摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a neutral fat metabolism controlling agent that is derived from natural products, exhibits a metabolism controlling potency to neutral fats and is extremely low in the possibility of side effects, and further to provide a food, a drink, a food additive and a pharmaceutical. <P>SOLUTION: This neutral fat metabolism controlling agent contains an apple extract or a polyphenol originated from apple as an active ingredient. Especially, the apple extract is obtained by extracting immature fruits of Rosaceae, Malus pumila. The polyphenol originated from the apple includes procyanidin compounds, concretely procyanidin B1, procyanidin B2, and procyanidin C1, and the like, obtained by condensation-polymerizing catechin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |