and further containing at least one selected from vitamin B and vitamin C.

[3] The beverage according to [1] or [2], wherein the content of ferulic acid is 0.05% or more of the solid component obtained by distilling off the solvent.

[4] The beverage according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the content of water-soluble dietary fiber is 10% or more of the solid component obtained by distilling off the solvent.

[5] Among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent, the content of water-soluble dietary fiber when the content of ferulic acid is 1 is 100 or more, and any one of [1] to [4] The beverage according to claim 1.

[6] The beverage according to any one of [1] to [5], which is a powdered beverage.

Since the beverage of the present invention contains ferulic acid and is excellent in taste, it is suitable for easily ingesting ferulic acid. Furthermore, since the drink of this invention contains 1 or more types chosen from rice flour and water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B, and vitamin C, several effects, such as beautiful skin, a diet, intestinal regulation, can be anticipated.

FIG. 1 is a graph showing the results of a sensory test in Comparative Examples and Examples regarding “no taste”. FIG. 2 is a graph showing the results of a sensory test in Comparative Examples and Examples regarding “no bitterness”. FIG. 3 is a graph showing the results of a sensory test in Comparative Examples and Examples regarding “ease of drinking”. FIG. 4 is a graph showing the results of a sensory test in Comparative Examples and Examples for “goodness of tongue”. FIG. 5 is a graph showing the results of a sensory test in Comparative Examples and Examples regarding “goodness of throat”. FIG. 6 is a graph showing the results of a sensory test in Comparative Examples and Examples for “good aftertaste”. FIG. 7 is a graph showing the results of a sensory test in Comparative Examples and Examples for “Comprehensive Evaluation”.

Details of the present invention will be described below.
The beverage of the present invention contains (A) ferulic acid and (B) rice flour, and further contains (C) one or more selected from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C. Hereinafter, each of these components will be described.

(A) Ferulic acid ferulic acid is a kind of polyphenol as described above, and the ferulic acid of the present invention includes ferulic acid salts, ferulic acid derivatives such as dihydroferulic acid, and salts thereof. The ferulic acid of the present invention may be contained in a plant or synthesized. Examples of plants containing ferulic acid include leaves and stems of cereals and gramineous plants.

When using ferulic acid contained in plants, any part of plant trunk, branch, fruit, leaf, flower, seed, bark, sap, root, stem, bud, etc. may be used, but it is easily used. It is better to use leaves and stems. Moreover, when using the ferulic acid contained in a plant, the dry powder of a plant may be used and a plant extract may be used.

As a method for obtaining a dry powder of a plant, a conventionally known method for making a dry powder of a plant can be used. As such a method, for example, there is a method in which a drying treatment and a pulverization treatment are combined with respect to a leaf or stem of a plant containing ferulic acid. Either the drying process or the pulverization process may be performed first, but the drying process is preferably performed first. Dry powdering may be combined with one or more treatments selected from treatments such as blanching treatment and sterilization treatment, if necessary.

As a method for obtaining a plant extract, a conventionally known method for extracting a plant body can be used. As such a method, for example, an extraction solvent usually used by those skilled in the art such as ethanol, water, hydrous ethanol, or the like is added to a plant body or a fragmented product thereof, and extraction is performed by stirring or heating as necessary. Can be mentioned. The extract may be concentrated as necessary.

Examples of ferulic acid used in the present invention include those contained in plants and those synthesized as described above. Commercial products and treatments obtained by subjecting the commercial products to chemical treatment, enzyme treatment, purification treatment, etc. You may use things. For example, ferulic acid can be obtained from Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. These ferulic acids may use only 1 type and may mix 2 or more types.

(B) Rice flour Rice flour (rice flour, rice cake, rice cake) is obtained by grinding rice into powder and is also called rice flour (rice cake) or flour (rice cake).

The kind of rice used as the raw material for the rice flour used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and for example, glutinous rice or glutinous rice can be used. Moreover, the rice used as a raw material may use white rice, or brown rice.

The name of rice flour varies depending on the type of rice used and the production method, but the rice flour used in the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, white flour, rice cake flour, fertilizer flour, Domyoji flour, fallen powder, cold plum flour, top fresh flour, top Powders for infants, infants, fines, etc. can be used. These may use only 1 type and may mix 2 or more types. There is no restriction | limiting in particular as the acquisition method of these rice flour, For example, what dried the rice and grind | pulverized with the mill etc. may be used, and commercially available rice flour may be used.

(C) 1 or more types chosen from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B, and vitamin C, (C) component is each demonstrated.

