Green leaf tea product and a process for the manufacture...

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2011-08-23

2011-08-23

McNeil, Jennifer C (Department: 1789)

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...

Beverage or beverage concentrate

C426S052000, C426S435000, C426S330500, C426S541000, C426S433000, C426S471000, C424S059000

Reexamination Certificate

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08003153

ABSTRACT:
A palatable green leaf tea fromCamellia sinensisvar.assamicais disclosed. Infusion of 2 g of the leaf tea in 200 ml water for 1.5 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.01 and 0.1% by weight of the beverage. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing the leaf tea product wherein fresh leaf from var.assamicais macerated using a combination of a rotorvane and double-cone processor.

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