Vegetable capsule of starch composition and preparation method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a starch composite plant capsule and its preparation method. Said method includes the following steps: uniformly mixing starch or starch composite, dispersing it in distilled water, heating for 15-60 min, at 60-95 deg.c to make starch be fully gelatinated, then adding plasticizer, gel, surfactant, opacifier, edible color matter, preservative, ant-oxidant and enhancer, fully and uniformly mixing them, then decompressing and defoaming, and adopting conventional capsule-forming process to make the obtained colloid liquid into the invented starch composite plant hollow capsule, and its capsule-forming temperature is 40-95 deg.C.

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technical field

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of medical hygiene, health products, cosmetics and functional food, in particular to a starch composition plant capsule and a preparation method. Background technique

[0002] Capsules are widely used in medicine, health products and functional food industries. Traditional capsules mostly use gelatin produced by hydrolysis of animal skin and bone as the capsule shell material. However, with the spread of mad cow disease and foot-and-mouth disease in Europe, and the change of consumption concept, people began to question the safety of animal products. Therefore, plant capsules follow the trend and become the new favorite in the market of medicines, health care products, cosmetics and functional foods. It is estimated that the current demand for plant capsules in the international market is 15 billion, and it is showing a steady upward trend. The cellulose capsule Vcaps that the U.S. ...