GRANULAR OF GASTRODIAE RHIZOM POWDER USING GASTRODIAE RHIZOMA

摘要

Gastrodia root granule prepared by mixing Gastrodia root powder, hydrous crystalline glucose, fruit concentrates, roasted bean powder and brown rice powder and then granulating is provided to be useful as functional food having an antihypertensive action and cholesterol-lowering action. Gastrodia root granule is prepared by the steps of: fine grinding or wet fine grinding of Gastrodia root; mixing 30 to 100% by weight of Gastrodia root powder, 0 to 70% by weight of hydrous crystalline glucose, 0 to 10% by weight of fruit concentrates with 60 to 65 Degrees Brix and 0 to 50% by weight of roasted bean powder and brown rice powder; and granulating into a size of 15 to 20 meshes. The Gastrodia root powder is hot air dried or roasted fine ground powder after hot air drying, classified powder or spray-drying Gastrodia root powder with improved solubility and preference. The spray-drying powder Gastrodia root powder with improved solubility is obtained by mixing less than 3% by weight of sucrose fatty acid ester, less than 0.3% by weight of polyglycerin fatty acid ester and 0 to 60% by weight of fructose are added, based on the total weight of Gastrodia root powder and spray drying during the wet fine grinding.