JPH1084912A - Preparation for food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a preparation for food having excellent handling property and stability with time which increases hardness in a tablet or granular state so that dietary fibers can be ingested without uncomfortable texture such as rough texture by incorporating a composite material comprising fine cellulose and water-soluble polymers. SOLUTION: This preparation contains a composite material comprising preferably 70 to 95wt.% fine cellulose (A) and 5 to 30wt.% (B) water-soluble polymers such as locust bean gum and casein. The fine cellulose (A) has <=20μm average particle size and 30 to 375 average polymn. degree.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food preparation in the form of tablets, troches, granules, fine granules, etc., which are referred to as health foods, supplements, tablet confections and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Powdered cellulose and crystalline cellulose can be added to food preparations in the form of tablets, troches, granules, fine granules, etc., for the purpose of providing a shaping effect or for mixing insoluble dietary fiber. Generally done.
JP-A-1-296954 or JP-T-Hei 3-50
No. 2047 describes an edible composition in which edible cellulose and a water-soluble edible gum are mixed in a dry state, then compressed and processed into a form such as a tablet. However, food preparations containing conventional powdered cellulose or crystalline cellulose,
By mixing the water-soluble edible gum in a dry state and using it together, the feeling of roughness when chewing or licking in the mouth is reduced, but the effect may not be obtained enough and the feeling of roughness may be felt, especially when dietary fiber It was difficult to mix a large amount in expectation of the effect.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a tablet containing fine cellulose and having a reduced roughness.
An object of the present invention is to provide a food preparation having a high commercial value in the form of a troche, granules, fine granules and the like.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a food preparation containing a complex comprising fine cellulose and a water-soluble polymer. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. Food preparations referred to in the present invention are health foods, supplements, tablets, confections and the like, and are called tablets, troches, granules,
It is in the form of fine particles. The formulation often contains components that are taken by the human body for nutritional or health promotion purposes. For example, vitamin C, vitamin B,
Vitamins such as vitamin E, minerals such as calcium, iron and magnesium, dietary fiber, fats and oils such as DHA, EPA, lecithin, amino acids, proteins, sugars, tea leaves, enzymes, fungi such as lactic acid bacteria, Examples include yeasts, herbs, Chinese medicine, royal jelly, extracts and the like.

[0005] The composite of fine cellulose and water-soluble polymer used in the present invention is not a mixture of fine cellulose and water-soluble polymer in a powder state, but contains fine cellulose and water-soluble polymer in a water-containing state. It is obtained by mixing with a polymer and drying. Fine cellulose is a water-insoluble dietary fiber, and the water-soluble polymer is a water-soluble dietary fiber. Therefore, if the food preparation of the present invention is taken, the dietary fiber can be ingested without a sense of discomfort such as roughness. In addition, in the food preparation containing the complex, the hardness of tablets, granules, and the like is improved by the function of molding fine cellulose.

[0006] The content of the complex in a food preparation varies depending on the dosage form of the preparation, and cannot be specified unconditionally.
It is about 50% by weight. However, in the case of a food preparation containing the complex as a main component of dietary fiber, the complex may occupy most of the preparation. When the content of the composite is less than 1% by weight, the molding function of the composite cannot be exhibited, which is not preferable. Further, it is not preferable in terms of a decrease in dietary fiber content.

The composite will be described in more detail. In the present invention, the fine cellulose preferably has an average particle size of 20 μm or less when dispersed under appropriate stirring in water. At this time, the fraction of 10 μm or more in the particle size distribution is preferably 70% or less. Preferably, the average particle size is 12 μm or less, and the fraction of 10 μm or more is 60% or less. More preferably, the average particle size is 8 μm.
And the fraction of 10 μm or more is 40% or less. Particularly preferably, the average particle size is 4 μm or less,
The fraction of 0 μm or more is 10% or less. Average particle size is 20
When it exceeds μm, when the food preparation is ingested, roughness is felt in the mouth. The texture tends to be improved as the average particle size decreases, but the lower limit is naturally limited by grinding and pulverizing techniques and equipment, and at present it is generally considered to be about 0.05 μm.

