Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Beverage or beverage concentrate
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Weier, Anthony (Department: 1781)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Beverage or beverage concentrate
C426S435000, C426S546000, C426S541000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07959965
ABSTRACT:
According to one embodiment, there is provided an instant green tea which contains a dry green tea extract, a drying auxiliary agent, antioxidants, a tea powder and a specific amount of potassium, and a method of producing the instant green tea includes the step of extracting tea leaves with an extraction solvent which contains a drying auxiliary agent and a first antioxidant and has been adjusted to a pH value within the neutral range by using a first potassium preparation to give a liquid extract, the step of adding a second antioxidant and a tea powder to the liquid extract thus obtained, and the step of drying the liquid extract after the completion of the addition step as described above.
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Kikuchi Tatsuya
Taniguchi Masashige
Foley & Lardner LLP
Ito En, Ltd
Weier Anthony
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