(1) Water-soluble dietary fiber Water-soluble dietary fiber refers to a water-soluble dietary component (dietary fiber) that is not digested by human digestive enzymes contained in food. The water-soluble dietary fiber used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include indigestible dextrin, pectin, alginic acid, guar gum, guar gum hydrolysate, glucomannan, galactomannan, polydextrose, and carrageenan. These may be used alone or in admixture of two or more. Among them, since they are highly safe and have many functions such as intestinal regulation, indigestible dextrins Particularly preferred.

Indigestible dextrin is a water-soluble dietary fiber obtained from starch. For example, after adding hydrochloric acid to starch and heat-treating it, amylase treatment is performed, or hydrochloric acid is added to starch and heat-treated using an extruder. It is obtained by appropriately purifying indigestible components by removing salts and glucose as necessary from a composition obtained or obtained by a combination thereof.

(2) Vitamin B
Vitamin B refers to a water-soluble compound belonging to the commonly known “vitamin B group”. The vitamin B used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and salts and derivatives thereof. These may use only 1 type and may mix 2 or more types, but especially the mixture of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 is especially preferable from a viewpoint of taste.

(3) Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a water-soluble compound also called ascorbic acid. Examples of vitamin C used in the present invention include ascorbic acid and its salts and derivatives. These may use only 1 type and may mix 2 or more types, but especially sodium ascorbate is especially preferable from a viewpoint of taste.

The water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B, and vitamin C used in the present invention are not particularly limited with respect to the method for obtaining them, and those derived from natural products, those synthesized, and those marketed as raw materials for foods and drinks can be used.

The solvent used for the beverage of the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include water, hot water, milk, carbonated water and the like. These may use only 1 type and may mix 2 or more types, However, Water is especially preferable from a stability viewpoint when a drink is preserve | saved especially.

Further, in this specification, “evaporating the solvent” means to remove a gas component and a liquid component in a beverage and dry the beverage so as to have only a solid component. A conventionally known method can be used as a method for distilling off the solvent. Examples of such a method include a method of distilling off the solvent using a rotary evaporator.

The content mass of ferulic acid is not particularly limited as long as it does not prevent the solution of the problem of the present invention. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent of the beverage of the present invention, the lower limit is preferably 0.01% or more. 0.03% or more is more preferable, 0.05% or more is more preferable, and the upper limit is preferably 1% or less, more preferably 0.7% or less, and further preferably 0.5% or less.

The mass content of the rice flour is not particularly limited as long as it does not prevent the solution of the problem of the present invention, for example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent of the beverage of the present invention, the lower limit is preferably 0.5% or more, The upper limit is preferably 30% or less, more preferably 20% or less, and even more preferably 10% or less.

Moreover, the ratio of the content mass of ferulic acid and rice flour is not particularly limited as long as it does not hinder the solution of the problem of the present invention. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent, the content mass of ferulic acid is 1. The lower limit of the mass content of rice flour is preferably 1 or more, more preferably 5 or more, still more preferably 10 or more, and the upper limit is preferably 200 or less, more preferably 150 or less, and even more preferably 100 or less.

The content mass of the water-soluble dietary fiber is not particularly limited as long as it does not hinder the solution of the problem of the present invention. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent of the beverage of the present invention, the lower limit is preferably 1% or more. The upper limit is preferably 50% or less, more preferably 40% or less, and further preferably 30% or less.

Moreover, the ratio of the content mass of ferulic acid and water-soluble dietary fiber is not particularly limited as long as the solution of the problem of the present invention is not hindered. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent, the content mass of ferulic acid is Is preferably 30 or more, more preferably 50 or more, still more preferably 100 or more, and the upper limit is preferably 1500 or less, more preferably 1200 or less, and more preferably 1000 or less. More preferred are:

The content of vitamin B is not particularly limited as long as it does not prevent the solution of the problem of the present invention. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent of the beverage of the present invention, the lower limit is preferably 0.001% or more. 0.003% or more is more preferable, 0.005% or more is more preferable, and the upper limit is preferably 0.5% or less, more preferably 0.3% or less, and further preferably 0.1% or less.

Further, the ratio of the content mass of ferulic acid and vitamin B is not particularly limited as long as the solution of the problem of the present invention is not hindered. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent, the content mass of ferulic acid is 1. Is preferably 0.01 or more, more preferably 0.05 or more, still more preferably 0.1 or more, and the upper limit is preferably 5 or less, more preferably 3 or less. 1 or less is more preferable.