[0008] The water-soluble polymer is a water-soluble natural gum used for foods. By covering the surface of the fine cellulose with the water-soluble polymer, the roughness of the fine cellulose is significantly suppressed. Illustrative examples include locust bean gum, guar gum, casein and sodium caseinate, tamarind seed gum, quince seed gum, karaya gum, chitin, chitosan, arabic gum, tragacanth gum, guttie gum, arabinogalactan, agar, carrageenan, alginic acid and the like. Salt, propylene glycol alginate, furceleran, pectin,
Cellulose derivatives such as quince, cod gum, almond gum, aeromonas gum, azotobacter vinegarine gum, ama seed gum, welan gum, psyllium seed gum, xanthan gum, glucomannan, curdlan, pullulan, dextran, gellan gum, gelatin, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and water-soluble soybean Sugars and the like. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Preferred are locust bean gum, guar gum, karaya gum, xanthan gum, tamarind seed gum, carrageenan, glucomannan, agar, gellan gum, gelatin, pectin, alginic acid and salts thereof. In particular, water-soluble polymers classified as galactomannans such as locust bean gum and guar gum are preferred.

The composition ratio of fine cellulose and water-soluble polymer is 20 to 99% by weight of fine cellulose and 1 to 80% by weight of water-soluble polymer. If the amount of the water-soluble polymer is less than 1% by weight, the roughness of the fine cellulose cannot be sufficiently suppressed. When the amount of the water-soluble polymer exceeds 80% by weight, a sticky feeling is produced and the tablet forming function of the fine cellulose tends to decrease. Preferably, the fine cellulose is 50 to 97% by weight and the water-soluble polymer is 3 to 5%.
0% by weight. Particularly preferably, the fine cellulose is 7
0 to 95% by weight and 5 to 30% by weight of the water-soluble polymer.

In addition to the above two components, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides,
Components that can be used in foods such as sugar alcohols, starches, soluble starch, starch hydrolyzate, acidulants, flavors, and pigments can be freely added as appropriate. To specifically explain the composite comprising fine cellulose and a water-soluble polymer used in the present invention, wood pulp, purified linter, regenerated cellulose,
Cellulose-based material such as cereal or fruit-derived plant fiber is subjected to acid polymerization, alkali oxidative decomposition, enzymatic decomposition, steam explosion decomposition, or the like, or a combination thereof to depolymerize to an average degree of polymerization of 30 to 375, It can be obtained by grinding with a mechanical shear, adding a water-soluble polymer, mixing and drying. After adding the water-soluble polymer, grinding and mixing may be performed simultaneously by applying a mechanical shear. Further, the composite is a fine fibrous cellulose that can be obtained by wet grinding with a mechanical shear without subjecting the cellulosic material to chemical treatment, or a powder obtained by pulverizing the cellulosic material. It may be obtained by mixing cellulose with a water-soluble polymer in the presence of water and then drying.

The wet grinding machine is freely selected depending on the amount of water present in the system and the degree of fineness of cellulose. For example, when applying a sufficient mechanical shear to obtain fine cellulose having an average particle size of 8 μm or less, medium stirring mills, for example, a wet vibration mill, a wet planetary vibration mill, a wet ball mill, a wet roll mill, a wet coball mill, In addition to a wet bead mill, a wet paint shaker, and the like, there are a high-pressure homogenizer and the like. About 5 high pressure homogenizers
An effective type is a type in which the slurry is guided to a fine orifice at a high pressure of at least 00 kg / cm ² and face-to-face collides at a high flow rate. The optimal grinding concentration when these mills are used varies depending on the type of machine, but a solid concentration of about 3 to 15% by weight is suitable.

When a mechanical shear is applied so as to obtain fine cellulose having an average particle size of 5 to 20 μm, a slurry-like system having a solid content of about 3 to 25% by weight generally uses a colloid mill, a continuous mill. A grinder such as a ball mill and a homogenizer can be used. To grind a cake-like material having a higher solid content than about 20 to 60% by weight, a kneader, a raikai machine, an extruder and the like are used. Can be used. Also, microfibrous cellulose,
The cellulosic material suspension is treated with a high-pressure homogenizer for 200
It is obtained by passing several times at a pressure of kg / cm ² or more to vary the fiber diameter to about 0.01 to 1 μm. Alternatively, it is obtained by treating the cellulosic material suspension several times with a medium stirring mill.

For the purpose of the present invention, these models can be used alone, but two or more models can be used in combination. These models may be appropriately selected according to the viscosity requirements in various applications. The fine cellulose and the water-soluble polymer are mixed in the presence of moisture and then dried. The most suitable method should be selected depending on the moisture content and condition of the object to be dried. For example, in the case of a slurry, a spray drying method, a drum drying method and the like can be used. For a muddy and rice cake-like material, a tray drying method, a belt drying method, a fluidized bed drying method, a vacuum freeze drying method and the like. Is mentioned. From the viewpoint of reducing roughness, it is preferable that the shape of the composite is approximated to a sphere by a method of forming a slurry and spray drying. The upper limit of the moisture content after drying is preferably 20% by weight or less in consideration of handleability and stability over time. It is more preferably at most 15% by weight. Particularly preferably 10% by weight
It is as follows.

