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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a granular food composition which is soft and pleasant to the tongue, is free of sensation of surface roughness and collapses quickly in oral cavities, does not leave sensation of surface roughness, and moreover, has more markedly promoted absorbability, after being administered, than conventional granular food compositions. <P>SOLUTION: Dry Cordyceps sinensis Sacc. and water are mixed with each other at a rate of 1 kg and 9 liter, respectively, and then refluxed at 95 to 100°C for 5 hours to obtain a hot water extract. The extraction residue is dried, crushed, and then mixed with 15 MPa carbon dioxide at a flow rate of 700 liter/hour at 40°C, to obtain a supercritical fluid extract. The prepared hot water extract is mixed with dextrin as a vehicle, processed into a proper aqueous solution, and then spray-dried to obtain fine grains. The fine grains are transferred to a stirring granulator, mixed with this supercritical fluid extract, kneaded and then stirred and mixed uniformly. The mixture is transferred to an extrusion granulator, extruded into granules, dried and then graded to obtain the granular food composition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |