ADDITION TO FOOD OF NOBILETIN CONTAINED IN SKIN OF FRUIT OF CITRUS DEPRESSA BY QUANTIFICATION

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add nobiletin contained in citrus depressa to food products other than the citrus depressa with controlling its quantity, because existing products are not products to which a controlled quantity of nobiletin is added but are 100% citrus depressa fruit, while a fundamental study reports actions of nobiletin contained in the citrus depressa Hayata of cancer prevention/cancer metastasis prevention/anti-inflammation/osteoporosis or periodontitis prevention/blood sugar level and blood pressure suppression and the like as a functional component and the commercial value of existing juice of citrus depressa, flavonoid extract tablets of citrus depressa Hayata and the like is improved by indicating nobiletin. PSOLUTION: The skin of fruit of citrus depressa having a high nobiletin content is dried and nobiletin is extracted by Awamori. The amount of nobiletin in the extraction liquid is measured and the extraction liquid as a stock solution is added to different food products. (Case 1) Addition to Awamori: Since the extraction solution is Awamori, addition to Awamori is performed by a method in which the stock solution is diluted with Awamori not containing nobiletin. (Case 2): Addition to rice porridge/tea: The Awamori solution containing nobiletin is boiled for removing ethyl alcohol of Awamori and is added to rice porridge or tea. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT