Highly water-soluble agave / inulin, agave / inulin-containing products, agave / inulin-derived products, by-products, and production methods thereof

摘要

Inulin contained in a high concentration in agave plants growing in dry land is exclusively used for the production of alcoholic beverages such as tequila, and from this plant, high value-added, highly water-soluble inulin is produced. Also, agave syrup, tequila, alcoholic beverage or highly water-soluble inulin is produced from the squeezed rice cake. The present invention chops a corm (several tens of kg) used for tequila production called a pina of an agave plant, inactivates enzymes at room temperature or by heating to soften the tissue, and then squeezes the juice Extracted and purified using an adsorbent resin is produced as a concentrate or as a powder by drying.