The present invention provides: an Aloe vera extract that can be safely ingested, can be used as a material of food for preventing lifestyle diseases, contains an extremely low level of an anthraquinone (anthraquinone-based compound), and can be added to foods; and a method of producing the Aloe vera extract. A supercritical fluid extraction method can produce an Aloe vera extract containing a mixture that consists of a cyclolanostane compound and a lophenol compound in an amount of 1.0% by mass or more and having the following properties (1) and/or (2):
(1) the mass mixing ratio of the cyclolanostane compound and lophenol compound is as follows:
cyclolanostane compound : lophenol compound = 6.3 : 2.7 to 5.1 : 4.9; and/or
(2) the content of an anthraquinone-based compound is 0.001% by mass or less.
本发明提供了:一种可安全摄入、可用作预防生活习惯病的食品原料、含有极低
水平的
蒽醌(
蒽醌类化合物)、可添加到食品中的芦荟
提取物;以及一种芦荟
提取物的生产方法。超临界流体萃取法可以生产出一种芦荟
提取物,该
提取物含有一种由环
羊毛甾烷化合物和洛
酚化合物组成的混合物,其质量分数为 1.0% 或以上,并具有以下特性(1)和/或(2):
(1) 环
羊毛甾烷化合物和洛
酚化合物的质量混合比如下:
环羊毛甾化合物:
氯酚化合物 = 6.3 : 2.7 至 5.1 :4.9;和/或
(2)
蒽醌类化合物的含量为 0.001%(质量百分比)或以下。