JPS60178882A - Vitamin E solubilized powder composition - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:The titled composition, obtained by incorporating vitamin E and a sugar (alcohol) and saponin as a solubilizing agent in water, agitating the solution, and drying and powdering the solution, capable of solubilizing the vitamin E transparent, and powdered without deteriorating the solubilizing power. CONSTITUTION:1-15wt% vitamin E, 5-25wt% saponin, preferably soybean saponin and 3-30wt% sugar or sugaralcohol, e.g. glucose, are incorporated in the remainder of water, and agitated, and the resultant solution is dried and powdered to give the aimed composition. 0.5-7wt% emulsifying agent, e.g. polyglycerol ester of a fatty acid, as an assistant for solubilization is if necessary added.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a solubilized powder composition of vitamin E. More specifically, after solubilizing vitamin E by mixing and stirring an emulsifier such as vitamin E1 saponin, sugar or sugar alcohol, or polyglycerin fatty acid ester in water,
This is a vitamin E solubilized powder composition formed into a dry powder.

Vitamin E is widely known as a natural antioxidant.
Recently, it has been attracting attention as a healthy food material for preventing aging and cardiovascular problems, touting its efficacy. However, vitamin E has strong lipophilicity and viscosity derived from tocol, and polarity derived from the OH group of the chroman nucleus, so it is difficult to dissolve and disperse it in water, even using an emulsifier, and it is a highly viscous colloidal substance. By adding
Methods to prevent creaming and layer separation are often taken. Even when added to soft drinks, drinks, and other beverages that require transparency, they become cloudy, and solubilizing them has been considered extremely difficult.

The inventor of the present application conducted various studies to see if vitamin E could be solubilized, and completed the present invention based on the knowledge that the solubilizing power of saponin is extremely large.

That is, by mixing and stirring 1-15% by weight of vitamin E, 5-25% of saponin, and 3-30% by weight of sugars or sugar alcohols into the remaining water, vitamin E is solubilized transparently, and the solubilizing power is increased by drying. It was discovered that it could be powdered without reducing the quality.

Furthermore, in the above ingredients, one or more emulsifiers selected from polyglycerin fatty acid ester, sucrose fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene tuljitan fatty acid ester, and lecithin are added.
It has been found that by adding % by weight, vitamin E can be more effectively solubilized into a transparent state, and that the solubilizing power does not decrease even when the vitamin E is then dried and powdered.

The saponin used in the present invention is a triterpene or steroid glycoside widely distributed in the plant kingdom, and exhibits excellent foaming and emulsifying effects. Saponins that can be used for the purpose of this application include soybean saponin obtained from soybeans and Quillaja saponin obtained from Quillaja bark, a member of the Rosaceae family distributed in South America, which have shown good results.

The amount of saponin used is 5 to 25% by weight; if it is less than 5% by weight, solubilization cannot be achieved, and if it is more than 25% by weight, it is not necessary from the viewpoint of effectiveness and economy.

Examples of sugars or sugar alcohols that can be used in the present invention include glucose, sugar, fructose, galactose, mannose, maltose, lactose, starch syrup, invert sugar, high-fructose sugar, dextrin, and sorbitol.

The amount of sugar or sugar alcohol used is 3 to 30% by weight,
If it is less than 3% by weight, vitamin E can be solubilized, but its stability is poor, and this tendency is particularly noticeable when it is powdered. 30 again
If it exceeds % by weight, the viscosity of the aqueous solution increases, making it difficult to dry in practice, which is not preferable.

Vitamin E as used in the present invention is a natural d-type α, β, γ, δ
tocopherols and mixtures thereof, dJ2 type α, β, γ, δ tocopherols and mixtures thereof, d type and d( type mixture).

The amount of vitamin E used is 1 to 15% by weight, and if it is less than 1% by weight, the concentration of vitamin E is too low to be practically used, and if it is more than 15% by weight, vitamin E cannot be solubilized.

The polyglycerin fatty acid ester used as a solubilization aid in the present invention is obtained by esterifying polyglycerin with a polymerization degree of 5 to 20 with a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and has many free hydroxyl groups. I like things.
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For sucrose fatty acid ester, the number of moles of ethylene oxide added may be 8188 or more, and for polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid ester and polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, it is sufficient that the number of moles added is 5 mole or more. Lecithin is preferably soybean phospholipid, especially purified lecithin.

One or more of these emulsifiers can be used, but the amount used is 0.5 to 7% by weight. If it is less than 0.5% by weight, it is not effective in solubilizing vitamin E, and if it is more than 7% by weight, it is not economical or effective. Not necessary for effectiveness.

These emulsifiers can be used in combination with glycerin fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, and the like.

The vitamin E solubilized powder composition of the present invention is produced as follows.

That is, saponin, sugar or sugar alcohol, and if necessary an emulsifier such as polyglycerin fatty acid ester are added to dry water, and the water is humidified to 80° C. to dissolve and disperse. Warmed vitamin E is mixed with this, stirred with a stirrer such as a homomixer to solubilize, and then cooled to room temperature. If a large amount of foam is generated, an antifoaming agent may be added.

