Flash release powder composition as well as preparation method and application thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a flash release powder composition as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The flash release powder composition comprises erythritol, xylitol, fructo-oligosaccharide, a cooling agent and silicon dioxide, wherein in the flash release powder composition, the erythritol accounts for more than 80% by mass, the xylitol accounts for less than 1.5% by mass, the fructo-oligosaccharide accounts for 5%-15% by mass, the cooling agent accounts for 0.01%-3.0% by mass, and the silicon dioxide accounts for 0.5%-2.0% by mass; the flash release powder composition is prepared in a wet granulation mode, and in the wet granulation process, the cooling agent, ethyl alcohol and water are mixed to prepare granulation liquid, and the granulation liquid is sprayed into a mixed material of other raw materials; the quick-release powder composition can improve the aspects of choking powder, quick-release taste and granulation fluidity, and can be used for preparing multifunctional food, so that the prepared food can bring better consumption experience to consumers.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of food, in particular to flash-release powder, and specifically to a flash-release powder composition and a preparation method and application thereof. Background Art

[0002] Flash-release powder is an innovative nutritional supplement, mostly used in solid beverage products. It can be used to prepare various dosage forms such as granules, microcapsules, and powders. It has the characteristics of fast dissolution and delicate taste, which can enable nutrients to be released into the human body faster, thereby improving the absorption efficiency and effect of nutrients. In addition, it can also improve the taste of food and make it dissolve faster. At the same time, flash-release powder can also be widely used in functional foods in many aspects such as health management, beauty care, enhancing immune system function, and improving skin condition.

[0003] Currently, flash-release powders are mostly presented in powder form. However, precisely because they are in powder form, there is an obvious powder choking phenomenon when the particle size is not appropriate. Especially when wet granulation is used, the fluidity is insufficient, the powder texture is poor, and the flash-release taste is not strong.

[0004] It should be noted that the information disclosed in the above background technology section is only used to understand the background of the present application, so the background technology section of the present invention may contain background information about the problem or environment of the present invention, but not necessarily describe the prior art. Therefore, the content contained in the background technology section is not an admission of the applicant to the prior art. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome one or more deficiencies in the prior art and provide a new flash-release powder composition, which can improve the choking powder, flash-release mouthfeel, and granulation fluidity, thereby overcoming at least one problem existing in the prior art.

[0006] The present invention also provides a method for preparing the flash-release powder composition and application of the flash-release powder composition in preparing multifunctional food, so that the prepared food can bring better consumption experience to consumers.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0008] A flash-release powder composition, comprising erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, a cooling agent and silicon dioxide;

[0009] Wherein, in the flash-release powder composition, the erythritol accounts for more than 80%, the xylitol accounts for less than 1.5%, the oligofructose accounts for 5%-15%, the cooling agent accounts for 0.01%-3.0%, and the silicon dioxide accounts for 0.5%-2.0% in terms of mass percentage;

[0010] The flash-release powder composition is prepared by wet granulation. During the wet granulation, the cooling agent, ethanol (commonly known as alcohol) and water are mixed to form a granulation liquid and sprayed into a mixture of other raw materials.

[0011] According to some preferred aspects of the present invention, in the flash-release powder composition, the erythritol accounts for 82%-89%, the xylitol accounts for 0.001%-0.2%, the oligofructose accounts for 7.5%-15%, the cooling agent accounts for 0.01%-2.5%, and the silicon dioxide accounts for 0.5%-2.0%, calculated by mass percentage.

[0012] Furthermore, in the flash-release powder composition, the erythritol accounts for 84%-89%, the xylitol accounts for 0.005%-0.05%, the oligofructose accounts for 7.5%-13%, the cooling agent accounts for 0.01%-2.0%, and the silicon dioxide accounts for 0.5%-1.5%, calculated by mass percentage.

[0013] According to some preferred aspects of the present invention, the oligofructose has a content of more than 90%.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooling agent is menthol and / or eucalyptus oil.

[0015] According to some specific aspects of the present invention, the cooling agent is composed of menthol and eucalyptus oil. Further, the mass ratio of the menthol to the eucalyptus oil is 0.8-1.2:1.

[0016] According to some preferred aspects of the present invention, the cooling agent accounts for 0.03%-9.5% of the granulation liquid in terms of mass percentage.

[0017] Furthermore, in terms of mass percentage, the cooling agent accounts for 0.03%-6% of the granulation liquid.

