Persimmon fruit distillate

Abstract

While materials utilizing persimmon fruit exist and are actually used in cosmetics, food products, processed foods, and soft drinks, their main purpose is to extract tannins from the persimmon tree. This research aims to provide distilled extract materials that focus on and extract other components contained in the persimmon fruit. [Solution] The fruit of the Diospyros genus of the Ebenaceae family, including Diospyros kaki, is obtained by steam distillation using polar solvents such as ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to using a material obtained by distilling fruits of the genus Diospyrous in the family Ebenaceae containing Diospyrous kaki as a material for cosmetics, foods, processed foods, and soft drinks. Technical Background

[0002] Conventionally, there are materials for cosmetics, foods, processed foods, and soft drinks that utilize the fruits of Diospyrous kaki and are actually in use. However, the extraction of tannins from Diospyrous kaki is the main focus, and there is still no distilled extract material that focuses on and extracts other components contained in the fruits of Diospyrous kaki.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0003] An object of the present invention is to obtain an extract material by distilling fruits of the genus Diospyrous in the family Ebenaceae containing Diospyrous kaki and utilize it as a material for cosmetics, foods, processed foods, and soft drinks.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0004] The present invention can be obtained by distilling fruits of the genus Diospyrous in the family Ebenaceae containing Diospyrous kaki.

[0005] The fruits of the Diospyrous genus of the Ebenaceae family used in this invention consist of one or more of the following: Fuyu, Waes Jiro, Taisyu, Shinsyu, Amahyakume, Zenjimaru, Fudegaki, Hiratanenashi, and Hachiya.

[0006] The fruit of the Diospyros genus of the Ebenaceae family used in this invention is the actual fruit excluding the calyx.

[0007] The fruits of the Diospyros genus of the Ebenaceae family used in this invention may be either fresh fruits with the calyx removed, dried fruits, or a combination of both.

[0008] The present invention can be obtained by steam distillation of fresh or dried fruits of the Ebenaceae family (Diospyros genus), or a combination of both, with the calyx removed, using a polar solvent such as ethanol or isopropanol, either individually or in mixtures thereof.

[0009] The polar solvent used in the steam distillation method described in this invention is a 70 to 90 weight percent aqueous solution.

[0010] The extract material obtained by this invention, which consists of fresh or dried fruits of the Ebenaceae family (Diospyros genus) with the stems removed, or a combination of both, can be stably incorporated into cosmetics, foods, processed foods, and soft drinks by adding parabens, dehydroacetic acids, benzoates, phenoxyethanol, 1,3-butylene glycol, hexanediol, other polar organic solvents, and plant-derived preservatives. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] The distilled extract material obtained by this invention, which is obtained from fresh or dried fruits of the Ebenaceae family (Diospyros genus) with the stems removed, or a combination of both, can be stably incorporated into cosmetics, foods, processed foods, and soft drinks.

[0012] It is generally known that persimmon fruit contains nutrients such as minerals like potassium, beta-carotenes, and vitamins including vitamin C, as well as distinctive beneficial components such as persimmon tannin obtained from persimmon astringency.

[0013] Furthermore, it is already known that persimmon tannin has a blood flow-improving effect because it has a molecular structure similar to that of vitamin P.

[0014] Furthermore, it is already known that persimmon tannin has excellent antibacterial and deodorizing properties.

[0015] Based on the information described in the previous sections, existing materials obtained from persimmon fruit are widely used in cosmetics, food products, processed foods, and soft drinks. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0016] The implementation of the present invention will be described below. [Examples]

[0017] Remove the calyx from the fruit of Diospyros kaki (a type of persimmon tree), which belongs to the Ebenaceae family, and disinfect it with a 6% sodium hypochlorite solution diluted with water to 1 / 100th of its original volume.

[0018] The persimmon fruits that have been disinfected in the previous step are distilled with an 80% by weight ethanol aqueous solution.

[0019] To the persimmon fruit distillate obtained in the previous section, 0.8% by weight of phenoxyethanol is added to enable the preservation of the resulting material. [Industrial applicability]

[0020] This invention is used in industries that manufacture cosmetics, food products, processed foods, and soft drinks.

Claims

1. A cosmetic ingredient obtained by distilling the fruit of the Diospyros genus in the family Ebenaceae.

2. Food and processed food ingredients obtained by distilling the fruit of the Diospyros genus in the family Ebenaceae.

3. A beverage ingredient obtained by distilling the fruit of the Diospyros genus in the family Ebenaceae.

4. Cosmetic composition containing claim 1

5. Foods and processed foods containing claim 2

6. A soft drink containing the ingredients of claim 3