A meal replacement complete nutrition food and a preparation method and application thereof

Abstract

This invention provides a complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement, its preparation method, and its application. The food is scientifically formulated from natural ingredients and medicinal and edible homologous components, including glutinous rice flour, kudzu root powder, yam powder, wolfberry extract, jujube extract, camel milk powder, dehydrated egg flower powder, soybean flour, sea cucumber powder, ginseng powder, turtle shell powder, dried ginger extract, codonopsis extract, astragalus extract, eucommia extract, sesame oil, and salt. This complete nutritional food covers the basic nutrients required by the human body, including high-quality protein, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, essential minerals, vitamins, dietary fiber, sodium, and various beneficial components with physiological activity, such as total polysaccharides and total flavonoids. Its nutritional structure is balanced and scientifically proportioned. Long-term consumption as a meal replacement or substitute can not only meet daily energy and nutritional needs but also avoid nutrient deficiencies or metabolic imbalances, exhibiting good safety and sustainability. Therefore, it can be used as a complete nutritional meal replacement for daily dietary substitution.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of food processing, and more particularly to a complete nutritional food that can replace meals, its preparation method, and its application. Background Technology

[0002] With the fast pace of life and increased health awareness, meal replacement foods are increasingly becoming an important supplement to the daily diet of modern people due to their convenience and nutritional functionality. Currently, commercially available meal replacement products mainly include protein powder, meal replacement shakes, meal replacement biscuits, and meal replacement bars. These products often focus on single or limited nutrients (such as high protein and low calories) as their selling point. While they can meet some weight loss or energy supplementation needs, they still have significant shortcomings in terms of nutritional comprehensiveness, functional synergy, and the breadth of suitable populations. On the one hand, most meal replacement products rely excessively on refined carbohydrates, whey protein, or synthetic vitamins and minerals, lacking complex nutrients and active ingredients from natural food sources. Long-term consumption can easily lead to nutritional imbalances or digestive discomfort. On the other hand, existing products generally fail to meet the comprehensive needs of special groups such as the elderly, post-operative recoveries, and those in a sub-healthy state for both satiety and nourishment. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The main objective of this invention is to provide a complete nutritional food that can replace meals and its preparation method. In this food system, various natural ingredients and functional components achieve synergistic effects through scientific formulation: glutinous rice flour, kudzu root powder, and yam powder serve as sources of complex carbohydrates, providing slow-release energy and enhancing satiety; camel milk powder, soybean powder, and sea cucumber powder together construct a high-quality combination of animal and plant proteins, supplementing essential amino acids, fats, and trace elements; simultaneously, medicinal and edible ingredients such as ginseng powder, astragalus extract, codonopsis extract, and eucommia extract are combined in low doses to exert conditioning effects such as tonifying qi, strengthening the spleen, and strengthening muscles and bones. Thanks to the uniform dispersion of each component during physical mixing and processing, and the optimization of taste and stability by auxiliary materials such as honey and sesame oil, this food not only achieves a balanced supply of macronutrients and micro-active ingredients, but also takes into account both traditional health concepts and modern nutritional needs, effectively solving the technical problems of existing meal replacement products such as single nutrition, weak function, poor palatability, and difficulty in long-term consumption.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement, comprising: glutinous rice flour, kudzu root powder, yam powder, wolfberry extract, jujube extract, camel milk powder, dehydrated egg flower powder, soybean flour, sea cucumber powder, dried ginger extract, codonopsis extract, astragalus extract, eucommia extract, sesame oil, and salt.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this invention provides a complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement. Its components include glutinous rice flour, kudzu root powder, yam powder, wolfberry extract, jujube extract, camel milk powder, dehydrated frangipani powder, soybean flour, sea cucumber powder, dried ginger extract, codonopsis extract, astragalus extract, eucommia extract, sesame oil, and salt. This formula, through scientific formulation, achieves a synergistic effect between macronutrients and micronutrients: glutinous rice flour, kudzu root powder, and yam powder provide slow-release complex carbohydrates, stabilizing blood sugar and prolonging satiety; camel milk powder, soybean flour, and sea cucumber powder constitute a high-quality combination of animal and plant proteins, supplemented by dehydrated frangipani powder, comprehensively supplying essential amino acids and trace elements; wolfberry and jujube extracts are rich in polysaccharides and flavonoids, possessing antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects; while dried ginger, codonopsis, astragalus, and eucommia, among other medicinal and edible components, exert the traditional effects of tonifying qi and strengthening the spleen, warming the middle and dispelling cold, and strengthening muscles and bones. Sesame oil and salt enhance the flavor while also supplementing essential fatty acids and electrolytes. Experiments have confirmed that the nutritional quality index (INQ) of this invention's product is greater than 1 for protein, dietary fiber, and various vitamins and minerals, while the INQ for fat and carbohydrates is less than 1, meeting the design principle of "high nutrition, low burden" for meal replacements. It also provides a strong and lasting feeling of fullness; a 28-day human trial showed a significant reduction in weight, body fat percentage, and waist circumference, with no nutritional deficiencies or adverse reactions. Therefore, this invention can not only be used as a safe, balanced, and nutritionally complete meal replacement or substitute for long-term consumption, but also meet the comprehensive nutritional and functional conditioning needs of special groups such as the elderly, sub-healthy individuals, post-operative recovery patients, and weight management personnel, effectively solving the problems of existing meal replacement products being nutritionally limited, functionally weak, poorly palatable, and difficult to use continuously.

[0006] Furthermore, the components of the meal replacement nutritional food also include ginseng powder and turtle shell powder.

[0007] This optimized formula significantly enhances the product's functionality and applicability while maintaining its original nutritional balance. It is evident that the introduction of ginseng powder and turtle shell powder not only did not disrupt the original nutritional balance, but also, through multi-target synergy of replenishing qi, nourishing yin, and strengthening muscles and bones, enabled the product to demonstrate outstanding advantages in scenarios such as postoperative rehabilitation, nutritional support for the elderly, and management of chronic fatigue. This truly achieves a technological breakthrough in terms of complete nutrition, functionality, and long-term suitability for consumption.

[0008] Further, by weight, the components of the meal replacement complete nutritional food include: 15-40 parts glutinous rice flour, 10-25 parts kudzu root powder, 6-16 parts yam powder, 0.5-5 parts wolfberry extract, 0.5-5 parts jujube extract, 0.1-1 parts honey, 5-15 parts camel milk powder, 2-8 parts dehydrated frangipani powder, 4-10 parts soybean flour, 1-5 parts sea cucumber powder, 0.1-1 parts dried ginger extract, 0.1-1 parts codonopsis extract, 0.1-1 parts astragalus extract, 0.1-1 parts eucommia extract, and 5-15 parts sesame oil.

[0009] Under the above conditions, the nutrition is balanced, the taste is good, and the INQ of key nutrients is greater than 1, while the INQ of fat and carbohydrates is less than 1, which meets the standards for healthy meal replacements.

[0010] Furthermore, the components of the meal replacement nutritional food include: 15-40 parts glutinous rice flour, 1-4 parts ginseng powder, and 0.1-1 parts turtle shell powder.

[0011] Further, by weight, the components of the meal replacement complete nutritional food include: 25-40 parts glutinous rice flour, 15-25 parts kudzu root powder, 8-16 parts yam powder, 3-5 parts wolfberry extract, 1-5 parts jujube extract, 0.1-1 part honey, 8-15 parts camel milk powder, 3-8 parts dehydrated frangipani powder, 4-10 parts soybean flour, 1-5 parts sea cucumber powder, 0.1-1 part dried ginger extract, 0.1-1 part codonopsis extract, 0.1-1 part astragalus extract, 0.1-1 part eucommia extract, and 5-15 parts sesame oil.

[0012] The present invention also provides a method for preparing a complete nutritional food that can replace meals, wherein the forming method includes compression molding and tablet forming.

[0013] Furthermore, the molding method also includes directly packaging the product into powder form after curing.

[0014] The present invention also provides a method of consuming the aforementioned complete nutritional meal replacement food, which can be consumed after mixing the complete nutritional meal replacement food with water.

[0015] Furthermore, the meal replacement nutritional food is to be consumed 30-40 minutes before meals, and the amount consumed each time is 60-120g.

