CN1141582A

CN1141582A - Palatable low salt substitutes

Info

Publication number: CN1141582A
Application number: CN94194808A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 乔治·格列戈里; 哈卡姆·辛格
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1994-01-11
Filing date: 1994-01-11
Publication date: 1997-01-29

Abstract

Palatable compositions are useful as salt substitutes comprising calcium ascorbate as the major component in combination with minor comstituents including sodium chloride, sodium ascorbate, free ascorbic acid and potassium chloride. The palatable compositions are characterized by an appealing salt-like taste and have a pH in aqueous solution preferable in the range of about 4 to about 5.

Description

Good to eat low salt substitutes

The invention relates to a kind of composition, be suitable as the substitute of salt.More particularly, good to eat low salt composite of the present invention is to contain mixture a kind of nutritious value, unique, promptly by various salt forms or, optional free acid form comprises the mixture that vitamin C is formed by a class organic acid of selecting for use.Some compositions of the present invention also contains a spot of potassium chloride and sodium chloride.

The luxus consumption of sodium chloride has been considered to cause the reason of human multiple disease, comprises hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart disease etc.Really, medical research is pointed out, reduces the sodium salt amount of picked-up, can decrease the blood pressure of patients with hypertension.Therefore, people's lay special stress on eats low " salt " food, and wherein most of even whole sodium chloride salt sources are eliminated.Many products contain the substitute of less salt component or salt, and key component of wherein low " salt " prescription or salt substitute are to adopt potassium chloride or sodium iodide.

For example, United States Patent (USP) (U.S.Pat.No.2,968,566) has disclosed " a kind of do not have sodium and the composition of saline taste is arranged ".Speak of in some specific embodiments of this patent, wherein potassium chloride accounts for the about 70% of composition weight percentage, though the composition in the claim can contain the potassium chloride of having an appointment 50-90 part.In this patent, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) calcium only is said composition one a small amount of component.As the statement that this Patent right requirement specific factor occurs, the scope of limiting the quantity of has been described for accounting for " from about 4 to about 15 parts " of ascorbate (for Calcium Ascorbate or be free ascorbic acid).The a high proportion of like this potassium chloride dosage that this patent is disclosed can make the composition that obtains be subjected to the influence of the intrinsic bitter taste of potassium chloride.

Vitamin C and its esters comprise Calcium Ascorbate, very old prior art that yes, and generally with used as stabilizers or anticorrisive agent, and be used for vitamin replenisher.Vitamin C also is some subjects matter of an invention, and these inventions relate to ascorbic various prilling process.For example, Canadian Patent (Can.Pat.No.846,155) has disclosed a kind of ascorbic acid and a certain alkali metal chloride prilling process.United States Patent (USP) (U.S.Pat.No.5,077,310) has disclosed the granulation product of Calcium Ascorbate recently, wherein also contains several solid organic acids, comprises citric acid and ascorbic acid.The pH value of this patent pelletizing finished product, its preferable range be 5.5-7.0, and product is described to " preventing to be colored ".

Therefore, still need a kind of edible low " salt " substitute now, it should have the sense of smell characteristic that common salt is hopeful, and reduces the intake of sodium chloride simultaneously greatly.Therefore finding a kind of so appetizing composition, that is the calcium and the vitamin C of nutrition aequum further can be provided, is a very important achievement.

Summary of the invention

Make the applicant feel very surprised to be, above-mentioned desirable good to eat, edible and nutritive peculiarity can be accomplished in a kind of composition, and the key component of said composition is the ascorbic acid calcium salt.Or rather, had been found that a kind of good to eat low salt composite, it is suitable as salt substitute, it comprises a kind of mixture, the ascorbic acid calcium salt that about 40-60 (weight) % that accounts for mixture total weight amount percentage is wherein arranged, the SODIUM ASCORBATE of about 5-25 (weight) %, the sodium chloride of about 15-20 (weight) %, and the potassium chloride of about 1-2 (weight) %.Good to eat low salt composite of the present invention also can further contain free ascorbic acid, and its consumption may be up to about 15% of the mixture total weight amount that accounts for.

In specific embodiments of the invention, this good to eat low salt composite can also contain, except that said components, be selected from the free acid of at least a additional acids in gluconic acid, citric acid or the glutamic acid, the mixture of these sour calcium salts, sylvite, sodium salt or these salt.

