Turmeric and licorice root compound beverage and preparation method therefor

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and particularly relates to a turmeric and licorice root compound beverage and a preparation method therefor. The turmeric and licoriceroot juice compound beverage is prepared from the following components in parts by weight: 100 parts of fresh turmeric juice, 30-80 parts of licorice root juice, 0.2-1.0 part of sweetener, 0.2-1.0 part of acidity regulator and 0.1-0.5 part of thickener; and the preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) preparing the fresh turmeric juice: washing and slicing fresh turmeric, heating thewashed and sliced fresh turmeric in hot water of 95-100 DEG C for 5 minutes, performing cooling to room temperature, and performing pulping and filtering to obtain the fresh turmeric juice; (2) preparing the licorice root juice: washing fresh licorice roots, then, adding the washed fresh licorice roots into water in a solid-liquid ratio of 1:5, performing soaking at 70-80 DEG C for 1-2 hours, performing cooling to room temperature, and performing pulping and filtering to obtain the licorice root juice; (3) preparing the turmeric and licorice root compound beverage: mixing the fresh turmeric juice, the licorice root juice, the sweetener, the acidity regulator and the thickener in parts by weight and then performing mixing, and performing stirring at room temperature for 25-40 minutes; (4)homogenizing: homogenizing the prepared compound beverage at working pressure of 1-2.5 MPa and operating temperature of 60-70 DEG C for 1-2 hours; and (5) performing filling, sterilization and cooling. The turmeric and licorice root compound beverage provided by the invention is yellow in color, is a natural compound beverage with a pleasant fragrance, uniformity and softness, a sweet and comfortable taste and moderate pungency, can improve the water solubility of curcumin and glycyrrhizic acid to increase the bioavailability of the curcumin and glycyrrhizic acid, and has an anti-inflammatoryeffect, an antibacterial effect, an antiviral effect, a liver protecting and bile secreting effect and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and in particular relates to a turmeric and licorice compound beverage and a preparation method thereof. Background technique [0002] Turmeric is a traditional Chinese medicinal material in my country. It tastes bitter, warm and non-toxic. Go into spleen, Liver Channel. It has the effects of breaking blood, promoting qi, promoting menstrual flow, and relieving pain. The main active molecule in turmeric is curcumin. Modern medical research shows that curcumin has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation, lowering blood fat, protecting liver and gallbladder, and anti-cancer effects. [0003] Licorice is the rhizome of licorice, a leguminous plant. There are dozens of compounds in licorice, such as glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhetinic acid, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizin, and isoliquiritigenin. Pain relief, harmonize the effects of various medicines. A large number of studies have shown that glycyrrhizin ...

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There is currently no report of a product that uses turmeric and licorice as raw materials to make a compound beverage of turmeric and licorice