Sake lees are solid substances that are produced during the production of sake, and are by-products of sake produced by fermenting rice koji with yeast. In other words, when making sake etc., the squeezed powder made by pressing the mash is called sake lees. It is very nutritious and contains peptides, amino acids and folic acid in addition to dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and proteins.
Sake lees is one of the fermented foods that are said to be effective for the topical intestinal activity. Sake lees have a high nutritional value, and they are attracting attention not only for their health effects but also for their beauty effects. Amazake made from sake lees isLDLIt is said that you can expect beautiful skin effects by lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, improving blood flow and warming the body.
In addition, sake lees contain a component called arbutin, which blocks the action of the enzyme called tyrosinase that causes spots and freckles, thins spots and freckles, and is said to have a whitening effect.
In addition, it contains proteins, carbohydrates containing fibers, naturally-occurring vitamins, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium and potassium, magnesium, zinc and copper.
Nucleic acids from yeast, which are indispensable for creating new cells,100It also contains more than one type of active ingredient and is known to have the effect of preventing aging and keeping the skin youthful. It is said that these ingredients increase the moisturizing and heat retaining effects, improve blood circulation, turn over the skin, and make the skin less prone to waste products and stains.
As you can see, sake lees are very nutritious foods that contain a lot of sugars, proteins and fiber. Various functional ingredients such as various amino acids, peptides, and vitamins produced during the fermentation process remain, and they are so excellent that they cannot be called "kasumi".
Since sake residue is a residue of squeezed sake, it contains abundant ingredients of rice koji, which is essential for sake brewing. Rice koji is made by winding koji mold on rice and contains a lot of enzymes.
Sake can be made by mixing steamed rice, water and rice koji. Aspergillus breaks down starch from rice and makes a large amount of glucose. The yeast then eats the glucose to make alcohol, which creates the flavor and aroma of each liquor.
It is the source of sake called "Moromi" that can be fermented with alcohol by yeast. Squeezed it is sake. The "kasaku" that remains after squeezing is sake lees. Although it remains, sake lees have been loved by the common people for a long time without being thrown away.
There is a passage like this in "Manyoshu Poor Question and Answer Song," which is a song by Okayama Yamara, a poet from the Nara period, that describes the lives of ordinary people.
"A night when it rains in the wind, but a night when it rains in the snow because it's so cold that I pinch the coarse salt, squeeze the liquor of the liquor in the hot water, squeeze the nose, and squeak the nose ..."
From this passage,1400It can be seen that sake lees have been around for a long time since the people's lives, and they have been popular as a healthy drink to warm your body or when you feel unwell. As an aside, it is said that Nara-zuke, which was made by dipping white cucumber and cucumber in sake lees, was born around the same time.
Amazing beauty effect of sake lees
For sake lees, α to prevent water evaporation-Ethyl glucoside, free amino acids, vitamins to keep skin youngBIt contains various ingredients such as arbutin, which makes it difficult to make melanin pigments that cause blemishes and spots.
The fact that sake lees are good for beautiful skin is not only scientifically researched, but it is empirically known that Mr. Mori, who has been making sake for a long time, has white, delicate and beautiful skin. Basic cosmetics, soap, bath salts, etc. are also commercialized.
In the past, it was said that sake lees were used to treat burns. In other words, sake lees promote turnover of the skin, and are said to be effective for cleaning after sunburn.
Whitening effect
Sake lees contain abundant amounts of "arbutin," "ferulic acid," and "kojic acid," which suppress the formation of "melanin," which causes freckles and spots, and can be expected to improve the whitening effect and dullness.
"Arbutin" is a derivative of "hydroquinone" which is famous as an ingredient for whitening such as spots. by the way,What exactly is a derivative?
A component of cosmetics, often a vitaminCAnd vitaminsEI see it as a derivative of. Simply put, it's a vitamin attached to a molecule. Why do we need to attach the molecules?
For example vitaminsCRegarding derivatives, vitaminsCHas an antioxidant effect and is said to be very good for the skin. But vitaminsCIs a very unstable vitamin. It decomposes in the container, vitaminsCYou will not be able to exert the effect of. For that reason, by attaching magnesium etc. to Vitamin C, stability is given. vitaminCFrom vitaminsCDerivatives are stable vitaminsCCan be maintained.
In the case of arbutin, α-arbutin, a hydroquinone derivative, is made by α-bonding hydroquinone and glucose. This α-arbutin can be said to be a component that is expected to have a strong effect on spots and is safe.
In the case of just hydroquinone, a strong effect can be expected, but depending on the amount, it is said that the skin irritation is too strong, so it is necessary to handle it with extreme caution. However, arbutin can be safely used by people who are vulnerable to skin irritation.
Kojic acid suppresses melanin pigment
It is said that kojic acid also has the same effect on whitening spots and the like as arbutin. This is because kojic acid acts to suppress the melanin pigment. In addition, it is said that it has a strong anti-oxidant effect and is effective against wrinkles, sagging, and saccharification due to saccharification.
The "kojic acid" contained in sake lees has an anti-inflammatory effect and is said to have an effect of improving inflammation caused by acne and rough skin, and also effective for pigmentation caused by acne.
Antioxidant effect of ferulic acid
It is said that ferulic acid also has a whitening effect. The reason is that a substance called tyrosinase that produces melanin pigment has a function of suppressing activation.
Although it has the same function of suppressing melanin pigment as kojic acid, ferulic acid also has a strong antioxidant effect, so it removes active oxygen and is expected to have an anti-aging effect.
Moisturizing effect
The "yeast" contained in sake lees prevents the evaporation of moisture from the skin, increasing the moisturizing effect. And it is said that "alpha ethyl glucoside" produced by fermentation prevents evaporation of water in the skin and promotes collagen production.
It has also been reported that "alpha ethyl glucoside" increases the number of fibroblasts that make collagen. In other words, hair and skin can efficiently absorb amino acids, which results in a beauty effect.
In this way, these ingredients contained in sake lees have an effect on whitening.
And of course, sake lees can be taken as a meal, but it can also be used as a skin care called "sake lees pack" that is applied directly to the face.
Improvement of intestinal environment
Sake lees are very nutritious foods.
It is rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and amino acids such as peptides.
The sake residue is100Looking at the nutrients per gram
Protein is an egg1.5Individual
Dietary fiber is apple5Individual
vitaminB2Of rice26Double
vitaminB6Of rice47Double
When it comes to amino acids,583It is an amazing amount of double. As you can see, the sake lees are nutritious.
More recently attracting attention is a protein called "resistant protein" that is a super nutrient that increases during the fermentation process. Resistant protein, which has properties similar to dietary fiber and is difficult to digest in the stomach, reaches the small intestine without being decomposed. During that time, it has the effect of adsorbing fat, making it difficult for fat to be absorbed by the body. In addition, the adsorbed fat plays a role like a lubricating oil, which makes it easier to produce stool and eliminates constipation. It is also said to have the effect of lowering the number of bad cholesterol.
To make it easier to lose weight with sake lees
Resistant protein contained in sake lees is a type of protein that acts like dietary fiber. When ingested, it will pass through the small intestine and will strongly embed lipids such as cholesterol and excrete it outside the body. In other words, lipids taken with sake lees are less likely to be absorbed by the body, resulting in less weight gain.
In addition, sake lees are rich in insoluble dietary fiber, which can be expected to have a synergistic effect with resistant protein.
Furthermore, it is also reported that it activates a bacterium called Bacteroides, which prevents fat accumulation.
In addition, the following health benefits are expected.
・ Diabetes prevention
・ Cancer suppression effect
・ Prevention of lifestyle-related diseases
・ Hypertension prevention
・ Prevention of obesity, etc.
You can purchase sake lees at liquor stores, supermarkets, and the Internet. Also, the aroma and flavor of sake lees differ depending on the sake brewery and liquor, so it may be fun to find your own taste.
How to take sake lees well
Store in the refrigerator
If you store sake lees in the refrigerator,2~3You can eat deliciously for months. For long-term storage, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze in a plastic bag for storage. Occasionally something like white powder appears on the surface, but this is not a mold, but a protein called sirotin crystallized, so there is no problem eating it.
Unexpectedly high energy
Sake lees100gで227kcal. Of rice1.3The energy is twice as high, so be careful not to take too much.
