Processing of Cannabis waste residue to enable use towards prebiotic food ingredient applications

加工大麻废渣以用于益生元食品成分应用

• 批准号: 515917-2017
• 负责人: Kubow, Stan
• 金额: $ 0.91万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Plus Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=639711
• 关键词: Processing; Cannabis; waste; residue; enable

The proposal aims to evaluate the potential prebiotic capacity of the high fiber composition of cannabis plantwaste material that is generated after THC and cannabinoids have been extracted. Prebiotic ingredients arecompounds that are fermented, which promotes gut health by enhancing the composition and activity ofprobiotic bacteria such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. Since cannabis waste material needs to be disposed ofaccording to environmental regulations, the development of a prebiotic food ingredient can be a value addedproduct that helps to circumvent the waste disposal cost. A research challenge is that cannabis fibre is primarilyinsoluble whereas prebiotic properties are associated with soluble fibre. The proposal will evaluate the efficacyof a food processing technique called micronization as an innovative approach to solubilize cannabis fiber bydecreasing its particle size so that it can be accessible to probiotic bacteria thereby producing prebioticproperties. Micronization could thus allow the development of a prebiotic food ingredient from cannabis wasteplant material.

该提案旨在评估在提取THC和大麻素后产生的大麻植物废料的高纤维成分的潜在益生能力。益生菌成分是发酵后的化合物，通过增强乳杆菌和双歧杆菌等益生菌的组成和活性来促进肠道健康。由于大麻废料需要根据环境法规进行处理，开发一种益生菌食品成分可以是一种增值产品，有助于规避废物处置成本。一个研究挑战是，大麻纤维主要是不溶的，而益生菌的特性与可溶性纤维有关。该提案将评估一种名为微粉化的食品加工技术的效率，这是一种创新的方法，通过减小大麻纤维的颗粒尺寸使其能够被益生菌获取，从而产生益生菌特性。因此，微粉化可以从大麻废弃植物材料中开发出一种益生菌食品成分。