Stachyose
Stachyose is a
tetrasaccharide together with α-D-galactose units, one α-D-glucose unit, and one
β-D-fructose unit sequentially connected as gal(α1→6)gal(α1→6)glc(α1↔2β)fru. Together with associated oligosaccharides together with raffinose, stachyose takes place evidently in severa vegetables (e.g. inexperienced beans, soybeans and different beans) and different plants. Stachyose is much less candy than sucrose, at approximately 28% on a weight basis. It is specifically used as a bulk sweetener or for its practical oligosaccharide properties. Stachyose isn't absolutely digestible through human beings and can provide 1.five to 2.four kcal/g (6 to ten kJ/g)
Stachyose is a naturally occurring tetrasaccharide and a functional oligosaccharide that can significantly promote the proliferation of beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacteria. The pure product is a white powder with a slightly sweet taste, the sweetness is 22% of that of sucrose, the taste is pure, without any bad taste or peculiar smell. Its molecular structure: "galactose-galactose-glucose-fructose".
Stachyose has a very obvious proliferation effect on beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the human gastrointestinal tract, and can quickly improve the environment in the human digestive tract and regulate the balance of micro-ecological flora. It can promote the formation of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract as dominant bacteria, inhibit the production of spoilage bacteria such as Clostridium aerogenes, and produce a large number of physiologically active substances, adjust the pH value of the intestinal tract, kill pathogenic bacteria, and prevent spoilage Product generation, inhibit the production and absorption of endogenous carcinogens, and decompose and derive multiple immune function factors. Commonly known as: food for beneficial bacteria.
Stachyose has good thermal stability and will not decompose at a high temperature of 100°C, but its thermal stability decreases under acidic conditions, so it can be used in foods that require hot-pressing treatment. Storage stability in an acidic environment is related to temperature, and it is quite stable when the temperature is lower than 20°C. Its moisture retention and hygroscopicity are lower than that of sucrose but higher than that of high fructose syrup, and its osmotic pressure is close to that of sucrose. Above 80°C, stachyose has coloring properties and can be added to baked goods to make the food an attractive burnt yellow.
Probiotics are bacteria that are beneficial to humans and animals. In the intestinal tract, they maintain the balance of the colony and have a two-way regulating effect: helping to eliminate diarrhea and prevent constipation. Stachyose is a substance that is beneficial to probiotics. Probiotics feed on these substances. The human body cannot digest stachyose. Prebiotics will reach the intestinal tract and feed probiotics, which is conducive to the growth of probiotics. The nature of the two substances is different, but the final result will play a two-way regulating role, with different degrees of action, and the effect of taking them together is excellent.
Characteristic
Stachyose is a functional oligosaccharide without any dependence. Because the beneficial bacteria in the intestines are the same as us, they have to eat every day. If they don’t eat a meal, they may also suffer from malnutrition. If they don’t eat for a long time, the beneficial bacteria will starve to death. So we should insist on giving them enough rations to keep them in a healthy state. If you throw peaches at bifidobacteria, bifidobacteria will reward your health.
Although our food such as grains and vegetables also contain certain substances that can be eaten by beneficial bacteria, the proportion of grains and vegetables eaten daily is small, the food processing is too fine, and there are many additives and pesticide residues, which are beneficial Bacteria work under such "harsh" conditions, so it is very important to add nutrients to them and supplement stachyose.
◆ Targeted colonization, the effect is obvious.
Compared with probiotic products such as yogurt: most of the bifidobacteria are inactivated when they pass through gastric acid, and such bacteria are very sensitive to oxygen, and very few actually reach the intestinal tract; stachyose has good stability and can Direct colonization in various parts of the intestinal tract.
◆ Quick action, safe and reliable.
Compared with ordinary prebiotics: it can proliferate beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria at a 40-fold increasing speed, and the effect is fast without abdominal distension and discomfort.
Derived from natural plant extracts, safe and without side effects.
1. Stachyose can effectively prevent and relieve constipation and diarrhea in infants and young children, and inhibit intestinal diseases.
2. Stachyose can comprehensively enhance the immunity of infants and young children, and improve the body's disease resistance of infants and young children.
