Composition for induced bowel movement and diet and preparation method thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition and a healthy food product for inducing bowel movements and promoting weight loss comprising 47-57 parts by weight of a psyllium husk powder, 18-28 parts by weight of a rice bran powder, 5-6 parts by weight of a kelp powder, 4-5 parts by weight of a fructooligosaccharide, 3.5-4.5 parts by weight of chicory fiber, 3-4 parts of weight of glasswort, 2.5-3.5 parts by weight of yeast powder, 1.5-2.5 parts by weight of lactulose powder, 0.5-1.5 parts by weight of lactic acid bacteria powder, 0.05-0.15 parts by weight of complex amino acid, 0.4-0.6 parts by weight of Aloe arborescens, and 0.5-1.5 parts by weight of garlic powder. The composition and health food product for inducing bowel movements and promoting weight loss of the present invention comprise nutritional ingredients such as vegetable dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, etc. which feed beneficial intestinal bacteria.

Claims

1. A composition for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss comprising: 47 to 57 parts by weight of a psyllium husk powder; 18 to 28 parts by weight of a rice bran powder; 5 to 6 parts by weight of a kelp powder; 4 to 5 parts by weight of a fructooligosaccharide; 3.5 to 4.5 parts by weight of a chicory fiber; 3 to 4 parts of weight of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.); 2.5 to 3.5 parts by weight of a yeast powder; 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of a lactulose powder; 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a lactic acid bacteria powder; 0.05 to 0.15 parts by weight of complex amino acid; 0.4 to 0.6 parts by weight of Aloe arborescens; and 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a garlic powder, wherein the rice bran is produced by a method including washing rice bran, sterilizing the washed rice bran at a temperature of 120 C. for 30 minutes or more by a method selected from high-temperature steam sterilization, ultraviolet sterilization and far-infrared sterilization, and drying the sterilized rice bran to a water content of 5% or less in a drying chamber at 55 to 65 C.

2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the rice bran is a fermented rice bran obtained by a method further including, before drying, inoculating the sterilized rice bran with a Bacillus strain or an Aspergillus strain and fermenting the resulting rice bran for 36 hours or more at a humidity of 60 to 80% and a temperature of 30 to 50 C.

3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the rice bran is brown rice bran, white rice bran, or a mixture of brown rice bran and white rice bran.

4. A method for producing a health food for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss, comprising: preparing sterilized and dried powder forms of raw materials including psyllium husk, rice bran, kelp, fructooligosaccharide, a chicory fiber, glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), yeast, lactulose, a lactic acid bacteria, complex amino acid, Aloe arborescens and garlic, and powderizing the raw materials to a certain size; mixing the resulting powderized raw materials in amounts of 47 to 57 parts by weight of a psyllium husk powder, 18 to 28 parts by weight of a rice bran powder, 5 to 6 parts by weight of a kelp powder, 4 to 5 parts by weight of a fructooligosaccharide, 3.5 to 4.5 parts by weight of a chicory fiber, 3 to 4 parts of weight of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), 2.5 to 3.5 parts by weight of a yeast powder, 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of a lactulose powder, 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a lactic acid bacteria powder, 0.05 to 0.15 parts by weight of complex amino acid, 0.4 to 0.6 parts by weight of Aloe arborescens, and 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a garlic powder to obtain a raw material mixture, mixing 55 to 65 parts by weight of drinking water or purified water based on 100 parts by weight of the raw material mixture and kneading the resulting material; molding the resulting paste into a granule or a pill; and drying the molded granule or pill using a fluid bed dryer to adjust a water content to 5% by weight or less, wherein the rice bran is produced by a method including washing rice bran, sterilizing the washed rice bran at a temperature of 120 C. for 30 minutes or more by a method selected from high-temperature steam sterilization, ultraviolet sterilization and far-infrared sterilization, and drying the sterilized rice bran to a water content of 5% or less in a drying chamber at 55 to 65 C.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the rice bran is a fermented rice bran obtained by a method further including, before drying, inoculating the sterilized rice bran with a Bacillus strain or an Aspergillus strain, and fermenting the resulting rice bran for 36 hours or more at a humidity of 60 to 80% and a temperature of 30 to 50 C.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the powderizing the raw material comprises powderizing the raw material to a particle size of 4010 mesh.