[0016] The present invention also provides a method of consuming the aforementioned complete nutritional meal replacement food, which can be consumed after mixing the complete nutritional meal replacement food with water.

[0017] Furthermore, the aforementioned meal replacement nutritional supplement is preferably consumed 30–40 minutes before a main meal, with each serving being 60–120 g. This method of consumption has been validated in human trials conducted in Examples 2, 4, and 5. It effectively increases satiety before meals (satiety score maintained at 5.2–5.8 points for 180 minutes), significantly reducing the intake of main meals and thus aiding in weight management. After consuming this method for 28 consecutive days, subjects experienced an average weight loss of 3.0–3.3 kg and a waist circumference reduction of 4.5–4.8 cm, without any cases of hunger-induced hypoglycemia or malnutrition. This method is simple to use, has high compliance, and is particularly suitable for individuals who need to control their weight or improve their metabolic status, balancing efficacy and safety. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0019] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the following embodiments and features can be combined with each other. It should also be understood that the terminology used in the embodiments of this invention is for describing specific implementations and not for limiting the scope of protection of this invention.

[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this invention, as well as the prior art known to those skilled in the art and the description of this invention, can be applied to implement this invention using any prior art methods, equipment, and materials similar to or equivalent to those described, used, or made in the embodiments of this invention. When numerical ranges are given in the embodiments, it should be understood that, unless otherwise stated in this invention, both endpoints of each numerical range, as well as any value between the two endpoints, may be used. Test methods in the following embodiments that do not specify specific conditions are generally performed under conventional conditions or as recommended by the respective manufacturers. Materials or reagents required in the following embodiments are commercially available unless otherwise specified.

[0021] Example 1 This embodiment provides a complete nutritional food that can replace meals and its preparation method, specifically: A complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement: The ingredients are: 20 parts glutinous rice flour, 12 parts kudzu root powder, 8 parts yam powder, 1 part wolfberry extract, 1 part jujube extract, 0.2 parts honey, 8 parts camel milk powder, 3 parts dehydrated egg flower powder, 5 parts soybean flour, 2 parts sea cucumber powder, 0.2 parts dried ginger extract, 0.2 parts codonopsis extract, 0.2 parts astragalus extract, 0.2 parts eucommia extract, 8 parts sesame oil, and 2 parts salt.

[0022] Preparation method: Weigh the above components according to the proportion, mix them evenly, mature at 80°C for 10 minutes, cool to room temperature, press into a biscuit shape, and package.

[0023] Directions for use: Mix the biscuits with warm water in a 1:4 ratio, stir well, and then consume.

[0024] Example 2 A complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement: The ingredients are as follows: 30 parts glutinous rice flour, 2 parts ginseng powder, 0.5 parts turtle shell powder, 18 parts kudzu root powder, 12 parts yam powder, 3 parts wolfberry extract, 3 parts jujube extract, 0.5 parts honey, 10 parts pure camel milk powder, 5 parts dehydrated egg flower powder, 7 parts soybean flour, 3 parts sea cucumber powder, 0.5 parts dried ginger extract, 0.5 parts codonopsis extract, 0.5 parts astragalus extract, 0.5 parts eucommia extract, 10 parts sesame oil, and 3 parts salt.

[0025] Preparation method: Mix all components evenly, add an appropriate amount of water to make a paste, cook at 90°C for 15 minutes, cool and compress into tablets, dry until moisture content is ≤5%, and then package.

[0026] Directions for use: Take 60g of tablets 30 minutes before each meal, and mix with 240ml of warm water before consumption.

[0027] Example 3 A complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement: The ingredients are as follows: 25 parts glutinous rice flour, 15 parts kudzu root powder, 10 parts yam powder, 2 parts wolfberry extract, 2 parts jujube extract, 0.3 parts honey, 12 parts pure camel milk powder, 6 parts dehydrated egg flower powder, 8 parts soybean flour, 4 parts sea cucumber powder, 3 parts ginseng powder, 0.8 parts turtle shell powder, 0.6 parts dried ginger extract, 0.6 parts codonopsis extract, 0.6 parts astragalus extract, 0.6 parts eucommia extract, 12 parts sesame oil, and 4 parts salt.

