JP4148967B2 - Incense stick and method for producing incense stick - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an incense stick, in particular an incense stick called a Kyo incense stick, and a method for producing the incense stick. The present invention relates to an incense stick having strength and flexibility, which is obtained by extruding a composition in an extrusion machine.

The incense stick is originally a scent that is sown when admiring the virtues of Buddha or scolding the spirit of the dead. When manufacturing such an incense stick, a thin incense stick called a small incense stick, in particular, according to a conventional manufacturing method, basically, incense wood, which is various natural products, is finely chopped. Mix the fine pieces, add water to the viscous powder and / or paste, knead to give the viscous composition, extrude it using an extruder and dry it. Is to get.
When this method is used, it is unavoidable that the yield of the product deteriorates due to breakage or cracking as well as deformation during drying, especially in a thin incense stick having a diameter of 1.5 mm or less. However, it is easy to break, and the yield is poor, so it has been forced to give up manufacturing, disappeared from the market despite the strong demand, and can no longer be seen.

  In order to prevent the incense sticks from breaking and brittleness, in order to increase the strength of the incense stick, a paste or a synthetic paste is used in combination with the powder of the bark of the sticky oak bark. However, although the strength can be increased by adding glue or synthetic glue to overcome the brittleness and fragility, the amount added is increased in order to satisfy the required strength. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the original scent of the incense stick is disturbed, does not ignite, or disappears during combustion. In order to avoid this phenomenon, a combustion aid is used, but the original scent is affected. It is not impossible to make fine incense as a work of art without paying off the profits, but after all it must be a hobby. From this situation, it became difficult to produce a thin incense stick with a small diameter without sacrificing the properties of the incense stick in a commercially standing state, and the incense stick with the current thickness became common. There is a background. Thus, the elegant ultra-fine Kyoto incense that has been handed down since ancient times in Japan has declined. The present invention makes it possible to establish a technology suitable for the production of elegant Japanese fine incense from ancient times as a work of art, not as a work of art.

The present invention is a thin incense in the above-mentioned situation (commonly referred to as Kyo Incense), especially an incense with a diameter of 1.5 mm or less (in the present invention, a thin incense stick, a fine incense stick, And a composition suitable for the production of fine incense that can be produced, and a thin incense produced therefrom and a method for producing the fine incense.
That is, the present invention
(1) An incense stick containing a water-soluble dietary fiber selected from Chinese herbal flavoring strips, a binder and corn-based water-soluble dietary fiber and legume-based water-soluble dietary fiber .
(2) The incense stick according to (1), wherein the ratio of the binder and the water- soluble dietary fiber is 0.1 to 2.0 parts by weight of the water-soluble dietary fiber with respect to 1 part by weight of the binder. The incense stick according to any one of (1) and (2), selected from hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose or a salt thereof (4) The water-soluble dietary fiber is a polysaccharide according to any one of (1) to (3) diameter of incense (5) incense according is 1.5 millimeters (1) to (4) incense (6) Chinese medicine flavor strip, binder and corn-based water-soluble dietary fiber and of any one of An incense stick characterized by mixing water-soluble dietary fiber selected from legume-based water-soluble dietary fiber , adding water, kneading, and then extruding the obtained cocoon-shaped composition using an extrusion molding machine the method of manufacturing (7) extrusion There characterized in that it comprises a die following diameter 1.5 mm (6) incense process for the preparation of description.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have conducted various researches. As a result, a mixture containing a herbal fragrance fragment, a binder and dietary fiber was prepared, and a koji-like composition kneaded by adding water thereto was obtained. The present inventors have found that the problem can be solved by a method of producing an incense stick, which is characterized by extruding and molding this using an extrusion molding machine. That is, the main point of the problem solving in the present invention is to use dietary fiber together with a binder. It is not clear what action the dietary fiber is, but it is surprising that it gives strength and flexibility to the thin incense stick.
Here, as the herbal medicine fragrance strip used in the present invention, for example, mandala, scented incense, sandalwood, cinnamon, clove, fragrance, benzoin, wood incense, dragon brain, scented potato, etc. These are used alone or in combination as appropriate in association with the desired scent.
Next, examples of the binder include starch paste, cellulose derivatives such as hydroxypropyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose or salts thereof (for example, sodium salt, aluminum salt, etc.), and one or more of these binders are used. Can be used in combination.

Examples of dietary fiber used together with these binders include dextrin, water-soluble dietary fiber, and water-insoluble dietary fiber, but water-soluble dietary fiber is preferably used. These dietary fibers are preferably polysaccharides derived from, for example, corn and beans. If a substance that emits a special odor due to burning of protein, etc. is included, it will cause damage to the scent of burning the incense stick, so it is in a state that does not impair the scent, such as removing protein by purification etc. It is desirable to use something. Other substances such as polyvinyl alcohol and sodium polyacrylate can be used in place of or as part of dietary fiber as long as the incense is burned, as long as the fragrance is not impaired.
Here, the use ratio of the dietary fiber used with a binder is 0.1-2.0 weight part of dietary fiber with respect to 1 weight part of binder, Preferably it is 0.5-1.0 weight part. When the amount of dietary fiber is less than 0.1 parts by weight, the effect does not appear, and when it is more than 2.0 parts by weight, the effect is flat.