3. Stachyose has the effect of clearing the intestines, detoxifying and discharging lead.
4. Stachyose can replace metal ions, thereby promoting the absorption of calcium and other minerals.
Physical and chemical properties
1. Melting point: 170°C
2. Boiling point: 1044.2°C
3. Flash point: 585.3°C
4. Density: 1.84g/cm
5. Refractive index: 1.689
Application range
1. It can be added to liquid food, such as lactic acid beverage, vinegar beverage, beer and other beverages, to develop new functional food, and the addition amount is small, the effect is remarkable, and the flavor of the original food will not be destroyed.
2. It has active factors, can absorb toxic substances and pathogenic bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, improve the body's disease resistance, and enhance immunity, so it can be widely used in medicine.
3. When added to baked goods, it can maintain moisture and change the rheological properties of dough.
4. Stachyose is not hydrolyzed by digestive enzymes, and its metabolism does not depend on insulin, which can meet the needs of special groups such as diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia.
5. Stachyose can promote the body's absorption of calcium and magnesium, and can be used as an ideal raw material for developing food for pregnant women and the elderly.
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Natural source of stachyose: stachyose is a substance that exists in nature. It is contained in vegetables that we often eat and Chinese medicinal materials for treating diseases. Cordyceps ginseng has the highest content and the longest edible history.
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Stachyose is mostly used in the production of prebiotic glucose, milk powder, rice flour and other products in infant products.
Dietary function of stachyose
1. It is suitable for diabetic patients and will not cause endocrine burden of adverse reactions to patients.
2. Experiments show that taking stachyose for a period of time, due to the synergistic effect of the above factors, can enhance the body's ability to resist digestive tract infections or food-borne diseases, improve the nutritional status of skin and other organs, and improve health , Beauty and beauty. Especially suitable for: patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction, patients with intestinal flora imbalance, habitual constipation or diarrhea, enteritis, gastritis, gastric ulcer, people who often take antibiotics, the elderly, non-breastfeeding newborns, obese patients, Yeast infection etc.
Features:
The bifidus factor stachyose also has good physical and chemical properties. Under normal conditions, it does not chemically react with other chemical substances such as food additives and main ingredients, and does not affect the special smell and taste of other substances. It is excellent. Functional food additives.
Stachyose is a natural plant extract with clear structure, simple and accurate quantitative and qualitative methods, clear mechanism of action, good compatibility and stability in food, and has been proved to have the ability to proliferate bifidobacteria and milk in the intestines through human and animal experiments. Physiological functions of bacteria. It fully conforms to the characteristics of the third-generation health food ingredients, and is a rare health food ingredient in the market.
At present, in my country's health food market, stachyose is used as a raw material to produce health food. The main functions involved are: regulating the function of intestinal flora, enhancing immunity, increasing bone density, and promoting lead excretion.
1. Regulating the function of intestinal flora: the patent "A Regulator of Intestinal Microecology" (Patent Application No. 02145700.X) provides an intestinal microecological regulator, which is mainly composed of bifidobacterium powder, acidophilus milk Composition of bacillus powder and stachyose. The patent "Mulberry Leaf Functional Food" (Patent Application No. 200710070740.2) mentions a mulberry leaf functional food, which is composed of mulberry freeze-dried powder, mulberry leaf freeze-dried powder, stachyose and jujube superfine powder. A product rich in natural plant dietary fiber to achieve the purpose of regulating the microecology of the human body.
2. Immunity enhancement: The patent "Preparation Method of Jujube Astragalus Polysaccharide Beverage" (Patent Application No. 200710199292.6) mentions a preparation method of Jujube Astragalus Polysaccharide Beverage, which consists of jujube clarified juice, astragalus polysaccharide, sucrose, and stachyose , citric acid, jujube essence and other components, and the finished product is obtained through filtration, filling and sterilization, and has the function of immune regulation.
3. Increase bone density: the patent "a product for calcium and iron supplementation suitable for children" (patent application number 201010154775.6) mentions a product formula for calcium supplementation and iron supplementation, which consists of milk calcium, lactoferrin, porphyrin iron , stachyose, milk powder, and magnesium stearate, which can effectively prevent calcium and iron deficiency in children and adolescents.
4. Promote lead excretion: stachyose can proliferate intestinal bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, and its metabolites, short-chain fatty acids, can provide power for intestinal peristalsis, greatly reducing the residence time of food residues in the intestinal tract, and have a certain effect on lead. Chelation ability, by promoting calcium absorption and inhibiting lead absorption, so as to achieve the purpose of lead discharge.
