INSTANT WATER SOLUBLE BIOACTIVE DIETARY PHYTONUTRIENTS COMPOSITION OF SPICE/HERB EXTRACTS AND A PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of the instant water soluble, stable, phytonutrient rich spice/herb extracts exhibiting significant antioxidant and other bioactivities, in a ready to use form and a composition for beverage and food applications to deliver physiologically relevant amounts of phytonutrients per serving without taste or aroma issue and in organic quality. The composition derived in the present invention include the bioactive phytonutrient molecules along with its natural counter parts comprising mainly proteins, carbohydrates and dietary fibre of the spice and/or herb.

主权项

1. A process for the preparation of de-flavoured and de-aromatised food and beverage ingredient rich in health beneficial bioactive phytonutrients from spices and/or herbs with sufficient aqueous solubility, stability and flavour characteristics suitable for the impregnation at sufficiently high concentrations per serving to trigger a health beneficial pharmacological effect characterized in that the said process comprises the steps of
a) mechanically reducing the particle size of the spice and/or herb b) subjecting the product obtained from step (a) to a solvent extraction process c) filtering the extract to separate the solvent extract and residue d) concentration of the solvent extract from step (c) to obtain phytonutrient rich extract e) cooling, settling and filtering the extract obtained from step (d) f) Blending, homogenizing and filtering the concentrated extract obtained from step (e) with additive and/or natural excipients, g) Spray drying the blended and filtered composition obtained from step (f)