7. A health food for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss containing the composition according to claim 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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(1) The composition according to the present invention contains 47 to 57 parts by weight of a psyllium husk powder, 18 to 28 parts by weight of a rice bran powder, 5 to 6 parts by weight of a kelp powder, 4 to 5 parts by weight of a fructooligosaccharide, 3.5 to 4.5 parts by weight of a chicory fiber, 3 to 4 parts of weight of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), 2.5 to 3.5 parts by weight of a yeast powder, 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of a lactulose powder, 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a lactic acid bacteria powder, 0.05 to 0.15 parts by weight of complex amino acid, 0.4 to 0.6 parts by weight of Aloe arborescens, and 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a garlic powder.

(2) The psyllium husk is rich in water-insoluble dietary fiber, thus having effects of promoting peristaltic motion of the large intestine, and increasing the volume and water content of feces since the volume thereof increases when absorbing moisture, thereby inducing and promoting defecation.

(3) Rice bran including an embryo bud of rice contains complete nutrients and metabolites for germination. As used herein, the term rice bran is generally defined by including an embryo bud of rice and rice bran. Rice bran is classified into brown bran, produced by primary rice milling (1-3 times), and white bran, produced by the subsequent rice milling (3-7 times), to obtain white rice after the primary rice milling.

(4) The rice bran is rich in vitamin B1 (thiamine), which is involved in glucose metabolism of amylase, which breaks down carbohydrates, and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), which is involved in amino acid metabolism of proteins. In particular, the embryo bud of rice contains great amounts of metabolites, also called nutrient regulators, such as GABA, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, octacosanol, mineral groups, phytic acid, beta-sterol, etc. which act on sugar metabolism, and rice bran contains, as a main ingredient, water-soluble dietary fiber, which is a food for beneficial bacteria in the large intestine.

(5) The brown rice bran obtained through the primary rice-milling process contains a large amount of an embro bud of rice, and white rice bran contains a large amount of rice bran. Thus, if necessary, brown rice or white rice may be used alone, or a mixture thereof may be used.

(6) In the case where a mixture of brown rice and white rice is used, brown rice and white rice are preferably used at a weight ratio of 1:3 to 3:1, but the disclosure is not particularly limited thereto.

(7) In addition, the rice is preferable Japonica rice or Indica rice, and more preferably Indica rice. Starch, which is the main ingredient of rice, includes starch and starch. starch is converted to starch, which is digested only when the temperature is high. Japonica rice contains a great amount of -starch and thus is elastic, but digestion thereof is difficult when eaten cold, and Japonica rice contains a great amount of vegetable oil and thus is glossy, and so often needs to be degreased when produced into as a functional food. On the other hand, Indica rice has a high starch content and low vegetable oil content and thus is neither glossy nor elastic, but digestion thereof is easy even when eaten cold. Thus, Indica rice bran is preferably used when it is difficult to digest brown rice. Therefore, Indica rice bran can exert excellent functional effects without degreasing or high-temperature fermentation.

(8) The rice bran is used in the form of an unfermented rice bran powder or a fermented rice bran powder.

(9) The rice bran powder is preferably prepared by the following method.

(10) First, as a raw material, a brown rice powder, a white rice powder, or a mixture thereof is used.

(11) The raw material is washed and then sterilized. The washing is preferably carried out using steam. The sterilization is preferably carried out by high-temperature steam sterilization, ultraviolet sterilization or far-infrared sterilization at 120 C. for 30 minutes or longer. At this time, it is more preferable to perform far-infrared sterilization or ultraviolet sterilization since high-temperature sterilization may destroy the vitamins contained in the rice bran.

(12) The sterilized rice bran is dried in a drying chamber at about 60 C. to a water content of 5% or less. Drying enables the rice bran powder to be maintained in a stable state.

(13) Through the above process, lipase is inactivated, thus solving the problem of rancidity of rice bran, sterilizing the raw materials in a sanitary manner, and maintaining a stable state.

(14) The rice bran powder treated as above is particularly suitable for health food targeting young people with good digestion.

(15) The fermented rice bran powder is preferably prepared by the following method.

(16) First, as a raw material, a brown rice powder, a white rice powder, or a mixture thereof is used.

(17) The raw material is washed and then sterilized. The washing is preferably carried out using steam. The sterilization is preferably carried out by high-temperature steam sterilization, ultraviolet sterilization or far-infrared sterilization at 120 C. for 30 minutes or longer. Here, it is more preferable to perform far-infrared sterilization or ultraviolet sterilization, since high-temperature sterilization may destroy the vitamins contained in the rice bran.

(18) The washed and sterilized rice bran is put in a fermentation chamber and inoculated with Bacillus strain or Aspergillus strain as a fermentation strain, and fermented for 36 hours or more at a humidity of 60 to 80% and a temperature of 30 to 50 C. At this time, it is preferable to inoculate the rice bran with about 53% of a fermentation strain per kg of the rice bran. Although not particularly limited, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus natto or the like may be used as the Bacillus strain, and Aspergillus niger or Aspergillus oryzae may be used as the Aspergillus strain. The strains may be used alone or in combinations of two or more, or may be mixed with another fermentation strain.

(19) Through this fermentation process, indigestible polysaccharides are degraded to monosaccharides, fat components are degreased and are converted into rice bran, which is easily digested and absorbed, and absorption of other nutrients is also facilitated.

(20) The sterilized rice bran is dried in a drying chamber at about 60 C. to a water content of 5% or less. The strains used for fermentation remain dormant due to the drying process.

(21) The fermented rice bran powder treated as above is particularly suitable for health foods targeting persons with poor digestion or elderly people, and is preferable to rice bran powder in terms of absorption of nutrients.

(22) Kelp is rich in potassium and alginic acid, which helps to release LDL, which is a form of cholesterol that is harmful to human bodies, and is suitable for weight loss due to the low-calorie thereof.

(23) Fructooligosaccharides are fermented by intestinal bacteria in the large intestine, promote the proliferation of beneficial bacteria, suppress the growth of harmful bacteria, facilitate bowel movements and help absorb calcium.

(24) Chicory is a plant in the family Asteraceae, and chicory fiber is rich in dietary fiber, iron, carotene, and minerals necessary for nutritional balance and bowel activity, and is thus effective in defecation such as digestion and diuresis.

(25) Salicornia europaea L. relieves nutritional imbalances that may occur during dieting and helps in bowel activity.

(26) A yeast powder, a lactulose powder, a lactic acid bacteria powder, complex amino acid, Aloe arborescens and a garlic powder are components for compensating for nutrient imbalance or supplementing essential enzymes.

(27) The composition has no tolerance and thus can be administered whenever necessary, such as before or after eating, before or after drinking, or when fasting.

(28) The composition may be used in a powder form, or may be prepared as a health food in the form of a granule or pill. When prepared in the form of a granule or pill, the composition is easy to store and administer.

(29) It is preferable to adjust the dose to 5 g or more and increase the volume so that a large amount of water is consumed when administered.

(30) A method of producing a healthy food for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss according to the present invention includes preparing raw materials and pulverizing (powderizing) the same to a predetermined size, mixing the powdered raw materials in a certain ratio and kneading the same, molding the result into a granule or a pill formulation, and drying the same.

(31) Powderizing

(32) First, as raw materials, psyllium husk, fermented rice bran, kelp, a fructooligosaccharide, a chicory fiber, glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), yeast, lactulose, a lactic acid bacteria, complex amino acid, Aloe arborescens and garlic are prepared in the form of sterilized and dried powders.

(33) Preferably, whether or not the prepared raw materials are decayed or contaminated by harmful bacteria is tested.

(34) The prepared raw materials are powderized (pulverized) to a certain size. The powderizing is preferably carried out by powderizing the raw material to a particle size of 4010 mesh, particularly preferably a particle size of 40 mesh. When the particle size was 40 mesh, water swelling was the best and swallowing was excellent when ingested.

(35) Mixing and Kneading Raw Materials

(36) The powdered raw materials in the step above are weighed in the following amounts: 47 to 57 parts by weight of a psyllium husk powder, 18 to 28 parts by weight of a rice bran powder or a fermented rice bran powder, 5 to 6 parts by weight of a kelp powder, 4 to 5 parts by weight of a fructooligosaccharide, 3.5 to 4.5 parts by weight of a chicory fiber, 3 to 4 parts of weight of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), 2.5 to 3.5 parts by weight of a yeast powder, 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of a lactulose powder, 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a lactic acid bacteria powder, 0.05 to 0.15 parts by weight of complex amino acid, 0.4 to 0.6 parts by weight of Aloe arborescens, and 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight of a garlic powder, and then mixed. At this time, it is preferable to accurately measure the weight using an electronic balance.

