United States Patent:  6,054,129

Assignee:  Lotte Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)

Filed:  December 15, 1998

A method includes preparing an extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino subjecting Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino by extracting solvent to obtain an extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino and roasting the extract, the extract being roasted to improve flavors.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino free from the above problems.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide flavor-improved extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino, wherein the extract remains capable of inhibiting a lipase activity and is remarkably reduced in astringency and bitterness as well as in unpleasant odors of its own for availability to obesity-preventive agents and foods and drinks.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a novel method of preparing a flavor-improved extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino, wherein the extract remains capable of inhibiting a lipase activity and is remarkably reduced in astringency and bitterness as well as in unpleasant odors of its own for availability to obesity-preventive agents and foods and drinks.

It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a novel obesity-preventive agent added with a flavor-improved extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino.

It is a further more object of the present invention to provide novel foods and drinks added with a flavor-improved extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino.

The present invention provides a method of preparing an extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino. The method comprises the step of: subjecting Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino to an extracting solvent to obtain an extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino; and roasting the extract.

The other present invention provides an extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino, wherein the extract is roasted to improve flavors.

Claim 1 of 32 Claims

1. A method of preparing an extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino, said method comprising the step of:

subjecting Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino to an extracting solvent to obtain an extract from Cassia mimosoides L. var. nomame Makino; and

roasting said extract.

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