Sugar of a dream.

Syrup , including efficacy , such as suppression of the increase in blood glucose levels and prevent the accumulation of fat has become a hot topic a " rare sugar " has gained immense popularity . Researchers from Kagawa Univ confirms the efficacy in a steady effort , and succeeded in mass production of goods and establishment of production technology in the industry-government-academia cooperation . Household goods is released nationwide from August last year , it became a state in which production can not keep up temporary , but mail order is resumed on the 20th . Possibility that the pesticide can make a highly secure from rare sugar is also born In a recent study , researchers are hopeful " unknown world spread " he said.
Starch comprehensive manufacturer " Matsutani Chemical Industry " and ( Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture ) , venture Kagawa Univ. " Rare Sweet " and (Kagawa Miki-cho ) was jointly developed by the popular syrup , " Rare Sugar Sweet " . It sells for 1260 yen a bottle containing 500 grams .
According to Le 's , and trimmed the production readiness of 20,000 a month , but it is introduced or " sweetener battle of the bulge " in the media from October last year , and there is an order of about 60,000 immediately , and out-of-stock condition temporary and that was followed by .
In the background the mass production of rare sugar has become possible , what forest of Kagawa there was a down-to-earth study by ( Izumori ) Professor .
1991 , from the soil of the cafeteria back of Kagawa , Nanimori , who focuses on rare sugar from 1975 and discovered an enzyme that produces a rare sugar called "D- psicose " from fructose that exist in nature . Efficacy did not know at first , but it has the effect of elevated blood glucose levels and suppressing fat accumulation prevention in D- psicose from a few years ago has been found .
Kagawa Prefecture, and the university was also boost the development of "sugar of Dreams " Kagawa departure . Established a research center dedicated to '13 , the university support efforts . Prefecture also underpinned by research grants such as , technology to mass-produced were being established by the wisdom of industry, government, and academia .
June 23 , and sell the syrup in Kagawa Prefecture limited for use at work, and food companies attention . About 50 companies , such as using the product of about 250 types , market spreads .
Future , along with the investigation of the production process more efficient , application to pesticides is also expected . There is also the effect of suppressing the growth of plants in rare sugar , that there is a possibility that the pesticide can make there is no risk to the human body .
Study of rare sugar that dream is still spread . Nanimori 's is showing a willingness " kind of rare sugars should come out the efficacy of some strange . That there are other " he said.
It is a good sweetener that can not gain weight . Invite you all means , you also I tried ? !




脂肪の蓄積防止や血糖値の上昇抑制などの効能が話題となった「希少糖」を含むシロップが、絶大な人気を集めている。香川大の研究者らが地道な取り組みで効能を確認し、産官学連携で生産技術の確立と商品の量産化に成功。昨年８月から家庭用商品が全国発売され、一時は生産が追いつかない状態となったが、２０日に通信販売が再開された。最近の研究では希少糖から安全性の高い農薬が作れる可能性も生まれており、研究者は「未知の世界が広がる」と期待を寄せている。
　人気のシロップは、でんぷん総合メーカー「松谷化学工業」（兵庫県伊丹市）や、香川大のベンチャー企業「レアスウィート」（香川県三木町）などが共同開発した「レアシュガースウィート」。５００グラム入りボトルを１２６０円で販売している。
　レ社によると、月２万本の生産態勢を整えたが、昨年１０月からメディアで「太らない甘味料」などと紹介され、直後に約６万本の注文があるなど、一時は品切れ状態が続いたという。
　希少糖の大量生産が可能になった背景には、香川大の何森（いずもり）特任教授による地道な研究があった。
　昭和５０年代から希少糖に注目していた何森さんは、平成３年、香川大の食堂裏の土から、自然界に存在する果糖から「Ｄ－プシコース」という希少糖を生み出す酵素を発見。当初は効能が分からなかったが、数年前からＤ－プシコースに脂肪蓄積防止や血糖値上昇抑制の効果があることが判明した。
　香川発の「夢の糖」の開発を、同大学や香川県も後押しした。大学は１３年に専用の研究センターを設立し、取り組みを支援。県も研究助成などで下支えし、産官学の英知を結集して量産化への技術が確立されていった。
２３年６月、業務用として香川県内限定でシロップを販売すると、食品会社などが注目。約５０社が約２５０種類の商品に使用するなど、販路が広がっている。
　今後、より効率的な生産方法の追究とともに、農薬への応用も期待される。希少糖には植物の成長を抑制する効果もあり、人体への危険性がない農薬が作れる可能性があるという。
　まだまだ夢が広がる希少糖の研究。何森さんは「希少糖の種類はほかにもある。思ってもみない効能が出てくるはずだ」と意欲をみせている。
　太らない甘味料良いですね。あなたもぜひ、試してみたらいかがでしょうか？！