JUICE OR POWDER EXTRACT FROM GRASS LEAVES IN WHICH TOTAL CHLORIDE AND NITRATE IS NO MORE THAN 9 WT OF SOLIDS

摘要

Squeezed juice or dry powder thereof prepared from the green leaves of a grass with a total content of chloride (Cl) and nitrate (NO3) radicals of 9 wt.% or less in terms of the solid content; and a process for the production thereof with the use of an ion-exchange membrane or resin. The above juice and powder, being natural food, are substantially free from any additives, little contain chloride and nitrate radicals which are unfavorable for the human body, and are improved in taste and preservability, thus being useful in the fields of foods, food additives and drugs.