Areca-nut substitute and preparation method thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a betel nut substitute and a preparation method thereof, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: 1, completely removing epidermal hair of fresh animal cortex, completely scraping meat on the inner side of the animal cortex, only reserving the cortex, and rinsing with clear water; 2, seasoning is added into water to prepare pickling liquid, and the animal leather is put into the pickling liquid to be pickled; 3, the animal leather is cut into long strips with the width of 30 mm in the leather line direction, the long strips are placed in a ventilated place to be aired, and water in the leather is completely discharged; 4, boiling rock sugar and mint in water, keeping for 10 minutes, and concentrating to prepare a concentrated solution for later use; 5, putting the animal cortex into the concentrated solution, and cooking thoroughly; 6, taking out the cooked animal cortex and airing; 7, putting the air-dried animal skin into the areca-nut-shaped model for stamping; and 8, airing the stamped animal leather until the animal leather is completely dried, and packaging. Animal cortex is adopted as a raw material, the nutritional value is higher, the characteristic of chewing resistance of traditional areca nuts and products is reserved, and safety and environment friendliness are achieved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to a betel nut substitute and a preparation method thereof. Background technique [0002] Betel nut, also known as white chess nut, olive seed, betel nut jade, mango jade, etc., is the dry mature seed of the palm plant areca nut, native to India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines and other countries. Areca nuts have been introduced and cultivated in my country for 1500 years. There are detailed records in "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Flora". my country is one of the main producing areas of betel nut. The planting area and output have reached a large scale. Currently, it accounts for about 20% of the world's total output. It is mainly distributed in Hainan, Taiwan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian and other provinces. In Taiwan, China, the output value of betel nut is second only to rice and has become the second largest agricultural product, forming a new arec...

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Problems solved by technology

However, betel nuts are rich in crude fiber and alkaloids. Excessive consumption of betel nuts will rub against the oral mucosa, which will easily cause repeated trauma to the mucosa and form local chronic damage. produce cancer