JP2965758B2 - How to make honey powder - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for producing honey powder, and more particularly, to a method for producing honey powder by a spray drying method.

[0002] As one of the methods for powdering honey,
Conventionally, there is a vacuum freeze-drying method, which is theoretically an excellent method, but its implementation is not only expensive for equipment but also unsuitable for mass production.
Not an economical method. As another method, honey is added with excipients such as lactose and starch, and then dried in a conventional manner.However, a large amount of excipient is required to obtain a dry powder. However, there is a disadvantage that the field of use is limited.

[0003] A method of heating and concentrating honey is also conceivable, but honey is caramelized at about 90 to 100 ° C, which is unsuitable for producing powdered honey. Furthermore, a method has also been proposed in which the water content of honey is transferred and absorbed into lactose or glucose to precipitate honey with anhydrous ethanol, and this precipitate is vacuum-dried, but this method requires a long operation and a large number of steps, Not an economic method.

[0004] Conventional honey powder generally has high hygroscopicity and is not sufficiently satisfactory in taste.

Therefore, the present inventors have found that heat absorption is low,
We have conducted intensive studies on a method for easily producing honey powder that is stable and has an excellent sweet flavor. As a result, it has been found that the above object can be achieved by spray-drying after adjusting the pH of the honey to within the range of 6 to 8, thereby completing the present invention.

Thus, according to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing honey powder, which comprises adjusting the pH of honey or an aqueous solution thereof to a range of 6 to 8, followed by spray drying.

Hereinafter, the method of the present invention will be described in more detail.

Although the raw material honey may be used as it is, water or water and methanol,
It can also be used in the form of an aqueous solution by dissolving in a mixed aqueous solvent with a water-miscible organic solvent such as ethanol and acetone. The concentration of the raw honey in such an aqueous solution is generally 5 to 50% (v / v), preferably 15 to 35%.
The range of (v / v) is preferable.

[0009] Honey generally has a pH of about 4 in the form of an aqueous solution, and the method of the present invention adjusts the pH of honey or an aqueous solution thereof in advance to a range of 6 to 8, particularly 6.5 to 7.5. There is a great feature in that it is spray-dried after drying. pH
For example, a pharmaceutically or food acceptable base, for example, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, calcium hydroxide, or the like is added to honey or an aqueous solution thereof. It can be done by doing. Further, an anion exchange resin such as Amberlite IRA-68, Amberlite IR
A-400, Amberlite IRA-410, Amberlite IRA-35, Amberlite IRA-45 (manufactured by Organo Corporation), Dowex MSA-1, Dowex SBR-P, Dowex 66 [The Dow Chemical product], Diaion SA10A, Diaion PA306 (all manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd.) or the like to remove anions.

The honey or the aqueous solution thereof whose pH has been adjusted in this manner can be directly subjected to a spray drying step. However, if necessary, before or after the pH adjustment, the honey or the aqueous solution thereof may be subjected to oxidation prevention. An agent, a water-soluble or water-insoluble carrier, a dispersant, a water-soluble inorganic or organic acid salt of a metal, and the like can also be appropriately compounded.

Examples of the antioxidant that can be blended include, for example,
Examples include tocopherol (vitamin E), ersorbic acid, sodium sorbate, ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, and the like. Can be blended.

Examples of the water-soluble or water-insoluble carrier include lactose, α-starch, β-starch, dextrin, cyclodextrin, magnesium oxide,
Pearl calc, etc .; or fibers such as wheat fiber and other grasses, apple meal, mandarin pulp, shiitake fiber, pineapple fiber, and various vegetable extract extract meals are treated with cellulase, pectinase, etc. Decomposed partially decomposed products, etc., and these are generally 0.01 to 10 parts by weight per 1 part by weight of honey solids,
Preferably, it is suitable to mix within the range of 0.5 to 5 parts by weight.

[0013] Examples of dispersants that can be blended include methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, and the like.
Guar gum, gum arabic, gum tragacanth, shellac, and the like.
It can be used in the range of 0% by weight, especially 0.5-5% by weight.

The above-mentioned spray drying of honey or an aqueous solution thereof containing pH-adjusted and appropriately added additives is carried out by
It can be carried out in a manner known per se, for example, an inlet temperature of the drying device of 120 to 200 ° C., an outlet temperature of 70 to 120 ° C.
It can be carried out under conditions of ° C.

The honey powder thus produced is used as it is as a sweetener for foods, beverages, health foods, functional foods, etc., as a quasi-drug taste improver, pharmaceutical taste improver or dragee. Can be used as a raw material.

Further, the honey powder produced by the method of the present invention may contain other sweeteners such as stevia (0.0).
2-3% by weight), licorice extract (0.02 to 0.3% by weight), aspartame (0.02 to 0.3% by weight), fructose (10 to 70% by weight), sucrose (10 to 70% by weight) %),
Glucose (10-70% by weight), reduced maltose (10-70% by weight)
70% by weight), maltose (10-70% by weight), direct tablet oligosaccharide (10-70% by weight), lactulose (10-7%)
0% by weight), fructooligosaccharides (10-70% by weight), etc., alone or in any combination [Weight% in parentheses above is a preferred blending ratio with respect to the honey powder]. Can be enhanced (or adjusted).

Next, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples.

[0018]

Example 1 300 ml of water was added to and dissolved in 62.5 g of honey (from Argentina, clover dense), and the pH was adjusted to 6.8 with a dilute aqueous calcium hydroxide solution.
Immediately Dexipearl SD-20 (manufactured by Shiosui Port Refining Co., Ltd.)
25g, par index # 2 (Matsuya Chemical Co., Ltd.)
5g mixed and added, intake temperature 160 ° C as double dispersion,
Spray drying is performed at an exhaust temperature of 110 ° C., with a yield of 85%,
85 g of honey powder was produced.

The obtained honey powder was a product having a low hygroscopicity and a sweetness that was as good as it had a desirable aroma peculiar to honey.

[0020]

EXAMPLE 2 480 ml of water was added to and dissolved in 100 g of purified honey, and the pH was adjusted to 6.
After adjusting to 8, immediately add 80 g of Paindex # 100 (manufactured by Matsutani Chemical Co., Ltd.) and 0.3 g of vitamin E to make double dispersion, spray-dry at 170 ° C. intake temperature and 120 ° C. exhaust temperature, 140 g of honey powder was produced with a yield of 85%.

The obtained honey powder was a refreshingly sweet product having a low absorptiveness, stable even during long-term storage, and having a favorable aroma peculiar to honey.

[0022]

Example 3 To 50 g of the honey powder produced in Example 1, 20 g of fructose, 20 g of glucose, 10 g of reduced maltose and 0.1 g of stevia were added to produce a honey powder having a mild sweetness.

The resulting honey powder product imparts moderate sweetness and flavor when added to beverages such as cakes, yogurt, fruits, juices and coffee.

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. The pH of honey or an aqueous solution thereof is 6 to 1.
8. A method for producing honey powder, which is adjusted to a range of 8 and then spray-dried. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein an antioxidant is incorporated into the honey or the aqueous solution thereof before or after the pH adjustment. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a water-soluble or water-insoluble carrier and / or a dispersant are added to the honey or the aqueous solution thereof before or after the pH adjustment. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a water-soluble inorganic or organic acid salt of a metal is added to the honey or the aqueous solution thereof before or after the pH adjustment. 5. A method for producing a sweetness-enhancing or regulated honey powder, comprising adding another sweetener to the honey powder produced by the method according to claim 1.