JPH0420242A - Vegetable powder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain vegetable powder, capable of being blended with various foods and edible even by persons disliking the vegetables by drying leaf vegetables, etc., and powdering the dried leaf vegetables, etc. CONSTITUTION:The objective vegetable powder is obtained by drying leaf vegetables such as spinach, Chinese cabbage or garland chrysanthemum or root vegetables such as carrot, sweet potato, potato, burdock or jam and powdering the dried vegetables.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to vegetable powder to be added to foods.

(Problems to be solved by conventional technology and invention) In the past, there has been a tendency for meals to be mainly meat-based, and for this reason, it is important to increase the intake of vegetables in school lunches, hospital meals, and home meals. Various efforts have been made to do so, but
There are many people who dislike vegetables, and these people have the problem of not consuming enough vegetables, resulting in unbalanced nutrition.

The present invention focuses on the conventional problems as mentioned above, and aims to provide vegetable powder that can be mixed into food by powdering vegetables so that even people who dislike vegetables can eat them. This is an issue.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the vegetable powder of the present invention:
It consists of dried leafy vegetables and root vegetables and turned into powder.

(Function) The vegetable powder of the present invention is powdered leaf vegetables such as spinach, Chinese cabbage, and garland chrysanthemum, and root vegetables such as carrot, sweet potato, potato, burdock, and yam. , paste products such as kamaboko, tempura, sausage and ham,
It can be added to noodles such as udon and soba, bread, hamburgers, ice cream, etc.

In this way, since the vegetables are made into shapeless powders, they can be added to a variety of foods, and since there is no vegetable shape,
You can't tell from the outside that it contains vegetables, so even people who don't like vegetables can eat it.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

The vegetable powder of this example is made by drying leaf vegetables and root vegetables and turning them into powder.

Examples of the vegetables include leafy vegetables such as spinach, Chinese cabbage, and garland chrysanthemum;
Alternatively, root vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes, burdock, and yams may be mentioned, but are not limited to these. Note that it is preferable to carefully select organically grown vegetables.

In addition, when drying vegetables, first wash them completely with water and dry them for a short time (about 2 hours), so that the freshness and quality can be maintained and the flavor and taste of the vegetables can be preserved.

Further, the vegetables are dried using an appropriate drying means such as a dryer or sun-dried, and powder processing is also performed using an appropriate powder processing machine.

Then, the vegetable powder obtained in this way is blended into various foods, such as kamaboko, tempura, pastry products such as sausage and ham, noodles such as udon and soba, bread, as well as hamburgers and ice cream. It is used as follows.

(Effects of the Invention) 1: As explained above, 1. The vegetable powder of the present invention; 3. Since the vegetables are made into a shapeless powder, they can be blended into various foods, and moreover, the vegetables have no shape. Therefore, it is not obvious from the outside that it contains vegetables, and even people who dislike vegetables can enjoy it.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Vegetable powder characterized by drying leaf vegetables and root vegetables and turning them into powder.