If you are not good at alcohol, heat
About to drink8%Contains alcohol. If you are vulnerable to alcohol, you may want to heat it up and skip the alcohol.
When the sake lees are heated by skipping the alcohol content of the lees and making sake lees, yeast and vitaminsBPart of the herd may be lost. For example, vitamins that can be expected to work to support the beauty of the skinB6Is about by cooking13The percentage will decrease. However, it is possible to take in vitamins without waste by eating it with broth.
However, if you want to get the full nutrition of sake lees, it is best to eat without heating.
Now, let's introduce various ways to use sake lees, a super food that can be applied and eaten.
Plate meal and tread cake
In general, sake lees are "itame lees" squeezed with a press, but there are also sake lees that cannot be removed in plate form. In Ginjo liquor, mashing is often done by putting the moromi into a cloth bag and hanging it without pressing the squeezing machine. In this case, plate-shaped sake lees cannot be removed.
Put loose dregs and planks in a tank, step on them with a foot to remove air, and at low temperature for more than half a year,2~3The one that has been aged for a year is called "Tsumageme". Since the enzyme is alive, saccharification progresses little by little, and the characteristic is that it becomes a brown paste. It has more amino acids and minerals than the rice cake and has a rich taste. It is often used for Nara pickles, but you can also eat it directly with raw vegetables.
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In some areas, sake lees are made by melting the sake lees at the water stage before blending the miso soup. In some areas, it has been roasted in a cake and served with brown sugar and soy sauce. In the olden days, it was roasted and baked like a mochi. The sound of crackling fire and the fragrant smell of sake lees make you feel the time when you just feel the scenery. Even in the present era, if there is a little garden or garden, I would like to bake it in a brazier, but in apartments etc. there may be problems with fire prevention, so it may not be so easy. You can easily put it on an oven toaster with aluminum foil and bake it until it is slightly open.
Amazake is generally made by mixing rice koji with cooked rice or steamed rice, adding water and keeping it warm for several hours to overnight. It's also called "overnight sake" because it's easy to make and can be done overnight. Only the saccharification of starch by koji is advanced, and since there is no alcohol fermentation by yeast, the natural sweetness is brought out with no alcohol.
When the sake was only made during the winter, some breweries used amazake as a summer side business. Rice is added to increase the bulk of amazake, so you can make it with just koji and water using the same procedure. Unlike rice made with rice, the sweetness and aroma of rice koji are enhanced, and it is rich in amino acids and vitamins.
In addition, 3Month3White sake, which is drunk in the peach of the day, is very similar to amazake, but the manufacturing method is different. White sake is prepared by steaming glutinous rice and rice koji on mirin and shochu.1Aged for about a month. Since it is offered for the Hinamatsuri, it is easy to think that it is a non-alcoholic drink that children can drink, but alcohol is about9%It is included and is classified as a liqueur by the Liquor Tax Law.
In the world of haiku, white sake is the season word for spring, while amazake is the season word for summer. Amazake has the strong impression that it is a warm drink during the cold winter months, so many people may think that it is a summer term. However, in the Edo era, amazake was popular as a nutritional drink for ordinary people to survive the hot summer. Not only at shops, Amazake vendors sold Amazake on summer evenings. Amazake brewing was also performed as a samurai job. It is said that amazake became a summer tradition and became the summer season.
Some amazake is made from sake lees. Sake lees amazake is also rich in nutrition, and the alcohol content varies depending on the product. Sake lees are solids that remain when Japanese sake is separated by pressing mash. From the word "kasuka", it is often thought of as a tea brewer, but since rice is left over, it contains ingredients such as dietary fiber and yeast cells, providing a fast-acting energy source. Glucose, essential amino acids essential for body formation, vitamins that help recover from fatigueBA lot of groups are included.
Making sake lees amazake is even easier and easier than koji amazake. Sake lees are sold at supermarkets, but you may want to choose the sake lees produced by your favorite sake brand. Like sake, sake lees have their own unique tastes and aromas, so it's a pleasure to discover your favorite lees.
Sake lees amazake
<Ingredients (XNUMX-XNUMX cups)>
・ Sake lees ...100g
·water···800 tsp
·sugar···70g
・ Salt ... a pinch
<How to make>
- Put water in a pan and put on a fire. When it boils, turn off the heat, put bite-sized sake lees into a pan and leave for XNUMX minutes.
- When the sake lees are softened, heat again and boil while stirring so that the lees can be melted.
- When it comes to a boil, add sugar and salt, stir, and boil for a while.
*point
・ By changing sugar to honey, you can expect a healthier and more beautiful effect.
・ It is delicious even if you add ginger if you like, and you can expect the effect of warming your body.
・ You can enjoy a lassi-like arrangement by adding yogurt or jam if you like.
Delicious sake residue
Fire pot of sake residue
<Material for 2 people>
Ingredients for white soup (2People)
Sake ...40g
Dashi ... cup4と1/2
White miso ...80g
Salt ... a little
Mirin ... Teaspoon2
<How to make>
XNUMX. Add white miso to the bowl.
XNUMX. Add sake lees, soup stock and mirin to ① and dissolve well.
XNUMX. Put the stock in a pan and add ②.
Ingredients for red soup
Sake ...40g
Dashi ... cup4と1/2
Red miso ...80g
Salt ... a little
Mirin ... Teaspoon2
Powdered pepper ...5g
cinnamon···1g
Zanthoxylum bungeanum(Huajiao) · · ·4g
Octagon ...1g
<How to make>
XNUMX. Add the red miso to the bowl.
XNUMX. Sake lees, mirin, powdered pepper, cinnamon, pepper, sesame seeds, and dashi are added to (XNUMX) and melted.
XNUMX. Put the dashi stock in a pan and add ②.
A pan with two partitions, or2Prepare two pots, add ingredients to the pot and simmer.
Fish such as salmon and cod is recommended for white soup, and pork and other meats are recommended for red soup.
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Bruschetta
<Material(2Person's share)>
Liquor(Planks)... 90 g
Mitsuba stem… 2 ～3Our
How much ... appropriate amount
Mentaiko ... 10g
Ao Saori ... Slightly
Salted squid ・ ・ ・ 10g
<How to make>
XNUMX. Cut sake lees into bite-sized pieces and spread them thinly.
XNUMX. Bake in a toaster oven until brown.
XNUMX. Mitsuba stem2Cut it into cm pieces and put it on sake lees with salmon roe.
Add the mentaiko, aosa nori, and salted spicy sauce to the sake lees.
Please choose your favorite toppings.
Try applying sake lees directly to your skin
There may be some resistance to getting food on your skin. Of course, eating is the best way to take in the rich nutrition of sake lees, but even if you try it directly on the skin, you can feel the surprisingly smooth texture of the skin. There are few ingredients, and it's a beauty method that you can easily and inexpensively buy, so you may want to try it first.
It is a well-known story that the hands of brewers who make sake in sake breweries are delicate, white, and beautiful since ancient times.CMIt is a phrase that is familiar to you even in the catch phrase of. Why don't you try incorporating it into your daily beauty care and get smooth skin while checking the compatibility with your own skin?
Sake lees pack
<Material>
・ Sake lees (without food additives) ...100g
·purified water···120~150 ml
・ Plastic bag (zip lock is easy to use)
<Method>
- Put sake lees and purified water in a plastic bag and knead well. Alternatively, mash in a mortar until the sake lees are smooth. It is OK to use a mixer or blender.
- Add purified water to it and mix.
- Put in a clean jar and store in the refrigerator.
<How to use>
1. After washing your face and wiping off the water, spread the sake lees pack evenly over your skin.
- After about 5 to XNUMX minutes (before completely dry), rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water, then perform regular skin care. The frequency does not matter even every day.
*point
・ The type of sake lees used in the sake lees pack is
- Plate meal (plate-shaped sake lees at a supermarket1Look closely)
- Pieces of cake (small pieces of sake lees are in pieces)
- Knead cake (a mixture of sake lees and shochu)
Basically, there is no problem with any type of sake lees.However, the softness varies depending on the sake lees, so it is necessary to adjust the amount of purified water required when packing. (The order of softness is kneaded lees ＞ Rose lees ＞ Plate meal)
When using hard sake lees, make20~30We recommend that you soak it in purified water for a minute. This will soften the sake lees and make them easier to mix.
