Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Beverage or beverage concentrate
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-06
2006-06-06
Weier, Anthony (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Beverage or beverage concentrate
C426S106000, C426S590000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07056547
ABSTRACT:
Provided are packaged, tea-based beverages, which contain non-polymer catechins at high concentration, are reduced in bitterness, acridness and the like, and are improved in flavor and taste. They contain the following ingredients (A), (B) and (C):(A) from 320 mg/500 mL to 1,300 mg/500 mL of non-polymer catechins,(B) caffeine, and(C) water, wherein:(D) the content of non-epicatechins in the non-polymer catechins is from 40 to 80 wt. %,(E) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to the caffeine is from 5 to 8,(F) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to total polyphenols is from 0.88 to 1.0,(G) the turbidity is 0.7 or lower, and(H) the pH is from 5 to 7.
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Ogura Yoshikazu
Ohishi Susumu
Otsuka Kazuhiro
Yamada Yasushi
Yasumasu Takeshi
Kao Corporation
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Weier Anthony
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