According to purpose of the present invention, the applicant finds to have the of the present invention good to eat composition of better saline taste and no bitter taste, comprises that also having pH value is about 3.5-5.5, preferably is about the some compositions of 4-5.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of method, to strengthen the taste of edible solid or liquid substance, said method comprises at least a good to eat low " salt " replacement composition that adds above-mentioned a kind of effective fragrance enhancing amount of the present invention, or is equivalent to disclosed low salt composite in the specification of the present invention.

Further aim of the present invention provides some good to eat low salt composites, and it is wanted can anti-decolouring and do not absorb moisture in the atmosphere.

Further purpose of the present invention, for the reader who is familiar with the present technique field is clearly, promptly further on the reflection content basis disclosed in this invention, detailed description of the present invention again and then, these all can only be as further specifying the specific embodiment of the invention.

As mentioned above, the invention relates to a kind of low " salt " substitute, it has the required sense of taste characteristic of common salt in fact, has significantly reduced the intake to sodium chloride simultaneously.In addition, good to eat low salt composite of the present invention provides the essential vitamin of nutrition aequum, i.e. vitamin C and a kind of important dietary supplementation product, i.e. calcium ion.All these can obtain from inventive compositions, composition comprises a kind of mixture, and it is by the ascorbic acid calcium salt that accounts for the about 40-60% that mixes gross weight, the SODIUM ASCORBATE of about 5-25%, the sodium chloride of about 15-20%, and the potassium chloride of about 1-2% is formed.The good to eat low salt composite of the present invention also can further comprise the free ascorbic acid of the 0-15% (from zero or approaching zero to about 15%) that accounts for mixture weight percentage.

Calcium Ascorbate component of the present invention is that preferred crystalline particle form is (referring to, U.S.PatNo.4 for example, 251,44), it is reported that this sentences with reference to contrast and introduces in full), perhaps further can be dihydrate form (referring to, U.S.Pat.No.2 for example, 596,1032,631,155, its report is to be incorporated in herein in full with reference to contrast).

In the present invention's one most preferred embodiment, good to eat low salt composite 3.5 grams, when in the deionized-distilled water that is dissolved in 100ml, pH value should fall into the scope of about 3.5-5.5, and the best is about 4-5.These preferred compositions have more pleasant mouthfeel.

The other preferred composition comprises such some compositions, and wherein the amount of the amount of SODIUM ASCORBATE and free ascorbic acid approximately equates in mixture, also contains Calcium Ascorbate, sodium chloride and potassium chloride in the mixture.The salt substitute composition that other is fit to is to contain a kind of mixture, and wherein the amount of existing Calcium Ascorbate approximates ascorbic acid, free ascorbic acid (if present), and the total amount of sodium chloride.

Following subordinate list has been enumerated the instantiation of some preferred mixtures, and these mixtures are suitable for introducing in the good to eat low salt composite of the present invention.Account for the PH of the aqueous solution of example 1 mixture weight percentage 3.5%, having measured is 4.35, and the PH of the aqueous solution of the percentage by weight 3.5% of example 2 mixtures is 4.55.

Subordinate list

The preferred mixture of salt and ascorbic acid salt

Component mixture weight % example 1 sodium chloride 17.3

Calcium Ascorbate a 51.8

Sodium ascorbate 14.9

Ascorbic acid 14.9

Potassium chloride 1.0 examples 2 sodium chloride 19.8

Calcium Ascorbate a 49.5

Sodium ascorbate 14.8

Ascorbic acid 14.8

Potassium chloride 1.0

α is=hydrate

Generally speaking, being dominant and selecting the amount of sodium chloride of mixture total weight amount, approximately is 20 times of potassium chloride dosage wherein.And the ascorbic acid calcium content accounts for the 40-60% of mixture weight usually, preferably is about 50%.

In particular embodiments of the invention, the mixture of ascorbate, potassium chloride and sodium chloride also replenishes gluconic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid or glutamic acid with free acid form.Among the other embodiment, can add these additional organic acid calcium salts, sylvite or sodium salt.Equally, relate to free acid, calcium, any combining form of potassium or sodium salt can be used.But the existence of these supplemental components (and material) generally only limits to account for the about 1-10% of mixture weight, preferably is about 2-6%.

Good to eat low salt composite of the present invention also can comprise the other component, and the use of these components is that those of ordinary skills are familiar with.For example, useful components comprises binding agent (for example water-soluble cellulose), sugar, waterproofing agent, lubricant, other vitamin, flavor enhancement etc.

Granular composition also should further make the desired particle size sieve mesh, and for example scope is about the 20-80 sieve mesh, and preferred size is about the 30-50 sieve mesh.