[0018] According to some preferred aspects of the present invention, in the granulation liquid, the feed mass ratio of the ethanol to the water is 8-10:22-20.

[0019] Another technical solution provided by the present invention is a method for preparing the above-mentioned flash-release powder composition, the preparation method comprising:

[0020] Mixing erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, and a portion of silicon dioxide to obtain a pre-granulated mixture;

[0021] mixing a cooling agent, ethanol and water to obtain a granulation liquid;

[0022] The pre-granulated mixture is passed into a fluidized bed and the granulation liquid is sprayed into the pre-granulated mixture for granulation and drying. When the water activity of the prepared granulation is less than 0.5%, the remaining silicon dioxide is added and mixed to obtain the flash-release powder composition.

[0023] Furthermore, during the granulation process, the air supply temperature is controlled to be 50-60°C and the product temperature is controlled to be 35-45°C.

[0024] Furthermore, during the preparation process, erythritol and xylitol can be crushed and passed through a 100-200 mesh sieve as needed.

[0025] According to a specific aspect of the present invention, the fluidized bed is selected from the following: Brand: YENCHEN, Equipment Name: FLUIDBED DRYER / GRANULATOR, Model: YC-FBDD-2G.

[0026] In some embodiments of the present invention, the air supply speed is controlled to be 1500-2000 rpm.

[0027] In some embodiments of the present invention, the granulation liquid is sprayed by a spray pump, and the speed of the spray pump is controlled to be 10-20 rpm.

[0028] In some embodiments of the present invention, the moisture content of the granulated material after granulation is about 0.5-1.5%.

[0029] In some embodiments of the present invention, the drying is performed at 35-45° C. for 10-30 min.

[0030] In some embodiments of the present invention, the amount of silicon dioxide in the pre-granulated mixture accounts for 40%-60% of the total silicon dioxide.

[0031] Another technical solution provided by the present invention is an application of the above-mentioned flash-release powder composition in the preparation of multifunctional food.

[0032] Due to the application of the above technical solution, the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0033] Based on the defects of existing flash-release powders, such as choking, insufficient fluidity, poor powder texture, and weak flash-release taste, the inventors of the present invention innovatively use erythritol as the main ingredient and add cooling agents to achieve excellent flash-release taste and strong cooling feeling. However, when the cooling agent is used, if it is not evenly dispersed, the cooling feeling evaluation of the product will be low. After experimental research and analysis, the inventors of the present invention further innovatively add it to the granulation liquid as a part of the granulation liquid, and then achieve uniform dispersion during the spraying process. At the same time, in order to achieve a better cooling feeling, more cooling agents are added to the granulation liquid. However, after practice, it is found that although the cooling feeling is improved, the choking phenomenon is seriously increased, and there is an obvious problem of losing one thing while gaining another.

[0034] After a large number of experimental studies, it is analyzed that the reason for the above-mentioned phenomenon of neglecting one thing while focusing on another is that the ethanol (commonly known as alcohol) in the granulating liquid itself is highly volatile, and cooling agents such as menthol and / or eucalyptus oil are also highly volatile substances. After both are dispersed in water to form a granulating liquid, due to the volatility superimposed on the strong volatility of the cooling agent, when this granulating liquid is sprayed on the granulating material, the strong volatility will take away a large amount of heat in a short time, and the air and heat supply end will not have time to quickly adjust the system temperature, resulting in drastic temperature fluctuations and unstable temperature of the product, which in turn causes a large amount of powder with fine particle size to appear in the granulating process, resulting in the problem of easy choking of powder during use.

[0035] Based on this, the inventors of the present invention control the amount of cooling agent added, preferably making its content less than or equal to 3%. After adding this content of cooling agent to the granulation liquid, the phenomenon of heat removal is significantly improved, especially this content of cooling agent can significantly improve the flash release taste and the refreshing feeling; further, the present invention combines oligofructose and silicon dioxide to further improve the particle size of granulation, increase fluidity, weaken powdery feeling, and have a cooler taste and are not easy to agglomerate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] Figure 1 The particle size distribution diagram of the products prepared in Example 4 and Comparative Example 3 of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 2 This is a photo of the product prepared in Example 4 of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 3 This is a photo of the product prepared in Comparative Example 3 of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The above scheme is further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments; it should be understood that these embodiments are used to illustrate the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the scope of the following embodiments; the implementation conditions adopted in the embodiments can be further adjusted according to specific requirements, and the implementation conditions not specified are usually the conditions in conventional experiments.

[0040] Unless otherwise specified in the following examples, all raw materials are commercially available or prepared by conventional methods in the art. In the following, oligofructose (50%) was purchased from Belgium, brand COSUCRA; oligofructose (90%) was purchased from China, brand Quantum High-Tech. In the following, the erythritol in Examples 1-5 and Comparative Examples 2-3 was crushed and passed through a 150-mesh sieve, and the xylitol in Comparative Example 1 was crushed and passed through a 150-mesh sieve.

[0041] Example 1

[0042] This example provides a flash-release powder composition and a preparation method thereof. The formula content of the flash-release powder composition is shown in Table 1.

[0043] Table 1

[0044]

[0045] The preparation method of the flash-release powder composition comprises:

[0046] Weigh each raw material according to the formula;

[0047] Mixing erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, and half amount of silicon dioxide to obtain a pre-granulated mixture;

[0048] Mixing a cooling agent, ethanol and water (the mass ratio of cooling agent, ethanol and water is 0.03:9:21) to obtain a granulation liquid;

[0049] Passing the pre-granulated mixture into a fluidized bed and spraying the granulation liquid into the pre-granulated mixture to granulate, dry, and when the water activity of the prepared granulation is less than 0.5%, add the remaining silicon dioxide, mix, and obtain the flash-release powder composition;

[0050] The fluidized bed is selected as follows: brand: YENCHEN, equipment name: FLUID BED DRYER / GRANULATOR, model: YC-FBDD-2G; the air supply temperature is controlled to be 53°C, and the air supply speed is 1800rpm; a spray pump is used for spraying, and the spray pump speed is controlled to be 15rpm; the product temperature is about 40°C, and the drying temperature is 40°C.

[0051] Example 2

[0052] This example provides a flash-release powder composition and a preparation method thereof. The formula content of the flash-release powder composition is shown in Table 2.

[0053] Table 2

[0054]

[0055]

[0056] The preparation method of the flash-release powder composition comprises:

[0057] Weigh each raw material according to the formula;

[0058] Mixing erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, and half amount of silicon dioxide to obtain a pre-granulated mixture;

[0059] Mixing a cooling agent, ethanol and water (the mass ratio of cooling agent, ethanol and water is 0.06:9:21) to obtain a granulation liquid;

[0060] Passing the pre-granulated mixture into a fluidized bed and spraying the granulation liquid into the pre-granulated mixture to granulate, dry, and when the water activity of the prepared granulation is less than 0.5%, add the remaining silicon dioxide, mix, and obtain the flash-release powder composition;

[0061] The fluidized bed is selected as follows: brand: YENCHEN, equipment name: FLUID BED DRYER / GRANULATOR, model: YC-FBDD-2G; the air supply temperature is controlled to be 53°C, and the air supply speed is 1800rpm; a spray pump is used for spraying, and the spray pump speed is controlled to be 15rpm; the product temperature is about 40°C, and the drying temperature is 40°C.

[0062] Example 3

[0063] This example provides a flash-release powder composition and a preparation method thereof. The formula content of the flash-release powder composition is shown in Table 3.

[0064] Table 3

[0065]

[0066] The preparation method of the flash-release powder composition comprises:

[0067] Weigh each raw material according to the formula;

[0068] Mixing erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, and half amount of silicon dioxide to obtain a pre-granulated mixture;

[0069] Mixing a cooling agent, ethanol and water (the mass ratio of cooling agent, ethanol and water is 1:9:21) to obtain a granulation liquid;

[0070] Passing the pre-granulated mixture into a fluidized bed and spraying the granulation liquid into the pre-granulated mixture to granulate, dry, and when the water activity of the prepared granulation is less than 0.5%, add the remaining silicon dioxide, mix, and obtain the flash-release powder composition;

[0071] The fluidized bed is selected as follows: brand: YENCHEN, equipment name: FLUID BED DRYER / GRANULATOR, model: YC-FBDD-2G; the air supply temperature is controlled to be 53°C, and the air supply speed is 1800rpm; a spray pump is used for spraying, and the spray pump speed is controlled to be 15rpm; the product temperature is about 40°C, and the drying temperature is 40°C.

[0072] Example 4

[0073] This example provides a flash-release powder composition and a preparation method thereof. The formula content of the flash-release powder composition is shown in Table 4.

