Betel nut chewing gum and preparation method

Abstract

The invention discloses betel nut chewing gum and a preparation method. The preparation method utilizes betel nut biotin and a chewing gum base as main raw material and also may utilize a proper amount of auxiliary ingredients according to demands. The preparation method comprises the following steps of sorting fresh betel nuts, carrying out cleaning, carrying out fragmentation, adding water into the fragmented betel nuts, adding 0.1-1% of cellulase into the mixture for biological pyrolysis, adjusting a pH value to 2-7, carrying out standing for 0.5-4h, carrying out plate filtration to obtain extract, carrying out high-speed centrifugation at a rate of 3000-20000rmin to obtain a solution, carrying out vacuum continuous dehydration on the solution at a temperature below 60 DEG C to obtain solids, crushing the solids into powder of 30-120 meshes, carrying out examination to obtain a powdery betel nut biotin, and adding the powdery betel nut biotin into the chewing gum base to obtain the betel nut chewing gum. The betel nut chewing gum retains active components of fresh betel nut, has a fresh betel nut chewing taste, causes a transitory intoxication feel and skin fever and redness, and avoids mucous membrane damage and environment problem caused by betel nuts.

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technical field

[0001] The invention relates to a betel nut chewing gum and a preparation method thereof. Background technique

[0002] Chewing betel nuts is a traditional custom with a history of two thousand years. Most of the betel nuts produced in the world are consumed in the form of chewing products. I like to chew fresh betel nuts. However, Hunan, a major province for processing and consuming betel nuts in my country, processes and eats betel nuts in the form of dried betel nuts. Chewing betel nut can refresh the brain, produce comfort and euphoria, and improve people's endurance.

[0003] At present, betel nut has become the world's fourth largest addiction after nicotine, ethanol and caffeine. However, long-term chewing of betel nut has strong chemical and mechanical irritation to the oral cavity and esophagus, has potential damage to the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity, can cause oral mucosal cell mutation, and may cause cancer risk (WHO warning, 2003 ...