(37) The resulting mixture is kneaded while homogeneously mixing with sterilized drinking water or purified water. At this time, it is preferable to mix 55 to 65 parts by weight of drinking water or purified water based on 100 parts by weight of the total raw material.

(38) In addition, it is preferable to conduct mixing using a mixer such as a Y-type mixer, a speed mixer, or the like.

(39) Molding

(40) The paste is molded into a granule or pill.

(41) At this time, the size of the granule is preferably 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm in diameter and 3 to 5 mm in length, and the size of the pill is preferably 3 mm to 5 mm in diameter.

(42) Drying

(43) The molded granule or pill formulation is dried using a fluidized bed dryer to adjust the water content to 5% by weight or less.

(44) Preferably, the dried granule or pill formulation obtained through the above process is regulated to obtain a uniform particle size and treated to obtain an even surface roughness. It is preferable to treat the granule or pill formulation using Powermill.

(45) The particle size of the molded product is screened using a three-stage vibrator.

(46) The product having the screened particle size is packaged and subjected to a quality inspection process that includes visual inspection and detection of harmful bacteria through sampling inspection and is then ready for shipping.

(47) The composition for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss according to the present invention may be prepared into various formulations and used as a health food for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss.

(48) As used herein, the term health food is generally defined as a food that a consumer consumes based on the expectation of functionality to obtain a useful effect on health, such as regulation of nutrients or a physiological action with respect to the structure and function of the human body, and includes all of what are commonly referred to as health functional food, health food, and functional food, without limitation to legal regulations.

(49) The health food containing the composition according to the present invention, specifically, may be produced into a health food formulation in the form of a granule or pill through the production method described above, but is not limited thereto, and may be prepared into various formulations as necessary. For example, the health food may be formulated into a tablet, capsule, powder, liquid or the like, in addition to a granule or pill.

EXAMPLES FOR INVENTION

(50) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. However, the examples are provided only for illustration of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

Example 1

(51) 52 g of a psyllium husk powder, 22.9 g of a fermented rice bran powder, 5.5 g of a kelp powder, 4.5 g of fructooligosaccharide, 4 g of a chicory fiber, 3.5 g of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), 3 g of a yeast powder, 2 g of a lactulose powder, 1 g of a lactic acid bacteria powder, 0.1 g of complex amino acid, 0.5 g of Aloe arborescens, and 1 g of a garlic powder were mixed to prepare a composition for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss.

Example 2

(52) 52 g of a psyllium husk powder, 22.9 g of a rice bran powder, 5.5 g of a kelp powder, 4.5 g of fructooligosaccharide, 4 g of a chicory fiber, 3.5 g of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), 3 g of a yeast powder, 2 g of a lactulose powder, 1 g of a lactic acid bacteria powder, 0.1 g of complex amino acid, 0.5 g of Aloe arborescens, and 1 g of a garlic powder were mixed to prepare a composition for inducing defecation and promoting weight loss.

Example 3

(53) First, as raw materials, psyllium husk, fermented rice bran, kelp, a fructooligosaccharide, a chicory fiber, glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), yeast, lactulose, a lactic acid bacteria, complex amino acid, Aloe arborescens and garlic were prepared in the form of sterilized and dried powders.

(54) In the test process of the raw material, an E. coli test was performed to determine whether or not the raw material was decayed and contaminated by harmful bacteria.

(55) After the test, 52 g of a psyllium husk powder, 22.9 g of a fermented rice bran powder, 5.5 g of a kelp powder, 4.5 g of a fructooligosaccharide, 4 g of a chicory fiber, 3.5 g of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.), 3 g of a yeast powder, 2 g of a lactulose powder, 1 g of a lactic acid bacteria powder, 0.1 g of complex amino acid, 0.5 g of Aloe arborescens, and 1 g of a garlic powder were weighed.

(56) The desired particle size of the weighted raw material was obtained by screening through a 40 mesh screen.

(57) 100 g of the raw material was mixed with about 60 g of purified water and kneaded while the raw materials were mixed to homogeneity using a Y-type mixer.

(58) When the kneading was completed, the paste was molded into a pill having a diameter of 3 mm, and the pill was dried in a fluidized bed dryer so that the water content was adjusted to 5% by weight or less.

(59) Using Powermill, the particle size of the dried pill product was regulated uniformly and the dried pill product was treated to obtain an even surface roughness.

(60) The resulting product was sorted according to particle size by screening using a three-stage vibrator.

Experimental Example 1

(61) The following test was conducted in order to determine the effects of the composition of the present invention.