[0074] Table 4

[0075]

[0076] The preparation method of the flash-release powder composition comprises:

[0077] Weigh each raw material according to the formula;

[0078] Mixing erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, and half amount of silicon dioxide to obtain a pre-granulated mixture;

[0079] Mixing a cooling agent, ethanol and water (the mass ratio of cooling agent, ethanol and water is 2:9:21) to obtain a granulation liquid;

[0080] Passing the pre-granulated mixture into a fluidized bed and spraying the granulation liquid into the pre-granulated mixture to granulate, dry, and when the water activity of the prepared granulation is less than 0.5%, add the remaining silicon dioxide, mix, and obtain the flash-release powder composition;

[0081] The fluidized bed is selected as follows: brand: YENCHEN, equipment name: FLUID BED DRYER / GRANULATOR, model: YC-FBDD-2G; the air supply temperature is controlled to be 53°C, and the air supply speed is 1800rpm; a spray pump is used for spraying, and the spray pump speed is controlled to be 15rpm; the product temperature is about 40°C, and the drying temperature is 40°C.

[0082] Example 5

[0083] This example provides a flash-release powder composition and a preparation method thereof. The formula content of the flash-release powder composition is shown in Table 5.

[0084] Table 5

[0085]

[0086] The preparation method of the flash-release powder composition comprises:

[0087] Weigh each raw material according to the formula;

[0088] Mixing erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, and half amount of silicon dioxide to obtain a pre-granulated mixture;

[0089] Mixing a cooling agent, ethanol and water (the mass ratio of cooling agent, ethanol and water is 3:9:21) to obtain a granulation liquid;

[0090] Passing the pre-granulated mixture into a fluidized bed and spraying the granulation liquid into the pre-granulated mixture to granulate, dry, and when the water activity of the prepared granulation is less than 0.5%, add the remaining silicon dioxide, mix, and obtain the flash-release powder composition;

[0091] The fluidized bed is selected as follows: brand: YENCHEN, equipment name: FLUID BED DRYER / GRANULATOR, model: YC-FBDD-2G; the air supply temperature is controlled to be 53°C, and the air supply speed is 1800rpm; a spray pump is used for spraying, and the spray pump speed is controlled to be 15rpm; the product temperature is about 40°C, and the drying temperature is 40°C.

[0092] Comparative Example 1

[0093] The method is basically the same as Example 4, except that the content of erythritol is adjusted to 0.01% and the content of xylitol is adjusted to make the formula meet 100%. The specific formula is shown in Table 6.

[0094] Table 6

[0095]

[0096]

[0097] The preparation method is the same as Example 4.

[0098] Comparative Example 2

[0099] The method is basically the same as Example 4, except that the amount of the cooling agent added is adjusted to 6%. The specific formula is shown in Table 7.

[0100] Table 7

[0101]

[0102] The preparation method is the same as Example 4.

[0103] Comparative Example 3

[0104] The method is basically the same as Example 4, except that oligofructose (90%) is replaced by oligofructose (50%). The specific formula is shown in Table 8.

[0105] Table 8

[0106]

[0107] The preparation method is the same as Example 4.

[0108] Performance Testing

[0109] (1) The products obtained in the above Examples 1-5 and Comparative Examples 1-3 were subjected to the following performance tests, and the specific test items were:

[0110] 1. Choking powder (10 points)

[0111] The test process is as follows: 20 adults (25 to 45 years old) directly ingest 1 g of the composition prepared in the above examples and comparative examples to evaluate the sensory quality (choking powder), using a 10-point system, the lower the score, the less choking powder degree;

[0112] Evaluation method: physical sensation test.

[0113] 2. Cooling sensation (10 points)

[0114] The test process is as follows: 20 adults (25 to 45 years old) directly ingest 1 g of the composition prepared in the above examples and comparative examples to evaluate the sensory quality (cooling feeling) using a 10-point system, where the lower the score, the lower the cooling degree;

[0115] Evaluation method: physical sensation test.

[0116] 3. Melting rate (SEC)

[0117] The test process is as follows: 20 adults (25 to 45 years old) directly ingest 1 g of the composition prepared in the above examples and comparative examples to evaluate the melting speed, using a 10-point system, where the lower the score, the faster the melting speed;

[0118] Evaluation method: physical sensation test.

[0119] The test results are shown in Table 9.

[0120] Table 9

[0121]

[0122] As shown in Table 9, in Comparative Example 1, when xylitol is used as the main ingredient, the choking phenomenon becomes obvious, and the possibility of choking increases by 9.8%; the cooling sensation decreases by 11.7%, and the melting speed also slows down;

[0123] In comparative example 2, the amount of cooling agent added was significantly increased. It was found in practice that although the cooling sensation was increased, the possibility of choking powder increased significantly by 70.7%, which is an unacceptable level.

