SUSTAINED RELEASE COVERED FOOD POWDER AGGREGATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

To provide a sustained release covered food powder aggregate in wich active ingredients are gradually released in digestive organs, and a health food containing the same.SOLUTION: The sustained release covered food powder aggregate is an aggregate of sustained release covered food powder 11 in which a food nucleus 12 having a diameter of 1 μm to 1 mm containing active ingredients is covered with an edible covering material layer 13. One food nucleus 12 is substantially a covering unit, and a surface of one food nucleus 12 is individually covered with the edible covering material layers 13. The edible covering material layers 13 contain edible protein. When using an elution test first liquid up to 2 hours since the start of the test and using an elution test second liquid up to 2 to 24 hours since the start of the test, an elution rate of the components in the food nucleus after 2 hours since the start of the test is 20 mass% or less, and an elution rate of the components in the food nucleus after 6 hours since the start of the test is 20 mass% or more and 80 mass% or less. The health food containing the same is also provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】消化器内で徐々に有効成分が放出される徐放性被覆食品粉体集合体、及び、それを含有する健康食品の提供。【解決手段】有効成分を含有する直径１μｍ〜１ｍｍの食品核１２が可食性被覆材層１３によって被覆されてなる徐放性被覆食品粉体１１の集合体であって、１個の食品核１２が実質的に被覆の単位であり、１個の食品核１２の表面が個々に可食性被覆材層１３で被覆されており、可食性被覆材層１３は可食性タンパク質を含有するものであり、試験開始から２時間までを溶出試験第１液を用い、試験開始２〜２４時間までを溶出試験第２液を用いた際に、試験開始から２時間後の食品核の成分の溶出率が２０質量％以下であり、試験開始から６時間後の食品核の成分の溶出率が２０質量％以上８０質量％以下である徐放性被覆食品粉体集合体、及び、それを含有する健康食品。【選択図】図３