The vitamin E solubilized composition thus obtained is dried and powdered by methods such as spray drying, foam drying, vacuum drying, and freeze-vacuum drying. It may be pulverized to make the particle size uniform.

The vitamin E powder composition thus obtained is rapidly dissolved and dispersed in water to form a transparent vitamin E solubilized liquid.

Furthermore, even if this powder is stored at 40° C. for two months, the transparency is hardly changed when dissolved and dispersed in water, especially when an emulsifier is added, and it is extremely stable.

Therefore, vitamin E, which is a viscous liquid, can be powdered without sacrificing its solubilizing power, resulting in the following effects.

In other words, since it is a complete powder, handling such as transportation and weighing has become easier. In addition, it can be freely mixed with water-soluble vitamins, sugars, proteins, amino acids, minerals, etc., so it can be used in foods,
It is also advantageous in producing beverages, health foods, and pharmaceuticals.

The present invention will be explained below with reference to Examples.

Example 1 13 g of maltose and 20 g of Quillaja saponin were added to 629 g of drought
5 g of d-mix tocopherol was added to the mixture, heated to dissolve and disperse, and mixed with 5 g of d-mix tocopherol, and mixed with a homomixer for 10 g.
After stirring for a minute, spray drying was performed to obtain a vitamin E solubilized powder composition.
After heating, dissolving and dispersing and mixing the heated d(-α-tocopherol 89) and stirring for 8 minutes with a piston homomixer,
The foam was dried and pulverized to obtain a vitamin E solubilized powder composition.

Example 3 Sugar 21g, Quillaja saponin 10g, octaglycerin distearate 37, sucrose fatty acid ester 2
g in 57 g of warm water, dissolved and dispersed by heating, mixed with 7 g of heated d-α-tocopherol, stirred in a homomixer for 10 minutes, vacuum dried, and pulverized.
A solubilized powder composition was obtained.

Example 4 10 g of maltose, 5 g of lactose, 89 g of Quillaja saponin, 59 g of soybean saponin, and 5 g of decaglycerin civalmitic acid ester were added to 61 g of warm water, dissolved and dispersed by heating, and 6 g of heated d-mix tocopherol was added and ultrasonic emulsified. After solubilizing in a machine for 10 minutes, the mixture was freeze-dried and pulverized to obtain a vitamin E solubilized composition.

Example 5 23 g of Quillaja saponin was added to 67 g of warm water, dissolved and dispersed by heating, 5 g of lecithin was added, 5 g of tcdJl-α-tocopherol was added, stirred for 10 minutes with a homomixer, and then spray-dried to obtain a vitamin E solubilized powder composition. I got it.

Comparative Example Dextrin 409 and gum arabic 4g were added to hot water 509, dissolved and dispersed by heating, and d-mixed tocopherol 5 was added with sorbitan monopalmitate 1g.
After heating and mixing g, stir with a homomixture for 10 minutes,
Spray drying was performed to obtain a vitamin E emulsified powder composition.

Test Example 1 1 g, 2 g, and 4 g of the vitamin E solubilized powder compositions of Examples 1 to 5 and the vitamin E emulsified powder composition of Comparative Example, respectively.
Dissolve and disperse in a citric acid aqueous solution of pH 4 (6
The results of measuring the transparency at 00 nm were as follows.

1fJ/J! 2'j/J! 49/i Example i 9'
8.2% 95.5% 92.0%Example 2 98.6
% 96.8% 94.0%Example 3 98.4% 9
6.2% 92.2%Example 4 97.7% 95.7
% 91.2% Example 5 97.4% 95.5% 9
1.0% Comparative Example 3.2% 1.5% 1゜1% Test Example 2 The vitamin E'J solubilized powder compositions of Examples 1 to 5 were
Store tightly closed in a thermostatic oven at 0℃ for 30 days and 60 days.
Remove 4g of each daylo and 1 liter of citric acid aqueous solution with pH 4 (
The results of measuring the transparency at 600 nm were as follows.

0 days 30 days Sun/Month 60 days Low Example 1 92.0% 89.2% 87.3% Example 2 94.0% 92.2% 92.0% Example 3 9
2.2% 92.0% 91.4%Example 4 91.2
% 91.0% 90.6%Example 5 91. o% 9
From the results of 0.8% and 90.8% or more, the transparency of the vitamin E solubilized powder composition of the present invention was extremely good even in an acidic solution of PH4, and it hardly changed over time.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Vitamin E obtained by mixing and stirring 1 to 15% by weight of vitamin E, 5 to 25% by weight of saponin, and 3 to 30% by weight of sugars or sugar alcohols into the remaining water, and then drying and powdering the mixture.
Solubilized powder composition. (2) Vitamin E 1-15% by weight, saponin 5-25%, sugar or sugar alcohol 3-30% by weight, polyglycerin fatty acid ester, sucrose fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester A vitamin E solubilized powder composition obtained by mixing and stirring 0.5 to 7% by weight of one or more emulsifiers selected from lecithin and lecithin in the remaining water, and then drying and powdering the mixture.