METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF ARTICHOKE EXTRACT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means which can efficiently extract a water-soluble active ingredient from an artichoke and also efficiently extract a linoleic acid derivative, being a lipophilicity component.SOLUTION: When artichoke extract is produced from artichoke, an artichoke is treated with a plant tissue collapse enzyme and then water with pH 7 to 12 is used as an extracting solvent to extract at 40-121°C.