摘要 |
PURPOSE:To provide the title food or beverage hopeful of hypotensive activity. CONSTITUTION:Buckwheat-threshed seeds and/or buckwheat powder is extracted pref. at lower temperatures with water or an alcohol or an aqueous alcohol solution, and the resulting extract liquor is either directly or, after concentration to dryness, used as a food or food additive. Alternately, the above extract liquor is heat treated to remove bacteria and proteins, and the product is either directly or, after concentration to dryness, used as a food or food additive. Or, the extract liquor heat treated above is, if needed, concentrated or dried, while raw material solids separated during the process to obtain the extract liquor are dried and roasted and then put to hot water extraction; the resultant extract liquor is combined with the extract heat treated and purified above, and a container is packed with the resulting mixture followed by sterilization, thus giving a buckwheat beverage having hypotensive and vasoreinforcing activities. |