METHOD FOR PREPARING AN EXTRACT CONTAINING GALLIC ACID, AQUEOUS CONCENTRATE CONTAINING GALLIC ACID, AND FOODSTUFF AND FOOD SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING THE AQUEOUS CONCENTRATE

A method for preparing an extract containing gallic acid includes performing an extraction treatment on plants or plant constituents containing tannins by means of water or an aqueous system in the presence of the enzyme tannase to obtain a product mixture containing gallic acid. Further disclosed i...

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Hauptverfasser: Winter, Isabella, Rinderer, Christian, Nachbagauer, Josef, Jenny, Marcel
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Zusammenfassung:A method for preparing an extract containing gallic acid includes performing an extraction treatment on plants or plant constituents containing tannins by means of water or an aqueous system in the presence of the enzyme tannase to obtain a product mixture containing gallic acid. Further disclosed is a method for preparing an extract containing gallic acid, comprising performing an extraction treatment on plants or plant constituents containing tannins by means of a mixture containing a polar organic solvent and water to obtain a product mixture containing polyphenols, separating the plants or plant constituents from the product mixture to obtain a liquid extract, removing the polar organic solvent from the liquid extract, and treating the aqueous extract with the enzyme tannase to obtain an aqueous system containing gallic acid. In addition, the disclosure includes an aqueous concentrate containing gallic acid and a foodstuff or food supplement comprising the aqueous concentrate.