METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOW CALORIE KONNYAKU DRINK, LOW CALORIE FOOD AND NATURAL COSMETICS BY LIQUEFYING KONNYAKU POWDER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new method for producing low calorie konnyaku drink, low calorie food and natural cosmetics by liquefying konnyaku powder. SOLUTION: This method for producing the low calorie konnyaku drink, low calorie food and natural cosmetics with liquefied konnyaku comprises processes of (1) preparing 10-50 pts.wt. of water based on 1 pt.wt. of konnyaku powder, (2) adding enzyme which destroys plant tissue to the water, (3) adding konnyaku powder to the water, (4) adding 0.1-8 wt.% of circular oligosaccharide to the gross weight of water added with konnyaku powder, (5) leaving the mixture of (4) at 30-70°C for 0.5-6 h to hasten enzyme reaction, and (6) overheating the mixture of (5) at a temperature to inactivate enzyme to inactivate the enzyme. Furthermore, the method comprises a process of adding sweetener and an acidifier during the (1)-(5) processes. Thus, it is possible to obtain the ultra-low calorie drink which has 4.8 kcal per 100 g. The low calorie food and natural cosmetics are each obtained by mixing the product of (6) with a processed food and cosmetics followed by processing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT