PEACH EXTRACT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a peach extract obtained from peaches, said peach extract having an active oxygen-scavenging ability, and a highly safe method for producing the same. Provided is a peach extract having an active oxygen-scavenging ability that is obtained by: extracting a starting peach material with ethanol or an ethanol/hexane mixture, said starting peach material comprising picked peaches (young peaches), matured peaches or a residue that is obtained from processing of peaches and contains fiber components remaining after removing seeds and juice from picked peaches or matured peaches; and partition extracting the thus obtained primary extract with hexane/water. The peach extract contains ceramides (sphingo glycolipids) and polyphenols. Also provided is a method for producing the peach extract. The peach extract obtained in the present invention is usable as foods, cosmetics, quasi-drugs and processed products thereof.