JP2005000033A - Food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide food, as a healthy and nutritious food, delaying the process of growing old, preventing diseases easy to cause with age, particularly having antioxidant function, age retarding function, improvement in the exercise ability, tiredness recovery, skin rejuvenation, revitalization, invigoration and fertility increase, solving irregular menstruation, menopausal disorder, chill, swelling and constipation, and having ingredients to increase beneficial cholesterol making blood smoothly flow and decrease levels of neutral fat in the blood causing slimy state. <P>SOLUTION: The food is such as to contain coenzyme Q<SB>10</SB>, Maca extract powder, DHA and/or EPA, and Vitamin E. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to food. More specifically, it has anti-oxidant action, suppression of aging, improvement of exercise ability, recovery from fatigue, skin rejuvenation, nourishing tonicity, toughness, pregnancy promotion effect, irregular menstruation, menopause, coldness, swelling, constipation, etc. It is related to health and nutritional foods that contain components that can reduce the neutral fat in the blood that increases the amount of good cholesterol that makes the blood smoother and causes muddyness.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Recently, a new concept of “self-medication”, that is, maintaining and managing one's own health under the responsibility of oneself, has been advocated, and the aging society has already begun. There is a need for foods that are likely to prevent prevalent diseases.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a food that can delay aging and prevent diseases that are likely to occur with aging.
Other objects of the present invention are antioxidant, suppression of aging, improvement of exercise ability, recovery from fatigue, skin rejuvenation, nourishing tonicity, toughness, pregnancy promotion effect, irregular menstruation, menopause, cooling, swelling It is to provide health and nutritional foods that contain ingredients that can eliminate constipation, increase the amount of good cholesterol that makes blood smooth, and reduce the neutral fat in the blood that causes muddyness.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides the following foods.
1. A food containing coenzyme Q, maca extract powder, and DHA and / or EPA.
2. A food containing coenzyme Q, maca extract powder, and fish oil containing DHA and / or EPA.
3. 3. The food according to 1 or 2 above, wherein the coenzyme Q is coenzyme Q10.
4). Furthermore, the foodstuff of any one of said 1-3 containing vitamin E.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The coenzyme Q used as the first component of the present invention, particularly coenzyme Q10, has a reputation for boosting energy production in the body in the United States, which is a major supplement nation, and has always been well-being. It is a popular nutrition food that boasts the top 5 sales. In Japan, in 1974, it was approved as a therapeutic drug for heart diseases such as congestive heart failure and has been used as a pharmaceutical product. In March 2001, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revised the food category, making it possible to use it as food. Coenzyme Q10 is an important component that originally exists in the body and is involved in the production of energy in the cell, and has an antioxidant action and also plays an important role in protecting the body from active oxygen. Coenzyme Q10 can be synthesized in vivo, but its production capacity generally declines at the peak of 20 years old, and many people over 50 years old are in a deficient state. It is said that replenishment is effective. Further, it is important as a component of the food of the present invention in that only a small amount can be replenished from a daily meal.
Expected actions of coenzyme Q10 include antioxidant action, suppression of aging, improvement of exercise ability, recovery from fatigue, skin rejuvenation, and the like.
Coenzyme Q is also called ubiquinone t, and coenzymes Q6 to 10 are known. Any of coenzymes Q6-10 can be used in the present invention.
[0006]
The maca extract powder used as the second component of the present invention is a powdered maca extract, a plant native to Peru, South America. Maca extract powder, also called “Andean carrot”, is a precious food that only some privileged classes could eat. Maca extract powder is said to be excellent in nourishing tonic, strong, and pregnancy-promoting effects, and to eliminate irregular menstruation, menopause, coldness, swelling, and constipation.
It is said that the reason for its various effects is that it contains abundant minerals such as calcium, iron, and iodine in addition to carbohydrates, proteins, vitamin B group and vitamin E.
It has been reported that research institutions such as Germany, France, and the United States have continued treatment with maca for treatment of infertility, cold sensation and ED for several years.
