METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPONGE GOURD FRUIT JUICE COMPONENT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPONGE GOURD FRUIT JUICE COMPONENT-CONTAINING PRODUCT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for making it possible to make effective use of useful substances such as p-coumaric acid and the like contained in sponge gourd used as a raw material.SOLUTION: A method for producing a sponge gourd fruit juice component-containing composition, comprises a freezing step of freezing a sponge gourd fruit, a thawing step of thawing the frozen sponge gourd fruit, and a fruit juice component collecting step of collecting the fruit juice component from the thawed sponge gourd fruit, and further comprises an acid adding step of adding an acid to the sponge gourd fruit in at least any one stage from a front stage of the freezing step to the fruit juice component collecting step.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】ヘチマを原料にして、これに含まれるｐ−クマル酸等の有用物質の有効利用を可能にする方法を提供する。【解決手段】ヘチマ果実を凍結する凍結工程と、凍結したヘチマ果実を解凍する解凍工程と、解凍したヘチマ果実から果汁成分を採取する果汁成分採取工程とを含み、前記凍結工程前から前記果汁成分採取工程に至るいずれか１又は２以上の段階において、前記ヘチマ果実に酸を付与する酸付与工程を行うことを特徴とするヘチマ果汁成分含有組成物の製造方法である。【選択図】なし