(62) 100 adult males and females who suffer from diarrhea, abdominal pain, sensation of incomplete evacuation and frequent defecation after drinking alcohol were administered with 30 g of the pill prepared in Example 3 above and consumed one bottle of Soju or 1,000 cc of beer. Then, whether or not symptoms upon the first subsequent defecation were alleviated was determined. The results are shown in Table 1 below. Here, severe diarrhea and severe abdominal pain indicate symptoms and pain severe enough to require medicine.

(63) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Condition of Experimental Group subjects (diarrhea, abdominal pain and sensation of incomplete evacuation after drinking alcohol, number of defecations per day) Symptoms and Before After conditions administration administration Diarrhea Severe diarrhea 37 Good 51 Diarrhea 63 Excellent 49 Abdominal Severe abdominal pain 21 Good 56 pain Abdominal pain 79 Excellent 44 Sensation of Severe sensation of 67 Good 47 incomplete incomplete evacuation evacuation Sensation of 33 Excellent 53 incomplete evacuation Number of 3 or less 78 1 43 defecations 3 or more 22 Not less than 2 57 per day and less than 3

(64) As can be seen from the results in Table 1, after administrating the composition of the present invention, the number of occurrences of diarrhea, abdominal pain, sensation of incomplete evacuation and number of defecations per day after drinking were greatly improved.

Experimental Example 2

(65) The following test was conducted in order to determine the effect of the composition of the present invention on constipation.

(66) First, as shown in Table 2 below, the test subjects were 100 adults of males and females currently administered with a drug for treating or alleviating constipation, and the numbers of males and females were 30 and 70, respectively.

(67) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Test subjects (100 adult males and females currently administered with a drug for treating or alleviating constipation) Multiple responses possible Gender Symptoms Male (30) Female (70) Less than 1 defecation every 3 days 20 63 Hard and dark-blue feces 25 52 Sensation of incomplete evacuation 27 65 Total 72 180

(68) Tables 3 to 5 below show the results of observing the change over 3 days after the subjects were administered with 10 g of the pill prepared in Example 3 three times a day before meals for 3 days.

(69) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Gender Male (30) Female (70) one or one or one or one or one or one or more per more every more every more per more every more every Symptoms day 2 days 3 days day 2 days 3 days The number of 17 7 4 46 13 6 defecations per day

(70) As can be seen from the results of Table 3 above, which shows the number of defecations per day, 17 out of 30 males and 46 out of 70 females defecated one or more times a day.

(71) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Gender Male (30) Female (70) Change in color Change in color Softening (yellow) Softening (yellow) Symptoms 1 day 2 days 3 days 1 day 2 days 3 days 1 day 2 days 3 days 1 day 2 days 3 days Hard and 11 5 8 6 5 10 34 17 11 28 15 19 dark-blue feces

(72) As can be seen from the results of Table 4 above, which showed the hardness and color of feces, an improvement effect was observed from the 1.sup.st day of administration, and after 3 days, the effect of softening the feces and the effect of improving color from dark blue to yellow in a number of test subjects was determined.

(73) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Gender Male (30) Female (70) Sensation of incomplete Sensation of incomplete evacuation disappears evacuation disappears Symptoms 1 day 2 days 3 days 1 day 2 days 3 days Sensation of 8 11 7 24 22 15 incomplete evacuation

(74) As can be seen from the results of Table 5, which show the sensation of incomplete evacuation, an improvement was observed from the first day of administration, and after 3 days, it can be seen that the sensation of incomplete evacuation disappeared in a large number of test subjects. It can be seen from the results of Tables 3 to 5 that when the composition of the present invention is administered, an effect of alleviation of constipation symptoms appears in a short period of time.

Experimental Example 3

(75) The following test was conducted in order to determine the effect of the composition of the present invention on obesity.

(76) The test subjects were 50 adult males and females with obesity, and the numbers of males and females were 20 and 30, respectively.

(77) Table 6 shows the results of observing the change over 45 days after the subjects were administered with 10 g of the pill prepared in Example 3 three times a day before meals for 45 days.

(78) TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Gender Male (20) Female (30) Decrease in body fat Decrease in body fat loss of 2 kg or more loss of 2 kg or more 15 days 30 days 45 days 15 days 30 days 45 days 1 5 12 2 7 18

(79) As can be seen from the results of Table 6, after 45 days, most subjects lost 2 kg or more of body fat.