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.

该提案旨在评估提取了THC和大麻素后产生的大麻植物材料高纤维组成的潜在益生元能力。益生元成分发酵的植物成分，通过增强脂肪细菌（如乳酸杆菌和双歧杆菌）的组成和活性来促进肠道健康。由于需要处理大麻废料，因此可以根据环境法规进行处理，因此益生元食品成分的开发可以是有助于规避废物处理成本的增值产品。一项研究挑战是，大麻纤维主要是阳光的，而益生元的特性与可溶性纤维相关。该提案将评估一种称为微塑料的食品加工技术的疗效，作为一种创新的方法，可以溶解大麻纤维依赖其粒径，从而可以获取益生菌细菌，从而产生益生菌的植物。因此，微生物可以从大麻荒地材料中发展出益生元食品成分。