[0124] In comparative example 3, a commercially available specification of oligofructose (50%) was selected. It was found in practice that the comprehensive performance of the product obtained after adding this content of oligofructose was seriously reduced, the possibility of choking increased by 58.5%, the cooling feeling decreased by 20.8%, and the melting speed also slowed down.

[0125] (2) The particle size distribution statistics of the product are shown in Table 10.

[0126] Table 10

[0127]

[0128] See the statistical chart Figure 1 As shown in Table 10 and Figure 1 It can be seen that the particle size distribution of the product prepared in Example 4 of the present invention is more uniform and the distribution state is better, while the particle size of Comparative Example 3 varies greatly and is not uniform.

[0129] (3) For photos of the product prepared in Example 4, see Figure 2 As shown, it can be seen that the particles are distinct and the overall particle size distribution is relatively uniform; and the photo of the product prepared in Comparative Example 3 is shown in Figure 3 As shown, the particle size is relatively fine overall, and there is agglomeration, so the granular feel is not strong, which is not conducive to consumption by consumers and is prone to choking.

[0130] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of the present invention, and their purpose is to enable people familiar with the technology to understand the content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and they cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

[0131] The endpoints and any values ​​of the ranges disclosed in this article are not limited to the precise ranges or values, and these ranges or values ​​should be understood to include values ​​close to these ranges or values. For numerical ranges, the endpoint values ​​of each range, the endpoint values ​​of each range and the individual point values, and the individual point values ​​can be combined with each other to obtain one or more new numerical ranges, which should be considered as specifically disclosed in this article.

Claims

1. A flash-release powder composition, characterized in that: The flash-release powder composition comprises erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, a cooling agent and silicon dioxide; Wherein, in the flash-release powder composition, the erythritol accounts for more than 80%, the xylitol accounts for less than 1.5%, the oligofructose accounts for 5%-15%, the cooling agent accounts for 0.01%-3.0%, and the silicon dioxide accounts for 0.5%-2.0% in terms of mass percentage; The flash-release powder composition is prepared by wet granulation. During the wet granulation, the cooling agent, ethanol and water are mixed to prepare a granulation liquid, which is then sprayed into a mixture of other raw materials.

2. The flash-release powder composition according to claim 1, characterized in that: In terms of mass percentage, in the flash-release powder composition, the erythritol accounts for 82%-89%, the xylitol accounts for 0.001%-0.2%, the oligofructose accounts for 7.5%-15%, the cooling agent accounts for 0.01%-2.5%, and the silicon dioxide accounts for 0.5%-2.0%.

3. The flash-release powder composition according to claim 2, characterized in that: In terms of mass percentage, in the flash-release powder composition, the erythritol accounts for 84%-89%, the xylitol accounts for 0.005%-0.05%, the oligofructose accounts for 7.5%-13%, the cooling agent accounts for 0.01%-2.0%, and the silicon dioxide accounts for 0.5%-1.5%.

4. The flash-release powder composition according to claim 3, characterized in that: The oligofructose has a content of more than 90%.

5. The flash-release powder composition according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cooling agent is menthol and / or eucalyptus oil.

6. The flash-release powder composition according to claim 1, characterized in that: In terms of mass percentage, the cooling agent accounts for 0.03%-9.5% of the granulation liquid.

7. The flash-release powder composition according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that: In the granulation liquid, the feeding mass ratio of the ethanol to the water is 8-10:22-20.

8. A method for preparing the flash-release powder composition according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The preparation method comprises: Mixing erythritol, xylitol, oligofructose, and a portion of silicon dioxide to obtain a pre-granulated mixture; mixing a cooling agent, ethanol and water to obtain a granulation liquid; The pre-granulated mixture is passed into a fluidized bed and the granulation liquid is sprayed into the pre-granulated mixture for granulation and drying. When the water activity of the prepared granulation is less than 0.5%, the remaining silicon dioxide is added and mixed to obtain the flash-release powder composition.

9. The method for preparing the flash-release powder composition according to claim 8, characterized in that: During the granulation process, the air supply temperature is controlled at 50-60°C and the product temperature is controlled at 35-45°C.

10. Use of the flash-release powder composition according to any one of claims 1 to 7 in preparing multifunctional food.

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