The dried product obtained by a drum drying method, a tray drying method, a belt drying method or the like can be obtained in the form of a flake or a lump, so that it can be obtained by an appropriate method such as an impact mill or a jet mill. It is preferable to pulverize and pulverize it to such an extent that it passes through a No. 40 sieve. The preparation of the food preparation of the present invention is carried out according to a conventional method. In the case of food preparations that require a granulation step such as granules and fine granules, a main component such as vitamin C, a complex composed of fine cellulose and a water-soluble polymer, and, if necessary, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and sugars After mixing alcohols, starches, soluble starch, starch hydrolyzate, acidulants, flavors, pigments, disintegrants, binders, lubricants, etc., while adding the binding solution, water, etc., wet granulation Granulation is performed by extrusion granulation, fluidized bed granulation, stirring granulation, and tumbling granulation. A dry granulation method in which the mixed powder is directly compressed into a sheet without adding a binding liquid, water, or the like, and then crushed may be used. After granulation, if necessary, granulation is performed to prepare a food preparation.

In the case of tablets, troches and the like, the mixed powder is obtained as it is by a direct powder compression method in which the powder is directly molded by applying a compression force of about 0.2 to 5 tons with a tablet molding machine. Alternatively, a granule compression method obtained by compressing granules obtained by the above wet granulation or dry granulation method may be used. These methods are appropriately selected depending on a desired dosage form, physical properties of components, and the like.

[0016]

Now, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to Examples. In addition, the measurement was performed as follows. <Average particle size, ratio of particles having a particle size of 10 μm or more> (1) A sample was charged into an ace homogenizer (AM-T, manufactured by Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.) containing distilled water in an amount of 3.0 g to a total amount of 300 g. (2) Disperse at 15000 rpm for 30 minutes. (3) Horiba laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer (LA-5
00) is used to measure the particle size distribution. The average particle diameter is a particle diameter of an integrated volume of 50%, and the ratio of particles of 10 μm or more is represented by a ratio (%) in a volume distribution.

[0017]

Example 1 Commercial DP pulp was cut and then cut in 7% hydrochloric acid.
The acid-insoluble residue obtained by hydrolysis at 05 ° C for 20 minutes was filtered and washed to prepare a cellulose dispersion having a solid content of 10%. The average particle size of the hydrolyzed cellulose is 25μ.
m. This cellulose dispersion is subjected to a medium stirring wet grinding device (Apex Mill, manufactured by Kotobuki Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd., A
M-1 type), using a zirconia bead having a diameter of 1 mmφ as a medium, performing pulverization treatment in two passes under the conditions of a stirring blade rotation speed of 1800 rpm and a supply amount of a cellulose dispersion of 0.4 l / min, to obtain fine cellulose. Was obtained. The average particle size of this fine cellulose is 3.1 μm and 1
The ratio of particles having a size of 0 μm or more was 2.8%.

This fine cellulose, locust bean gum (Dainippon Pharmaceutical), starch hydrolyzate (Matsuya Chemical)
Was adjusted to a solid content ratio of 70/30/20 to prepare a dispersion having a total solid content of 7.0%. next,
The surface of the drum is treated with a silicone release agent for food using a drum dryer (KDD-1 type manufactured by Kusunoki Kikai Seisakusho Co., Ltd.).
After drying at Kg / cm ² and a rotation speed of 1.0 rpm, the mixture was pulverized to obtain a composite A. When the complex A is redispersed in water,
The average particle size was 3.3 μm, and the ratio of particles having a size of 10 μm or more was 4.0%.

350 g of vitamin C (manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical)
140 g of the complex A and 10 g of sucrose fatty acid ester (Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.) were placed in a plastic bag and mixed for 2 minutes. Next, using a rotary tableting machine clean press (manufactured by Kikusui Seisakusho), a compression force of 1.cm and a weight of 500 mg were set to 1 cm.
Tablets were pressed directly at 5 tons by the powder compression method to obtain tablets containing vitamin C. It was 5.4 kP when the tablet hardness was measured with a tablet hardness measurement device (manufactured by Freund Corporation).

When the obtained tablet was put into the mouth and licked, no rough feeling was felt and the feeling of taking was good.

[0021]

Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, after the commercial DP pulp was cut, the acid-insoluble residue obtained by hydrolysis in 7% hydrochloric acid at 105 ° C. for 20 minutes was filtered and washed, and the hydrolyzed cellulose was wetted. Got a cake. Next, this hydrolyzed cellulose, carrageenan (manufactured by San-Eigen FFI), and starch hydrolyzate were mixed at a solid content ratio of 95/5/30, respectively, and milled and kneaded using a kneader for 2 hours. Subsequently, after drying in an oven, pulverization was performed to obtain a composite B. When the obtained composite B was redispersed in water, the average particle size was 7.8 μm.
In m, the ratio of particles having a size of 10 μm or more was 38%.

After 700 g of vitamin C (manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), 200 g of complex B and 100 g of powdered sugar used in Example 1 were mixed in a plastic bag, the mixture was stirred and kneaded while adding water with a planetary mixer. Next, using Dome Gran (manufactured by Fuji Paudal), a 0.7 mm screen was attached and extrusion granulation was performed, followed by drying and vitamin C
The obtained granules were obtained.

490 g of granules, 10 g of sucrose fatty acid ester
After mixing for 1 minute in a plastic bag, tableting operation was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 (however, the compression force was 0.7 tons), and tablets containing vitamin C were obtained by a wet granule compression method. The tablet hardness was 6.5 kP. When the obtained granules and tablets were put into the mouth and licked, both did not feel grainy and the feeling of taking them was good.

[0024]

Example 3 In the same manner as in Example 1, after the commercial DP pulp was cut, the acid-insoluble residue obtained by hydrolyzing in 7% hydrochloric acid at 105 ° C. for 20 minutes was filtered and washed, and the hydrolyzed cellulose was wetted. Got a cake. Next, this hydrolyzed cellulose and guar gum (manufactured by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) were milled and kneaded for 2 hours using a kneader at a compounding ratio of 80/20, respectively. Next, water was added to the kneaded material to form a slurry to a concentration of 6%, and then spray-dried to obtain a composite C. When the obtained composite C was redispersed in water, the average particle size was 10.
At 5 μm, the proportion of particles 10 μm or larger was 54%.

250 g of calcium carbonate (average particle size 2.0 μm, made of Shiraishi calcium), 125 g of composite C, 90 g of palatinit (manufactured by Mitsui Sugar), 25 g of starch (manufactured by Nichiden Chemical)
g and 10 g of sucrose fatty acid ester were mixed in a plastic bag, and then tableted in the same manner as in Example 1 (however, the compression force was 1 ton) to obtain a tablet containing calcium carbonate. The tablet hardness was 4.8 kP.

When the obtained tablet was put in the mouth and licked, no rough feeling due to cellulose was felt, and the feeling of taking was good.

[0027]

Comparative Example 1 490 g of vitamin C (manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical),
10 g of sucrose fatty acid ester (Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku) was placed in a plastic bag and mixed for 2 minutes. Next, the same operation as in Example 1 was performed to obtain a tablet. The hardness of the obtained tablet was 3.2 kP, and some of the tablets had chipped edges, indicating that the tablet had high abrasion resistance.

[0028]

Comparative Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a commercially available DP pulp was cut, and then acid-insoluble residues obtained by hydrolyzing in 7% hydrochloric acid at 105 ° C. for 20 minutes were filtered and washed, and the hydrolyzed cellulose was wetted. Got a cake. Next, water was added to the hydrolyzed cellulose to form a slurry having a concentration of 15%, and then spray-dried to obtain crystalline cellulose. When this crystalline cellulose was redispersed in water, the average particle size was 28 μm.

A tablet was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that crystalline cellulose was used instead of the complex A. Tablet hardness was 6.0 kP. When the obtained tablet was put in the mouth and licked, a feeling of roughness due to cellulose was felt, and the feeling of taking was not good.

[0030]

Comparative Example 3 250 g of calcium carbonate (average particle size: 2.0 μm, made of Shiraishi calcium), 100 g of crystalline cellulose of Comparative Example 2, 25 g of guar gum, 90 g of palatinit (manufactured by Mitsui Sugar), 25 g of starch (manufactured by Nisseki Chemical), sucrose A tableting operation was performed in the same manner as in Example 3 using 10 g of the fatty acid ester to obtain a tablet containing calcium carbonate. The tablet hardness was 5.2 kP.

When the obtained tablet was put in the mouth and licked, a feeling of roughness caused by cellulose was felt, and the feeling of taking the tablet was not good. Even when crystalline cellulose and guar gum, which is a water-soluble polymer, were mixed in a powder state, no reduction in roughness was observed.

[0032]

As described above, the food preparation of the present invention contains a complex comprising fine cellulose and a water-soluble polymer, so that dietary fiber can be ingested without a sense of discomfort such as roughness. In addition, the hardness of tablets, granules, and the like is improved by the function of forming fine cellulose.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A food preparation comprising a complex comprising fine cellulose and a water-soluble polymer.