The content of vitamin C is not particularly limited as long as it does not hinder the solution of the problem of the present invention. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent of the beverage of the present invention, the lower limit is preferably 0.1% or more. 0.3% or more is more preferable, 0.5% or more is more preferable, and the upper limit is preferably 20% or less, more preferably 10% or less, and further preferably 5% or less.

Further, the ratio of ferulic acid and vitamin C content is not particularly limited as long as the solution of the problem of the present invention is not hindered. For example, among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent, the ferulic acid content is 1. The lower limit of the content of vitamin C is preferably 0.1 or more, more preferably 1 or more, still more preferably 5 or more, and the upper limit is preferably 100 or less, more preferably 70 or less, and 50 or less. Further preferred.

The beverage of the present invention contains one or more of other components other than ferulic acid, rice flour, water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C depending on the purpose of improving the flavor and color and various purposes. You may go out. The other components are not particularly limited as long as they do not impair the effects of the present invention, and can be appropriately selected according to the dosage form and quality of the beverage. For example, various excipients, binders, Lubricants, stabilizers, diluents, extenders, thickeners, emulsifiers, colorants, fragrances, additives and the like can be mentioned.

For example, the beverage of the present invention may contain royal jelly, protein, amino acid, chitosan, lecithin and the like, and the function of the present invention as a nutritional supplement may be imparted. Moreover, you may contain a sugar liquid and a seasoning for the purpose of adjusting the taste of the drink of this invention. The amount of other components used is not particularly limited as long as it does not hinder the solution of the problems of the present invention, and is appropriately adjusted.

The form of the beverage of the present invention is not particularly limited and can be any form. As a form of the beverage of the present invention, for example, a powdered beverage that is dispersed or dissolved in an arbitrary liquid such as water, hot water, milk or the like and ingested as a liquid material, or a liquid material in advance in a plastic bottle, can, bottle, paper pack, etc. Can be used as a packaged beverage. Among these forms, a powdered beverage is preferable because it can be stored for a long time without taking up space and can be prepared when necessary.

The intake of the beverage of the present invention is not particularly limited for both the single intake and the daily intake.

The manufacturing method of the drink of this invention is not specifically limited, According to a use aspect, it can manufacture according to the general manufacturing method known to those skilled in the art. For example, for granular powdered beverages, ferulic acid, rice flour, one or more selected from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C, and the above-mentioned other ingredients are mixed simultaneously or in several stages. The product can be granulated according to a granulation method such as a fluidized bed granulation method, a stirring granulation method, an extrusion granulation method, or the like to be granulated.

The packaging form of the beverage of the present invention is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected according to the usage mode. Examples of the packaging form of the powdered beverage include an aluminum pouch and a paper bag. As for the packaging form of these powder beverages, one package may be packaged, or one package may be packaged multiple times.

As illustrated in the examples described later, the beverage of the present invention has improved taste and is easily ingested as compared with a beverage containing only ferulic acid. Therefore, the beverage of the present invention is particularly remarkably useful for a user who intends to utilize the antihypertension, fertility enhancement and anti-fatigue effects of ferulic acid.

Moreover, since the drink of this invention can ingest rice flour combined with ferulic acid, water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B, vitamin C, etc., there exists a side effect based on these, and use Contribute to maintaining the health of the elderly.

The beverage of the present invention can be blended in the form of a functional food or drink that is a food or drink having a certain functionality with respect to a living body or in a functional food or drink. Functional foods and beverages include, for example, specific health foods and drinks, functional indication foods and drinks, nutritional functional foods and drinks, health functional foods and drinks, special purpose foods and drinks, nutritional supplements and foods, health supplements and foods, supplements, beauty foods and beverages So-called healthy foods and drinks such as: foods and drinks for infants, foods and drinks for pregnant women, and foods and drinks for specific persons such as foods and drinks for elderly people. Furthermore, functional food / beverage products include the health food / beverage products to which the health claim based on the food standards of Codex (FAO / WHO Joint Food Standards Committee) is applied.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples, and the present invention can take various modes as long as the problems of the present invention can be solved. .

[Test example Sensory test of ferulic acid-containing beverage]
(Test sample)
A powdered beverage having the formulation shown in Table 1 below was prepared. For the sensory test, a total of 16 types of samples of Reference Example 1, Comparative Examples 1 to 7 and Examples 1 to 8 shown in Table 1 were used (dextrin is an excipient). In the test, ferulic acid, rice flour, indigestible dextrin, vitamin B, vitamin C, and dextrin, all of which are commercially available, were used. As vitamin B, a mixture of vitamin B1: vitamin B2: vitamin B6 = 1: 1: 2 was used, and as vitamin C, sodium ascorbate was used.

