摘要 |
PURPOSE: A method of making a turnip concentrate by extracting in a solvent is provided which permits easy separation of red pigments. It was demonstrated that the concentrate has an effect of inhibiting the occurrence of liver cirrhosis. The concentrate is useful in tea, beverages or the like by diluting in water, fruit juice or the like. CONSTITUTION: A turnip(Brassica campestris L. subsp. rapa Hook. et And.) is immersed in acidic immersion liquid, cut to a suitable size, extracted in an extraction solvent and concentrated after filtering. The extract has a final ethanol content of 50 to 75 v/v%. The immersion liquid contains a hydrochloric acid-water or hydrochloric acid-ethanol solution containing 3 to 10v/v% of hydrochloric acid. |