Composition containing scirpusin B, and process for producing composition containing scirpusin B

• Main Authors: SUGIYAMA KENKICHI, SANO SHOKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.07.2015
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Provided are: a composition containing scirpusin B, which is a composition derived from a natural material and contains scirpusin B at a high content; and a process for producing the composition containing scirpusin B.A composition containing scirpusin B is produced by the extraction from a passion fruit seed. In the extraction of scirpusin B, the passion fruit seed is crushed, and subsequently at least one solvent selected from a hydrous alcohol solvent and a hydrous ketone solvent is added to the crushed product to thereby extract scirpusin B into the solvent.