Title:
METHOD FOR ELIMINATING BITTER TASTE FROM CHITOSAN
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2639792
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To obtain a method for effectively eliminating a bitter taste from an easily sol. chitosan to thereby make it easily eatable by adding a specific substance to it.
CONSTITUTION: A powder or extract of persimmon leaves is added to a sol. chitosan which is obtd. by adding an inorg. or org. acid to chitosan or by removing water from a water-soln. prepd. from a soln. of chitosan in an acid. Usually the powder or extract is added in an amt. of 15-150 pts.wt. (in terms of the wt. of persimmon leaves) based on 100 pts.wt. chitosan. Persimmon leaves are crushed e.g. to 100-150 mesh. The extract is prepd. by boiling down water contg. the powder of persimmon leaves until the amt. of water is decreased to about 1/3, removing the leaves, and vacuum-drying the residual water to give a powder.
Inventors:
YANAGIMOTO YOSHIO
Application Number:
JP3907195A
Publication Date:
August 13, 1997
Filing Date:
February 04, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIPPON KICHIN KITOSAN KK
International Classes:
A23L1/30; A61K31/715; A61K47/46; A61P43/00; C08B37/08; (IPC1-7): C08B37/08; A23L1/30; A61K31/73; A61K47/46
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toyosu Yasuhiro
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