The invention discloses a method for preparing a functional beverage for preventing and relieving
gout.
Artemisia selengensis leaves and old stems and white granulated
sugar are used as main raw materials, the method comprises the following production technologies of removing grassy taste, performing superhigh pressure homogenizing, performing squeezing to obtain juice, performing compounding, performing sterilizing and the like, and a superhigh pressure homogenizing technique is used for treating the
artemisia selengensis leaves and old stems so as to prepare the functional beverage for preventing and relieving
gout, so that the
dissolution rate of flavonoids in
artemisia selengensis can be increased by 120% or above, and the content of effective components in products is guaranteed. A treatment technique that fresh
artemisia selengensis is used for removing the grassy taste is adopted, so that the grassy taste of the fresh
artemisia selengensis is effectively removed, and the
flavor and the
clarity of the product are improved. According to the functional beverage,
fruits and vegetables, namely the
artemisia selengensis leaves and old stems, which are common in daily life of people and have the function of restraining the activity of
xanthine oxidase, are used as main raw materials for preparing the functional beverage for preventing and relieving
gout, so that the activity of the
xanthine oxidase is effectively reduced, the
attack rate of the gout is prevented and reduced, and the functional beverage does not have any
side effect.