JPS608775B2 - Method for producing pollen extract - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for producing a fragrant, viscous, reddish-brown pollen extract.

Although pollen is a type of cell, it is formed by small reproductive cells and sperm cells inserted into large vegetative cells.

The formation of pollen begins when pollen mother cells are formed, and the young pollen grains are filled with liquid, and the pollen cells are suspended in the liquid and absorb nutrients. It grows by absorbing the liquid force of water. The small pollen cells where pollen begins to form are separated from neighboring cells by a lipoprotein membrane, but gradually substances such as sporopollenin adhere to them from the outside, and substances such as pectin from the inside surround them. Attach to form outer and inner walls. Since the inner wall corresponds to a normal cell wall, pollen is not only surrounded by the cell wall but also covered by the outer wall. In this way, the pollen, which is covered by a hard outer wall, attaches oil-like substances and pigments to its surroundings before it blooms, and then comes out from the flower. The outer wall of the pollen contains sporopollenin and lignin,
Furthermore, the inner wall contains pectin and cellulose, the cell membrane contains lipids and proteins, and the inside of the cell membrane contains starch granules and lipid particles. Pollen dumplings are made by hardening the pollen into a dumpling-like shape with nectar and bee saliva when bees carry pollen, and bees carry it to the hive by attaching it to their legs.

In addition, pollen contains many times more sugar and amino acids than normal cells, and also contains large amounts of proteins, vitamins, and enzymes, as well as pigments and aroma components such as carotenoids and flavonoids, along with oil-like substances. It's attached.

Therefore, foods and cosmetics that use pollen have become commercially available, but because the outer wall of pollen is hard and stable, the effective components of pollen are not absorbed and are excreted as is. I often put it away. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a method for producing a pollen extract that extracts the natural pigments and scents of pollen as well as effective components contained in the pollen. The purpose is to

The present invention will be explained in detail below.

Add purified water of 40 to 60% of the amount of pollen, etc. to pollen and pollen dumplings or crushed pollen, stir well to disperse uniformly, and then add alcohol to 40 to 60% of the amount of pollen, etc.
Add 6 times the amount and macerate to extract the active ingredients such as pollen,
After that, the extract was filtered in a furnace, and concentrated using a vacuum concentrator at a liquid temperature of 40 to 50 qo and an evaporation vacuum of 10 to 5 days, until the alcohol content was completely removed. get.

Example 1 Add 5 ml of purified water to 10 ml of pollen, stir well to disperse it uniformly, then add 50 ml of alcohol such as ethanol or methanol and soak for 4 to 5 hours to extract the active ingredients of the pollen.

Incidentally, a homo mixer may be used for the above-mentioned rope worship. Thereafter, the extract is filtered through a furnace cloth and concentrated using a vacuum concentrator at a liquid temperature of 45 quarts and an evaporation vacuum level of 30 days until the alcohol content is completely removed. Example 2 Add 10k9 of pollen to 10k9 of purified water, stir well to disperse it evenly, add 25% of alcohol such as ethanol or methanol, and soak for about 20 to 30 minutes to dissolve the pollen. After extracting the active ingredients and transferring only the extract to another container, add 25% alcohol to the remaining material (pollen dumplings).
After adding the final ingredient and soaking the pollen for about 20 to 3 minutes to extract the active ingredients of the pollen that could not be extracted last time, return the extract transferred to the other container and mix. Then, the extract was heated in a furnace and concentrated using a vacuum concentrator at a liquid temperature of 50°C and an evaporation vacuum level of 3 days and days until the alcohol content was completely removed.

Although pollen was used in the first embodiment and pollen dango was used in the second example, either of them may be used in each example, and crushed pollen may be used instead of pollen or pollen dango. may be used.

In this case, the effective components of pollen can be efficiently extracted, but the process of crushing the pollen increases. Also, the above 2
In each of the examples, the degree of evaporation vacuum of the vacuum concentrator was set to 3 days and 3 days, but it is not limited to this and may be around io to 5 days, and the liquid temperature etc. are also the same as in the examples. Not limited. As described above, according to the present invention, in addition to the natural pigments and scents attached to pollen, the active ingredients of pollen that are covered with a hard outer wall are extracted with alcohol, filtered through a furnace, and then depressurized. By using this pollen extract in honey and processed honey products, it is possible not only to obtain nutritious and fragrant honey and its processed products, but also to obtain pollen extract in general. It can be effectively used in health foods and cosmetics, and it can also be used in pharmaceuticals, so its range of use is wide.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Add water in an amount of 40 to 60% of the amount of pollen, etc. to pollen and pollen dumplings or crushed pollen, stir and disperse uniformly, and then add alcohol in an amount of 4 to 60% of the amount of pollen, etc.
A pollen extract characterized by adding 6 times the amount and soaking it to extract the active ingredients of the pollen, etc., filtering the extract and concentrating it under reduced pressure to remove the alcohol content and obtain a pollen extract. Production method.