申请人:KANEKA CORPORATION
公开号:EP1477177A1
公开(公告)日:2004-11-17
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a hydrophobic licorice extract which is useful for applications, such as food, food additives, functional nutritive food, food for specified health uses, dietary supplements, drink, feedstuff, drugs, and quasi-drugs, and which has satisfactory powder characteristics.
This invention relates to a method for producing a hydrophobic licorice extract comprises performing extraction from licorice with a water-soluble organic solvent, the area of the bark of the licorice occupying at least 30% of the total surface area of the licorice. This invention also relates to a method for producing a hydrophobic licorice extract comprises crystallizing an extract extracted from licorice, or an extraction residue of the licorice, with a water-soluble organic solvent in a mixed solvent comprising water and the water-soluble organic solvent, the weight ratio, water/(water-soluble organic solvent + water), being 1/3 or more.
本发明的目的是提供一种生产疏水甘草提取物的方法,该提取物可用于食品、食品添加剂、功能性营养食品、特定保健用途食品、膳食补充剂、饮料、饲料、药物和准药物等应用,并具有令人满意的粉末特性。
本发明涉及一种生产疏水性甘草提取物的方法,包括用水溶性有机溶剂从甘草中提取,甘草树皮的面积至少占甘草总表面积的 30%。本发明还涉及一种生产疏水性甘草提取物的方法,包括在由水和水溶性有机溶剂组成的混合溶剂中,用水溶性有机溶剂对从甘草中提取的提取物或甘草提取残渣进行结晶,水/(水溶性有机溶剂+水)的重量比为 1/3 或以上。