| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process for extracting vegetable-derived natural carotene whereby a very low loss of carotene and a high recovery ratio are achieved. SOLUTION: In a process for extracting carotene by crushing a carotene- contg. vegetable, extracting carotene with an org. solvent, and distilling the solvent from the extract, carotene is extracted from a dry product which is obtd. through the step of agglomeration wherein a carotene-protein composite of the crushed vegetable is agglomerated; the step of enzyme treatment wherein a vegetable tissue disintegrating enzyme is caused to act on the crushed vegetable; and the dehydration and drying step wherein the crushed vegetable after caused to pass through the foregoing two steps is dehydrated and dried. |