[0007]
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), which are the third component of the present invention, may use DHA and / or EPA itself, or may be used in the form of fish oil rich in this. good. DHA and EPA, which are abundant in blue fish such as sardines and tuna, are used as raw materials for substances that suppress platelet aggregation. It has been confirmed by human experiments that triglycerides are reduced. In addition, it has been confirmed that it penetrates into cell membranes such as erythrocytes and softens the membrane.
[0008]
In the present invention, the above three components are essential components, but it is desirable that vitamin E is further contained as the fourth component. Vitamin E functions as a raw material antioxidant.
In the food of the present invention, the content of coenzyme Q is preferably 15 to 25% by mass, more preferably 18 to 22% by mass, and the content of maca extract powder is preferably 15 to 25% by mass, and more preferably 18%. -22% by weight, DHA and / or EPA content is preferably 12-20% by weight, more preferably 14-18% by weight, thus for example as fish oil containing 30-40% by weight, preferably 40 It is -67 mass%, More preferably, it is 48-58 mass%. The content of vitamin E is preferably 2 to 10% by mass, more preferably 4 to 6% by mass.
[0009]
The foodstuff of this invention can be easily manufactured by mixing the said component. Usually, coenzyme Q and maca extract powder are solid, and fish oil and vitamin E containing DHA and / or EPA are oils. Therefore, all components may be mixed and molded into an arbitrary shape.
At this time, rice wax extracted from rice, beeswax or the like may be added as a thickener. The addition amount of the thickener is preferably 4 to 10% by mass, more preferably 6 to 8% by mass.
[0010]
The form of the food of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be any form such as a tablet, liquid, capsule, and the like. By setting it as a tablet or a capsule, handling and oral intake of food become easier.
In the case of a tablet, it is desirable to coat the tablet surface with a coating material such as gelatin or glycerin.
Or it is good also as a capsule. As a capsule coating material, gelatin is generally used.
[0011]
The food of the present invention contains coenzyme Q in one tablet or capsule, preferably 30 to 70 mg, more preferably 40 to 60 mg, usually about 50 mg, maca extract powder, preferably 30 to 70 mg, more preferably 40-60 mg, usually about 50 mg, fish oil containing 30-40% by weight of DHA and / or EPA, preferably 100-160 mg, more preferably 115-145 mg, usually about 130 mg, vitamin E preferably 7-13 mg More preferably, it is desirable to contain 9 to 11 mg, usually about 10 mg.
Ingestion is appropriately 1 to 4, usually 2 of the above tablets or capsules per day for an adult, and the intended purpose is achieved by taking it daily. For example, when taking two daily doses, it may be twice in the morning and evening.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
The food of the present invention, when taken orally, has an antioxidant effect, suppression of aging, improvement of exercise ability, fatigue recovery, skin rejuvenation, nourishing tonicity, strong fertility, pregnancy promotion effect, irregular menstruation, menopause, It can eliminate cold, swelling, constipation, etc., increase the good cholesterol that makes the blood smooth, and reduce the neutral fat in the blood that causes muddy.
[0013]
【Example】
50 g of coenzyme Q10, 50 g of maca extract powder, 132 g of tuna extract oil containing DHA and / or EPA (DHA content: 35.6 g, EPA content: 6.6 g), and 28 g of vitamin E are mixed well. This is wrapped in a soft capsule made of gelatin and glycerin, and the mass of one grain is 420 mg (coenzyme Q10 50 mg, maca extract powder 50 mg, tuna extract oil containing DHA and EPA 132 mg (DHA: 35.64 mg, EPA: 6 6 mg) and 1000 soft capsules containing 28 mg of vitamin E).

Claims (4)

A food containing coenzyme Q, maca extract powder, and DHA and / or EPA. A food containing coenzyme Q, maca extract powder, and fish oil containing DHA and / or EPA. The food according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coenzyme Q is coenzyme Q10. Furthermore, the foodstuff of any one of Claims 1-3 containing vitamin E.