Lycopene emulsion capable of stably reducing gas-phase free radicals of cigarettes and use thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses to a lycopene emulsion capable of stably reducing gas-phase free radicals of cigarettes and a user thereof, belonging to the technical field of cigarettes. The lycopene emulsion of the invention is prepared by the following steps: [1], extracting the lycopene; and [2], preparing the lycopene emulsion, wherein the emulsion is one of sucrose fatty acid ester, glycerin monostearate, sorbitantristearate or polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester (tween) or a mixture of any several substances. The assistant is one of propylene glycol, glycerine, ethylene glycol and ethanol or a mixture of any several substances. In the use of the lycopene emulsion capable of stably reducing gas-phase free radicals of cigarettes in cigarettes, the lycopene emulsion is independently matched with tobacco flavors for charging the tobacco leaves or flavoring the tobacco shreds. The lycopene emulsion disclosed by the invention is stable for at least 6 months. The cigarette with the lycopene emulsion is capable of effectively reducing the gas-phase free radicals of cigarettes by over 17%.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of cigarettes, and in particular relates to an emulsified lycopene additive capable of reducing free radicals in the gas phase of cigarettes for adding material or flavoring to cigarettes, and its application in cigarettes. Background technique [0002] As we all know, smoking is harmful to health. Studies have shown that the main factors that cause smoking harm to the human body are: carcinogens in smoke such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PHA), nitrosamines, etc., which can make cells cancerous; free radicals in smoke such as Hydroxyl free radicals (HO·), etc., are highly active and can damage human cells. In the past few decades, people have been devoting themselves to research on reducing the harm of smoking to human body. Such as CN200410022412.1, using bamboo leaf extract as a free radical scavenger for tobacco products, CN200410022439.0, using emblica extract as a free radical scavenger for tob...

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[0006] However, since lycopene is an ester-soluble compound, it is insoluble in water, hardly soluble in methanol and ethanol, soluble in fat, oil, ether, petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n-hexane and acetone, and easily soluble in benzene, chloroform and carbon disulfide. and other organic solvents, so its application in tobacco has certain difficulties. Patent CN200810048038.0 uses ethyl acetate and acetone to extract, and then makes it into the form of microcapsules, but because acetone is toxic, it is difficult to remove it. In addition, Microcapsules are solid, not easy to mix with other spices, which increases the difficulty of adding

CN200510056125.7 introduces emulsified lycopene and its preparation method, but it adopts high-speed shear emulsification, which is inconvenient to produce; CN200710119790.5 introduces the preparation method of transparent water-dispersed lycopene concentrate, which is lycopene Dissolved in edible oil and then emulsified, because the edible oil will have an adverse effect on the taste of cigarettes after being burned in cigarettes, it cannot be used in cigarettes, and the stability of lycopene is poor, and cigarettes need a long time How to improve the stability of lycopene is also a difficult problem in the prior art.

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