PURPOSE: A manufacturing method of powder for food is provided to remove the intrinsic fishy taste of Optunita hymifusa cactus and to significantly improve the flavor using Optunita hymifusa cactus and oriental medicine refined water. CONSTITUTION: Stems or berries of Opuntia humifusa cactus are prepared by washing and are inserted into an extractor. 7-9 times more of refined water than the weight of Optunita hymifusa cactus is added thereto. A hot water extraction is performed at a temperature of 90-100°；C for 10-13 hours to obtain the Optunita hymifusa cactus extract. 10-20 wt% of dextrin is added to 100 wt% of Optunita hymifusa cactus to prepare the mixed material. The mixed material is dried and pulverized to prepare the powder for food. The refined water is an oriental medicine refined water that is prepared to contain active ingredients of the oriental medicine by adding the oriental medicine into drinking water and heated. The oriental medicine refined water is prepared by adding 10g of angelica gigas, 10g of chinese matrimony vine, 10g of schisandra chinensis, 10g of cornus fruit, 5g of ganoderma, 5g of jujube, 3 pieces of glycyrrhizae radix, and 3 pieces of ginger, heated and boiled with a weak fire for 30 minutes to 1 hour and filtered through a sieve. [Reference numerals] (AA) Insert Opuntia humifusa cactus into an extractor； (BB) Add refined water and extract with hot water； (CC) Add dextrin: Manufacture a mixed ingredient； (DD) Dry and pulverize: Manufacture powder for food본 발명은 천년초 선인장을 이용한 식품용 분말의 제조방법에 관한 것으로, 보다 구체적으로는 세척하여 준비된 천년초 선인장의 줄기 또는 열매를 추출기에 투입하는 제1단계； 상기 추출기에 투입된 천년초 선인장의 중량 대비 7~9배수의 정제수를 첨가한 후, 90~100℃로 10~13시간동안 열수추출하여 천년초 선인장 추출액을 수득하는 제2단계； 상기 선인장 추출액에 덱스트린을 첨가하여 혼합원료를 제조하는 제3단계； 및 상기 혼합원료를 건조시킨 후 분쇄하여 식품용 분말을 제조하는 제4단계를 포함하여 이루어지는 것을 특징으로 한다.
