NATURAL FOOD PRESERVATIVE FROM AGRIMONIA PILOSA LEDEB. EXTRACT PREVENTING OVERHEATING OF FOOD AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING FOOD USING THE SAME

摘要

PURPOSE: Natural food preservative from the Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. extract and a method for preserving a food using the same are provided, thereby preventing overheating of the food, improving freshness thereof, and reducing food production costs by eliminating a heat treatment process or reducing the heat treatment time of food. CONSTITUTION: The natural food preservative is prepared by adding 30 to 100% ethylalcohol into Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. and extracting it at room temperature, filtering the extract of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb., and concentrating and drying the filtered extract of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. The method for preserving a food comprises adding 0.005 to 0.1 parts by weight of the natural food preservative into 100 parts by weight of a food, wherein the food is drink such as Sik Hye(Sweet rice beverage) or Oolong tea; and the vessel of the drink is a PET bottle.