Persimmon Dietary Fiber Purification and Probiotic Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective utilization and combination of persimmon industrial by-products, particularly in the extraction and purification of its polysaccharides, and their integration with beneficial microorganisms to enhance human health through dietary fiber supplementation.
Innovation Solution
A solvent-assisted purification process is applied to persimmon by-products to extract and purify dietary fiber, which is then combined with probiotic microorganisms like Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, and Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus, enhancing the bioaccessibility and prebiotic activity of the fiber.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If persimmon by-products are used directly without purification, then the process is simple and quick, but the dietary fiber lacks purity and functional effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies extraction principle by removing impurities from persimmon by-products through a multi-step purification process including defatting with hexane, enzymatic treatment with cellulase and pectinase, and washing with ethanol. This extracts only the pure dietary fiber component while discarding unwanted substances, achieving high purity (95% dietary fiber content) from the raw by-product material.
2Reliability
If persimmon fiber is combined with multiple probiotic strains, then the health benefits and pathogen displacement effects are enhanced, but the product complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple probiotic strains (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus casei, and Streptococcus thermophilus) into a single synbiotic product with purified persimmon fiber. This combination creates a synergistic effect where the prebiotic fiber supports the growth of multiple probiotic strains simultaneously, enhancing pathogen displacement and health benefits while managing product complexity through integrated formulation.
3Manufacturing precision
If extensive purification processes are applied to persimmon by-products, then the dietary fiber purity and functionality are improved, but the processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing defatting with hexane before enzymatic treatment, and conducting enzymatic pre-treatment with cellulase and pectinase before final purification steps. These preliminary actions prepare the by-product material in advance, making subsequent purification steps more efficient and reducing the overall processing time required to achieve high purity dietary fiber.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The purified persimmon fiber demonstrates increased bioaccessibility and prebiotic activity, showing selective inhibition of pathogens and promotion of beneficial microorganisms, thereby offering potential health benefits and anti-inflammatory effects.
Implementation Method 1
A solvent-assisted purification process is applied to persimmon by-products to extract and purify dietary fiber
Implementation Method 2
combined with probiotic microorganisms like Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, and Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus, enhancing the bioaccessibility and prebiotic activity of the fiber
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AI summary
Dietary fiber derived from persimmon by-products characterized in that it is obtained by means of a purification or extraction process assisted with acetone as solvent.