[0028] Preparation method: After mixing the components, the mixture is cured at 60°C for 20 minutes, sieved, and then directly packaged into powder form.

[0029] Directions for use: Take 80g of powder each time, add 300ml of hot water, stir well and consume.

[0030] Example 4 A complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement: The ingredients are as follows: 35 parts glutinous rice flour, 20 parts kudzu root powder, 14 parts yam powder, 4 parts wolfberry extract, 4 parts jujube extract, 0.8 parts honey, 14 parts pure camel milk powder, 7 parts dehydrated egg flower powder, 9 parts soybean flour, 4.5 parts sea cucumber powder, 3.5 parts ginseng powder, 0.9 parts turtle shell powder, 0.8 parts dried ginger extract, 0.8 parts codonopsis extract, 0.8 parts astragalus extract, 0.8 parts eucommia extract, 14 parts sesame oil, and 4.5 parts salt.

[0031] Preparation method: The mixture is cured at 100°C for 5 minutes, cooled and then compressed into tablets, each weighing 2g.

[0032] Directions for use: Take 6 tablets (12g) twice daily with warm water.

[0033] Example 5 A complete nutritional food that can be used as a meal replacement: The ingredients are: 40 parts glutinous rice flour, 25 parts kudzu root powder, 16 parts yam powder, 5 parts wolfberry extract, 5 parts jujube extract, 1 part honey, 15 parts pure camel milk powder, 8 parts dehydrated egg flower powder, 10 parts soybean flour, 5 parts sea cucumber powder, 4 parts ginseng powder, 1 part turtle shell powder, 1 part dried ginger extract, 1 part codonopsis extract, 1 part astragalus extract, 1 part eucommia extract, 15 parts sesame oil, and 5 parts salt.

[0034] Preparation method: After mixing the materials, directly package them into instant powder, 100g per bag.

[0035] Directions for use: Take 100g 40 minutes before each meal, add 400ml of hot water, stir well and consume.

[0036] Performance testing To verify the nutritional balance, satiety effect, applicability, and safety of the meal replacement complete food product described in this invention, the following performance tests were conducted on the products of the above embodiments.

[0037] 1. Nutritional Quality Index (INQ) Assessment The Index of Nutritional Quality (INQ) was used to assess the degree of matching between the product's nutrient density and energy density.

[0038] Calculation formula: INQ = (Nutrient Density) / (Energy Density) = [(Nutrient Content / Recommended Intake of Nutrient)] / [(Product Energy / Recommended Energy Intake)] The product from Example 2 (100 g per serving, approximately 380 kcal) was used for testing. 2. Satiety test 2.1 Twenty healthy volunteers (10 males and 10 females) aged 22–45 years with a BMI of 18.5–24.9 and no history of metabolic diseases were recruited.

[0039] 2.2 Experimental Methods: A single-blind crossover design was used. Subjects consumed the following on an empty stomach before breakfast on different dates: Experimental group: 80 g of the product from Example 1 + 300 mL of warm water; Control group: Commercially available ordinary meal replacement powder (equal energy, approximately 300 kcal).

[0040] Record the subjective satiety scores (0–10 points, 0 = extreme hunger, 10 = extreme fullness) at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 minutes after eating.

[0041] Record the subjective satiety scores (0–10 points, 0 = extreme hunger, 10 = extreme fullness) at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 minutes after eating.

[0042] 2.3 Results The peak satiety score in the experimental group was 30 min (average 8.2 points), and remained at 5.6 points at 180 min; in the control group, it dropped to 3.1 points at 180 min.

[0043] The area under the satiety curve (SAUC) of the experimental group was 986 ± 42, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (720 ± 38) (p<0.01).

[0044] The satiety index (with the control group being 1.0) reached 1.37, indicating that the product of this invention has a longer-lasting satiety effect.

