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2006-03-21

2006-03-21

Becker, Drew (Department: 1761)

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Foraminous material infusion type, or foraminous container...

C426S106000, C426S597000

Reexamination Certificate

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07014876

ABSTRACT:
Provided is a packaged beverage comprising the following ingredients (A) and (B):(A) non-polymer catechins in an amount of from 0.092 to 0.5 g/100 mL beverage,(B) an alcoholic precipitate in an amount of 0.015 g/100 mL beverage or less in terms of the amount of magnesium, at a weight ratio (A)/(B) ranging from 30/1 to 50000/1. The packaged beverage of the present invention is the best suited beverage for health promotion, because drinking of it permits transfer of a large amount of catechins to the blood form the beverage and their absorption in the body is excellent.

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