ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITION AND ITS PRODUCTION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel antioxidant composition used in various articles such as foods and to provide a process for producing the same. SOLUTION: This composition contains at least one member selected among balanophonin, erythro-buddlenol A, and threo-buddlennol A. This can be produced by extracting that part of a bamboo which contains at least a shoot with a solvent such as methylene chloride, ethyl ether, or ethanol.