In addition to these, although not essential to the present invention, as additives conventionally used in the manufacture of incense sticks, wood flour, rice bran powder, powdered charcoal, crystalline cellulose, corn starch, potato starch, activated carbon, Excipients such as lactose, fructose, sucrose, soft anhydrous silicic acid, heavy anhydrous silicic acid, aluminum silicate, titanium oxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide and other inorganic salts, hydroxide, An oxide etc. are mentioned. These inorganic substances also function as excipients.
Furthermore, as the pigment added for coloring the kneaded soot-like composition or the incense stick made from this, the red-type food red No. 102, the food red No. 2, the food red No. 106, the rhodamine, etc. Examples include Food Yellow No. 4, etc., Blue Food Blue No. 1, Methyl Violet, Methylene Blue, Malachite Green, and their aluminum lakes. These pigments used are useful for enriching the color modeling of the incense surface.
Furthermore, an oxidizing agent (combustion aid) that acts to help burning the incense can be added. Examples of the oxidizing agent include potassium chlorate, sodium chlorate, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate and the like.

  The blending ratio of the usage amounts of the herbal medicine fragrance strips, binders and dietary fibers in carrying out the present invention is selected from the range described in Table 1 and mixed appropriately to form a bowl-shaped composition. The present invention can be implemented.

  In addition, it can be used by appropriately selecting from the above-mentioned additives such as coloring, auxiliary combustion, and additives for assisting shaping. Table 2 shows the blending ratios of the amounts of raw materials used to appropriately carry out the present invention, in which additives and the like are appropriately selected. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  The fine incense obtained by the present invention has no problems in combustibility and fragrance, has sufficient strength and flexibility, does not deform or break during drying, has a diameter of 1.5 mm or less, and has a short length. It can be manufactured in shapes ranging up to 20 centimeters.

Table 3 shows the physical properties of the above Examples and Reference Examples.
For each example and reference example, two types of incense sticks having a diameter of 1.5 mm and a conventional incense stick having a diameter of 2.0 mm were made.
The breaking strength and flexibility were measured by performing a three-point bending test with a creep meter RE3305 breaking strength analyzer (Yamaden Co., Ltd.) at a fulcrum distance of 40 mm. The breaking strength was the maximum load applied to the incense stick when it was folded, and the flexibility was the deformation rate when the incense stick was broken (the percentage of deflection of the incense stick at the weighted fulcrum is divided by the incense stick diameter and expressed as a percentage). The burning time was determined by measuring the time required to burn and burn out 5 incense sticks in a windless room, and to calculate the average time (minutes). The fragrance was sensorially evaluated in comparison with the fragrance of the incense stick (Reference Example 1) to which no paste, dietary fiber, combustion aid, etc. were added in addition to rice cake powder according to a conventional production method.
In Reference Example 1, even at the conventional thickness of 2.0 mm, the breaking strength was slightly weak and the flexibility was poor. When carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt (CMCNa) is added to increase strength as in Reference Example 2, various physical properties are improved. However, when this was made into the shape of a thin incense stick of 1.5 mm, neither of Reference Examples 1 and 2 was strong enough to withstand practical use. Further, when the amount of glue added was increased as in Reference Example 3, the strength and flexibility increased, but the flammability deteriorated and disappeared, and the aroma was also affected. Increasing the addition amount of the combustion aid as in Reference Example 4 in order to eliminate the disappearance, although the flammability was slightly improved, the original scent of the incense was further impaired. As in Reference Example 5, when only a sufficient amount of dietary fiber was added without adding a paste, there was no problem with fragrance or combustion, but flexibility and strength were hardly increased.

On the other hand, in the examples, in any of the examples where dietary fiber was added, it was possible to produce an incense stick having sufficient breaking strength and flexibility. As a result, even incense sticks with a thin shape of 1.5 mm showed good physical properties, and it became possible to produce fine incense sticks that could withstand practical use. Even if the amount of dietary fiber added was increased, the flammability was very good, and the influence on the fragrance due to the increase in the amount of combustion aid added was suppressed.
In this way, the present manufacturing method not only made it possible to produce a thin incense stick of 1.5 mm, but also showed good physical properties even at a thickness of 2.0 mm, which also helps to improve the incense stick of the conventional thickness. I found out.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated further more concretely based on an Example and a reference example, this invention is not limited by this.

  40g of Chinese herbal fragrance, 15g of flour, 6g of sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose, 10g of powdered charcoal, 10g of aluminum hydroxide, 6g of crystalline cellulose, 5g of light anhydrous silicic acid, corn-based water-soluble dietary fiber (Cel Ace (Japanese food processing)) After mixing 4 g, a solution prepared by dissolving 1 g of a yellow pigment and 3 g of a combustion aid in about an equal amount of water was added and kneaded well to make it uniform. Extruded to a thickness of 0.5 mm and 2.0 mm, cut to a length of 22 cm and dried.

  40g of Chinese herbal fragrance, 15g of flour, 6g of sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose, 10g of powdered charcoal, 10g of aluminum hydroxide, 6g of crystalline cellulose, 5g of light anhydrous silicic acid, beans-based water-soluble dietary fiber (Soya Five (Fuji Oil Co., Ltd.) )) After mixing 4 g, add a solution of 1 g of yellow pigment and 3 g of combustion aid in about an equal amount of water and knead well to make it uniform. Extruded to a thickness of 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm in diameter, cut to a length of 22 cm and dried.

  After mixing 40g of Chinese herb flavoring fine pieces, 15g of potato powder, 6g of sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose, 10g of powdered charcoal, 10g of aluminum hydroxide, 6g of crystalline cellulose, 5g of light anhydrous silicic acid, 9g of legume water-soluble dietary fiber, etc. A solution prepared by dissolving 1 g of a yellow pigment and 3 g of a combustion aid in a quantity of water was added and kneaded well so as to be uniform, and the obtained soot-like composition was thickened with a diameter of 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm using an extruder. It was extruded and then cut to a length of 22 cm and dried.

Reference example 1
After mixing 40g of Chinese herbal fragrance pieces, 25g of flour, 10g of powdered charcoal, 10g of aluminum hydroxide, 6g of crystalline cellulose and 5g of light anhydrous silicic acid, 1g of yellow pigment and 1.5g of combustion aid were added to approximately equal amounts of water. The melted solution is added and kneaded well so as to be uniform, and the obtained cocoon-like composition is extruded to a thickness of 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm in an extruder and cut to a length of 22 cm. Dried.

Reference example 2
After mixing 40 g of Chinese herb flavoring fine pieces, 15 g of potato powder, 6 g of sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose, 10 g of powdered charcoal, 10 g of aluminum hydroxide, 6 g of crystalline cellulose, and 5 g of light anhydrous silicic acid, 1 g of yellow pigment is added to about an equal amount of water, A mixture of 1.5 g of combustion aid was added and kneaded well so as to be uniform, and the obtained soot-like composition was extruded to a thickness of 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm in an extruder, Cut to a length of 22 cm and dried.

Reference example 3
After mixing 40g of Chinese herbal fragrance fine pieces, 15g of flour, 10g of sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose, 10g of powdered charcoal, 10g of aluminum hydroxide, 6g of crystalline cellulose and 5g of light anhydrous silicic acid, 1g of yellow pigment in about equal amount of water, A mixture of 1.5 g of combustion aid was added and kneaded well so as to be uniform, and the obtained soot-like composition was extruded to a thickness of 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm in an extruder, Cut to a length of 22 cm and dried.

Reference example 4
After mixing 40g of Chinese herbal fragrance fine pieces, 15g of flour, 10g of sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose, 10g of powdered charcoal, 10g of aluminum hydroxide, 6g of crystalline cellulose and 5g of light anhydrous silicic acid, 1g of yellow pigment in about equal amount of water, A solution obtained by dissolving 3 g of combustion aid was added and kneaded well so as to be uniform, and the obtained soot-like composition was extruded to a thickness of 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm in an extruder to obtain a length. Cut to 22 cm and dried.

Reference Example 5
After mixing 40g of Chinese herbal fragrance pieces, 15g of flour, 10g of powdered charcoal, 10g of aluminum hydroxide, 6g of crystalline cellulose, 5g of light anhydrous silicic acid and 10g of legume water-soluble dietary fiber, 1g of yellow pigment in approximately equal amount of water Then, a solution obtained by dissolving 3 g of the combustion aid was added and kneaded well so as to be uniform, and the obtained soot-like composition was extruded and formed into a thickness of 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm in an extruder. Cut to 22 cm and dried.

Claims (7)

An incense stick comprising a water-soluble dietary fiber selected from Chinese herbal flavoring strips, a binder and corn-based water-soluble dietary fiber and legume-based water-soluble dietary fiber . The incense stick of Claim 1 whose ratio of a binder and water- soluble dietary fiber is 0.1-2.0 weight part of water-soluble dietary fiber with respect to 1 weight part of binder.   The incense stick according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the binder is selected from starch paste, hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose or a salt thereof. The incense stick according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the water-soluble dietary fiber is a polysaccharide. The incense stick according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the incense stick has a diameter of 1.5 mm or less. A herb-like composition obtained by mixing water -soluble dietary fiber selected from Chinese herbal flavoring strips, binders and corn-based water-soluble dietary fiber and legume-based water-soluble dietary fiber , adding water and kneading. A method for producing an incense stick, characterized in that extrusion molding is performed using an extrusion molding machine. The method for producing an incense stick according to claim 6, wherein the extrusion molding machine includes a die having a diameter of 1.5 mm or less.