(Test method)
The 16 samples were transferred to a plastic cup, and 80 mL of water was poured into each and mixed well. A total of 6 men and women ingested these 16 kinds of powdered beverages, and evaluated the items of no taste, bitterness, ease of drinking, good touch, good throat, good aftertaste, and comprehensive evaluation. The evaluation method used all the items as the standard “0 point” for the powdered beverage of dextrin alone of Reference Example 1, and evaluated each item relatively in 11 stages from -5 points to 5 points. Based on Reference Example 1, the evaluation score is “5 points very favorable”, “4 points fairly preferable”, “3 points preferable”, “2 points somewhat preferable”, “1 point, rather preferable”, “0 points normal”, “ -1 point Somewhat unfavorable, "-2 point somewhat unfavorable", "-3 point unfavorable", "-4 point quite unfavorable", "-5 point very unfavorable"

(Test results)
The average score of the subject of each item of each sample is shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the beverages of Examples 1 to 8 containing ferulic acid and rice flour and further containing one or more selected from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C are as follows. Compared with the beverages of Comparative Examples 1 to 7 that do not contain any of the items, no puffiness, no bitterness, ease of drinking, good touch, good throat, good aftertaste, and overall evaluation Remarkably high evaluation was obtained.

Further, among the examples, Examples 6 to 8 containing ferulic acid, rice flour, and water-soluble dietary fiber, and further containing one or more selected from vitamin B and vitamin C are all evaluated. Higher evaluations were obtained for the items, and among them, the items of “no bitterness” and “good aftertaste” were particularly highly evaluated than the other examples. Moreover, the highest evaluation in all the evaluation items was Example 8 containing all of ferulic acid, rice flour, water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B, and vitamin C.

Moreover, when Example 1-Example 3 is compared, compared with Example 1 whose content mass of indigestible dextrin is 3% among the solid components which distilled the solvent off, content mass of indigestible dextrin Example 2 in which 10% is high in all evaluation items, and Example 3 in which the mass content of indigestible dextrin is 21% has higher evaluation in all evaluation items I understood. Among them, Example 2 and Example 3 obtained exceptionally higher evaluation than Example 1 for the items “ease of drinking” and “goodness of throat”. From this, it was found that the beverage according to the present invention preferably has a water-soluble dietary fiber content of 10% or more of the solid component obtained by distilling off the solvent.

Furthermore, when attention is paid to the ratio of the content mass of ferulic acid and indigestible dextrin of Examples 1 to 3, when the content mass of ferulic acid is 1 among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent, it is difficult to digest. Compared to Example 1 in which the content mass of the resistant dextrin is 33, Example 2 in which the content mass of the indigestible dextrin is 100 has obtained high evaluation in all the evaluation items, and the content of the indigestible dextrin It turned out that Example 3 whose mass is 211 has obtained still higher evaluation in all the evaluation items. Among them, Example 2 and Example 3 obtained exceptionally higher evaluation than Example 1 for the items “ease of drinking” and “goodness of throat”. From this, it is understood that the beverage of the present invention preferably has a water-soluble dietary fiber content of 100 or more when the content of ferulic acid is 1 among the solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent. It was.

Since the beverage of the present invention contains ferulic acid and has excellent taste, ferulic acid can be easily and continuously ingested. The anti-fatigue action can be effectively used. Therefore, the beverage of the present invention is a food and drink suitable for daily eating and drinking, for example, general food and drink, food and drink for specified health use, functional display food and drink, nutrition function food and drink, health function food and drink, special use food and drink It can be used as nutritional supplement foods, health supplement foods, supplements, beauty foods, and other health foods.

Claims (6)

A beverage comprising ferulic acid and rice flour, and further containing at least one selected from water-soluble dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C. A beverage comprising ferulic acid, rice flour, and water-soluble dietary fiber, and further containing at least one selected from vitamin B and vitamin C. The beverage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the content of ferulic acid is 0.05% or more of the solid component obtained by distilling off the solvent. The drink according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content of water-soluble dietary fiber is 10% or more of the solid component obtained by distilling off the solvent. 5. The content mass of water-soluble dietary fiber when the content mass of ferulic acid is 1 among solid components obtained by distilling off the solvent is 100 or more. 5. Beverages. The beverage according to claim 1, wherein the beverage is a powdered beverage.