BEVERAGE PRECURSOR AND PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF

The present invention provides a beverage precursor comprising tea materi al and food-grade additive, wherein the beverage precursor is present in an amount wherein contact of the beverage precursor with 250 ml water for 2 min utes at 90oC produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of bet...

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Hauptverfasser:	COLLIVER, STEVEN PETER, THIRU, AMBALAVANAR
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	COFFEE FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J HUMAN NECESSITIES MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL TEA THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR SUBSTITUTES THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides a beverage precursor comprising tea materi al and food-grade additive, wherein the beverage precursor is present in an amount wherein contact of the beverage precursor with 250 ml water for 2 min utes at 90oC produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of betwee n 0.05% and 2% by weight of the beverage. The present invention also provide s a process for manufacturing a beverage precursor comprising macerating tea leaf and/or stem with a rotorvane and at least one CTC process.