玛咖的生理活性及其在饮料工业中的应用

Physiological Acticity of Maca(Lepidium meyenii)and Its Application in Beverage Industry

玛咖是一种富含生物碱、芥子油苷、多酚等多种活性成分的新食品原料,具有抗疲劳、抗氧化等生理功能,近年来成为我国功能饮料应用研究的热点。本文综述了玛咖中相关活性成分的剂量水平与其生理功能间的关系,阐述了玛咖在饮料工业中的加工工艺和应用现状,并从产品功能提升、加工技术开发和品类创新的角度出发,对玛咖饮料的未来发展进行了展望,以拓宽其应用前景。

As a new resource food,Maca(Lepidium meyenii)is rich in active ingredients such as alkaloid,benzylglucosinolate,polyphenol,etc.The physiological activity of anti-fatigue,antioxidation,fertility improvement of Maca has aroused wide attention in using Maca as an ingredient in developing new functional beverage in China.This article reviewed the relationship between the dose level of bioactive ingredients in Maca and the physiological activity.The processing technology and the present application of Maca in beverage industry were also described.Future development of Maca beverage was also discussed to broaden its application prospects in terms of the improvement of the product function,the development of processing technology and the innovation of product categories.