・ Please mix well
・ First, make a basic sake lees pack according to the quantity, and if it is hard, add purified water. On the other hand, if it's too soft, add sake lees and adjust.
・ Store in the refrigerator,4~5Please use up in about a day.
<Notes>
Sake lees pack is an easy pack that anyone can do immediately, but when you do it
- Do a patch test every time
- Do not heat sake lees
Be careful of these two.
You may think that the patch test is good only for the first time, but the condition of human skin is different every day. If you pack sake lees when your skin is weak, the alcohol contained in the lees may be irritating and your skin may become rough.
It is important to use sake lees directly without heating. The ingredients (yeast and enzymes) contained in sake lees, which are effective for beautiful skin, are weak against heat, so heating will reduce the effect of the pack.
You can pack sake lees every day. As a daily whitening care, by taking it in every day, the sunburned skin will gradually recover and the whitening effect will appear. After going out for travel or leisure, especially after getting sunburned, in the morning and evening,1Day2It's a good idea to pack the sake lees once.
The sake lees pack has a strong scent of sake, so if you are not good at it, we recommend adding your favorite essential oils such as lavender, chamomile, rose and geranium. By being wrapped in your favorite scent, the relaxing effect will be enhanced.
Also, you can mix and mix honey, soy milk, soy milk, rice bran, etc. if you like.
Sake lees are famous sake breweries1kg500You can purchase it at a reasonable price, around JPY.
As you can see, it is a very easy and reasonably handmade sake lees pack, but for those who are too busy to go and buy sake lees, it is a good idea to try the commercially available sake lees pack. maybe.
Not only cosmetic manufacturers, but also those sold by sake brewers, various types are now commercialized. It is sold at drugstores and mail-order shops, and it seems to be one of the souvenirs in Japan that is popular with overseas travelers.
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The sake lees pack can be used not only on the face but on the whole body. However, there are many people who find it difficult to apply it on their entire body or to keep it as it is. In such a case, it is recommended to melt the sake lees in the bath to make a sake lees bath.
Sake lees bath
<Material>
・ Sake lees ・ ・ ・ 300g
・ Hot water or sake ... 100 ml
·gauze
·rubber band
<How to make>
1. Knead sake lees and hot water (or sake), wrap with gauze, and squeeze with a rubber band
2. Put it in a bathtub and rub it well in hot water
*point
If you like sake, the scent will be healed, but if you are not good at the smell of alcohol unique to sake lees, please add your favorite essential oil and arrange the scent.
For those who have a good compatibility with sake lees, we also recommend sake lees lotion that you apply diligently every day to penetrate your skin.
Sake lees lotion
<Ingredients>
・ Sake lees (without food additives) ...20g
·purified water···180 ml
・ Glycerin ...5 tsp
<Method>
- Let the mixture of purified water and sake lees stand overnight and strain with gauze.
- Finally, mix well with glycerin to complete.
*point
・ Store it in the refrigerator and1Please use up in a week.
・ It is convenient to use a coffee dripper when straining sake lees with gauze.
・ Since sake lees will settle under the bottle, shake well before using.
・ Since the remaining solid one can be used as it is for the pack, it is two birds with one stone.
Summary
Sake lees, which are known as Japanese-made skin-beautifying items, are also attracting attention in the United States, where the most advanced beauty methods are transmitted.
Whether you eat it or apply it, it is a strong ally that will support your beautiful skin. It can be easily obtained at supermarkets, is inexpensive, and can be arranged freely, so you can easily incorporate it into your daily life. Beauty is1It doesn't happen in a day, so being able to continue is a very important point. Why don't you try to bring out the source of the beauty that resides in yourself with the bounty of nature that is abundant in sake lees and aim for a healthy beauty that shines from the inside?
reference:
1.“Ingredients for sake lees that contribute to health and beauty”Yaegaki Fermentation Technology Co., Ltd.
2."Search for functional components of sake lees amazake -functionality of amino acids and resistant starch-"Japan Society for Agricultural Chemistry
3."Sake lees column"Ozeki Co., Ltd.
