Non-Alcoholic Functional Drinks Containing Natural Raw Materials

Abstract

The purpose of research was comprehensive research to clarify the feasibility and possibility of using non-traditional raw materials and metal complexes in functional food products.The realization of the possibilities of using collagen base in food products as a carrier of biologically active substances is of great interest. The joint use of collagen in the design of functional products with components of plant raw materials and biocomplexes seems rational for people suffering from a deficiency of minerals, dietary fiber, vitamins, etc. and contributes to an increase in shelf life.Methods. The objects of the study were: succinic, ascorbic and nicotinic acids; biologically active medicinal substances; salts of 3D-metals, coordination compounds of metals; extracts of St. John's wort herb (Hyperici herba), inflorescences of marigolds prostrate (Tagets patula L), Calendula officinalis and fruits of common cherry (Prúnus pádus). Compositions of functional soft drinks with collagen.Results. It has been established that biocomplexes have pronounced antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity, exhibit an antihypoxic effect comparable to comparison drugs in collagen-based polymer systems, which opens up broad prospects for their use as biologically active compounds in the food industry. One of the objectives of the study was to develop the composition and technology for producing a functional jelly-like drink using biocomplexes and herbal medicinal raw materials, which made it possible to obtain soft drinks with a high content of biologically active substances: esters, minerals, trace elements, alkaloids, biogenic amines and other biologically active substances.Conclusion. Drinks with high organoleptic characteristics that persist for a long time, high nutritional and biological value and reduced contamination, contributing to the improvement of metabolic processes, were obtained. The proposed soft drinks can be recommended for dietary and therapeutic and preventive nutrition to various groups of people suffering from a deficiency of minerals, dietary fiber, which manifests itself in diseases of the digestive and musculoskeletal systems, violation of human cardiovascular functions.