1. What is L-Theanine ?
L Theanine Powder, Molecular Formula: C7H14N2O3 , CAS 3081-61-6, is a unique amino acid present in tea tree, a popular natural dietary supplement in modern society, can relieve stress, promote calm, but at the same time increase mental energy . At the same time, it takes effect quickly. Generally, effects are felt within the first 30 minutes and last for 8 to 12 hours with no adverse effects.
Therefore, theanine won the research department award at the international food raw materials conference held in Germany in 1998.
2. What is the Theanine Powder used for ?
1) The beverage quality improver
Due to the limitations of raw materials and processing technology, now refreshing taste of tea drinks is poor. However , L- Theanine is the main component of tea, it can alleviate the bitterness of caffeine and tea polyphenols. Therefore, adding a certain amount of Theanine Powder in the production process of tea drinks can significantly improve the quality and flavor of tea drinks. The new tea beverage developed by Kirin company in Japan is added with theanine, which is a very typical example of its great success in the Japanese beverage market.
2) As Functional food additives
L-Theanine 99% can enhance brain function α Wave intensity can make people feel relaxed and improve memory, which has been confirmed by human experiments. Therefore, it can be added to food as a functional component to develop functional food to alleviate nervous tension and benefit intelligence.
For example, black tea concentrated extract (Bx=20) 5%, sugar (Bx=7.5) 5%, granulated sugar 15%, gel 1%, theanine 0.2%, citric acid 0.2%, sodium citrate 0.2%, and water to 100% make black tea jelly. Brain waves were measured after 60 minutes of eating, once every 5 minutes. The results showed that after eating α The amount of wave increased immediately and increased significantly after 30 minutes, up to 1.6 times. The study also confirmed that theanine added to candy and various drinks can obtain good sedative effect. Japan is actively carrying out research and development in this regard.
3) Flavor Improver
Theanine Powder can not only be used as a flavor improver of green tea, but also inhibit the bitterness and astringency in other foods to improve food flavor. Cocoa beverage and wheat tea have unique bitter or astringent taste, and the addition of sweetener will have an unpleasant taste. If 0.01% theanine is used to replace the sweetener, the results show that the flavor of the beverage is greatly improved after the addition of theanine. The study also confirmed that theanine added to other foods (coffee, cocoa, ginseng drinks and beer) also has a good effect on improving the flavor, indicating that theanine has a broad application prospect in the food industry.
Japan is at the leading level in the research and application of L-theanine, while my country‵s research and development in this field is not deep enough, especially its pharmacological effects, but there are still many problems. It is believed that with the deepening of research, theanine will have broader development and application prospects in the fields of food and medicine.
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