Preferred low salt composite of the present invention can prepare with the following method.To go up these mixtures of listing in the table earlier, in mortar, grind, be about the 80-100 sieve mesh up to the particle mean size of mixture powder.In the broken mixture of this fine powders of 10 grams, add 2 gram distilled water, add fashionable need and under nitrogen protection, mix well with glass spatula.The slurry that makes like this can be allowed to condition under the condition that temperature is lower than 50 ℃ and place, and with nitrogen by slurry bubbling (maintenance is actually oxygen-free atmosphere) slowly, be evaporated until whole moisture.When water evaporates, just obtain a kind of hard crystallization housing, and then housing is pulverized (grinding) into about the crystal grain that is 30-50 sieve mesh granularity.It is painted to make the material that obtains give epidermis slightly again, makes it no longer include the tendency that absorbs the tendency of moisture and no longer include further decolouring from atmosphere.

Yet the people that present technique is familiar with is very clear, and unspecial some other composition that discloses in specification of the present invention also can be by this specification thinking preparation.Other composition of like this some should be thought still to belong in scope of the present invention and the design.Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to the description of the specific embodiment that discloses herein, and only by following claim decision protection domain.

Claims

1. good to eat less salt group compound that is suitable as salt substitute, it is characterized in that comprising a kind of mixture, the ascorbic acid calcium salt that wherein contains the about 40-60% that accounts for the mixture weight percentage, the SODIUM ASCORBATE of about 5-25%, the sodium chloride of about 15-20% and the potassium chloride of about 1-2%.

2. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that wherein said mixing also further includes up to the free ascorbic acid of about 15 (weight) %.

3. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that wherein said ascorbic acid calcium salt is to use with dihydrate form.

4. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that having P H scope and being about 3.5-5.5 when the said composition dissolves of 3.5 grams is in the deionized-distilled water of 100ml.

5. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that having the PH scope and being about 4-5 when the said composition dissolves of 3.5 grams is in the deionized-distilled water of 100ml.

6. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that wherein the consumption of said SODIUM ASCORBATE (by weight percentage) and wherein the consumption of said free ascorbic acid (in heavy percentage) approximately equate.

7. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the consumption (by weight percentage) of wherein said ascorbic acid calcium salt approximates said SODIUM ASCORBATE, free ascorbic acid and sodium chloride three's total amount (in heavy percentage).

8. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that wherein said sodium chloride consumption (by weight percentage), is about 7-20 times of potassium chloride dosage (percentage by weight).

9. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that wherein said mixture is made up of the ascorbic acid calcium salt half percentage by weight approximately.

10. good to eat low salt composite as low salt substitutes, it is characterized in that: include a kind of mixture, the ascorbic acid calcium salt that the 40-60% that accounts for said mixture (percentage by weight) is arranged in this mixture approximately, the SODIUM ASCORBATE of about 5-25%, the sodium chloride of about 15-20%, the potassium chloride of about 1-2%, and the free ascorbic acid that can select as many as about 15% for use; Said composition also contains free acid, calcium salt, sylvite, sodium salt or their mixture and contains a kind of additional acids at least, and it is optional from gluconic acid to replenish acids, citric acid or glutamic acid.

11. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that the wherein said free acid that contains, calcium salt, sylvite, sodium salt or their mixture contain a kind of said additional free acid at least, its consumption is about said mixture 1-10 (percentage by weight).

12. good to eat low salt composite as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that: the wherein said free acid that contains, calcium salt, sylvite, sodium salt or their mixture contain a kind of said additional acids at least, and it exists consumption to be about about 2-6 (percentage by weight) of said mixture.

13. a method that strengthens edible solid or liquid seasoning is characterized in that comprising and adds the described good to eat composition of claim 1,2 or 10, addition effectively is fit to be as the criterion with seasoning.

14. one kind prepares good to eat method for compositions; said composition is suitable as salt substitute; be anti-decolouring and the anti-moisture content that absorbs in the atmosphere; it is characterized in that: comprising provides a kind of powder/particle mixture water slurry; the mixture water slurry contains at least a ascorbate; sodium chloride and potassium chloride; said powder/particle mixture has the about 80-100 sieve mesh of particle mean size; in oxygen-free environment and under the protection of nitrogen stream, make the water evaporates in the water slurry; the duricrust that obtains is ground, just make and have the good to eat low salt composite that the sieve mesh granularity is about the solid fine grain form of 30-50.