[0045] 3. Evaluation of the weight loss effect of meal replacement (28-day human trial) To evaluate the practical effect of this invention's meal replacement nutritional food on weight management, a 28-day human trial was conducted in accordance with the relevant requirements of the "Evaluation Methods for Functional Health Foods". One hundred overweight or mildly obese volunteers (BMI 24–28), half male and half female, were recruited and randomly divided into 5 groups, each corresponding to one example product (Examples 1 to 5). All subjects completely replaced their regular dinner with 80 g of the corresponding example product, mixed with 300 mL of warm water. Their other two meals remained unchanged, with no additional dieting or strenuous exercise intervention. During the trial, changes in each subject's weight, body fat percentage, and waist circumference were recorded, and an effect evaluation index (defined as: weight loss ÷ initial weight × 5%) was calculated. The results showed that after 28 days of intervention, the average weight loss in each group was 3.0–3.3 kg, the body fat percentage decreased by 2.0–2.2%, and the waist circumference decreased by 4.5–4.8 cm. The efficacy evaluation index for all examples was greater than 1 (range 1.25–1.30), indicating that the weight loss effect had statistical and practical significance. Examples 2 and 5 showed particularly outstanding performance, reaching 1.28 and 1.30 respectively. In summary, the meal replacement nutritional food described in this invention can effectively assist in weight control without causing nutritional imbalance and possesses good meal replacement weight loss function.

[0046] The above technical solutions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made using the specification and content of the present invention under the technical concept of the present invention, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A complete nutritional food that can replace meals, characterized in that, The ingredients include: glutinous rice flour, kudzu root powder, yam powder, wolfberry extract, jujube extract, camel milk powder, dehydrated egg flower powder, soybean flour, sea cucumber powder, dried ginger extract, codonopsis extract, astragalus extract, eucommia extract, sesame oil, and salt.

2. The complete nutritional food that can replace meals according to claim 1, characterized in that, The components of the meal replacement nutritional food also include ginseng powder and turtle shell powder.

3. The complete nutritional food that can replace meals according to claim 1, characterized in that, By weight, the components of the meal replacement nutritional food include: 15-40 parts glutinous rice flour, 10-25 parts kudzu root powder, 6-16 parts yam powder, 0.5-5 parts wolfberry extract, 0.5-5 parts jujube extract, 0.1-1 part honey, 5-15 parts camel milk powder, 2-8 parts dehydrated frangipani powder, 4-10 parts soybean flour, 1-5 parts sea cucumber powder, 0.1-1 part dried ginger extract, 0.1-1 part codonopsis extract, 0.1-1 part astragalus extract, 0.1-1 part eucommia extract, and 5-15 parts sesame oil.

4. The complete nutritional food that can replace meals according to claim 2, characterized in that, By weight, the components of the meal replacement nutritional food include: 15-40 parts glutinous rice flour, 1-4 parts ginseng powder, and 0.1-1 parts turtle shell powder.

5. The complete nutritional food that can replace meals according to claim 3, characterized in that, By weight, the components of the meal replacement nutritional food include: 25-40 parts glutinous rice flour, 15-25 parts kudzu root powder, 8-16 parts yam powder, 3-5 parts wolfberry extract, 1-5 parts jujube extract, 0.1-1 part honey, 8-15 parts camel milk powder, 3-8 parts dehydrated frangipani powder, 4-10 parts soybean flour, 1-5 parts sea cucumber powder, 0.1-1 part dried ginger extract, 0.1-1 part codonopsis extract, 0.1-1 part astragalus extract, 0.1-1 part eucommia extract, and 5-15 parts sesame oil.

6. The method for preparing a complete nutritional food that can replace meals according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: The components are mixed, matured, and then shaped.

7. The method for preparing a complete nutritional food that can replace meals according to claim 6, characterized in that, The forming methods include compression molding and sheet forming.

8. The method for preparing a complete nutritional food that can replace meals according to claim 6, characterized in that, The molding method also includes directly packaging and molding the product into powder form after curing.

9. A method of consuming a complete nutritional food that can replace meals as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, Simply mix the described complete nutritional meal replacement food with water and it is ready to eat.

10. The method of consuming the meal replacement nutritional food according to claim 9, characterized in that, The aforementioned complete nutritional food that can replace meals should be consumed 30 minutes to 40 minutes before meals, and the amount consumed each time should be 60-120g.