Tea-based beverage
AssigneeConopco, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Simeonov Marinov, John Turner Mitchell, Gleb Yakubov
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tea-based beverage precursor comprising tea solids and at least 0.01% w/w water-dispersible biopolymer, wherein the water-dispersible biopolymer has a Trouton ratio of at least 300, preferably 400, more preferably 450 measured as a 0.2% w/w aqueous solution at 20 degrees Celsius, wherein the weight ratio of tea solids to water-dispersible biopolymer is at least 2:1, preferably at least 3:1. The invention also relates to a tea-based beverage comprising water and the tea-based beverage precursor of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the tea-based beverage comprises 0.0001 to 0.1% w/w of the water-dispersible biopolymer.
Claims20
A tea-based beverage precursor comprising tea solids and ≥0.01% w/w water-dispersible biopolymer,
- wherein the water-dispersible biopolymer has a Trouton ratio of at least 300 measured as a 0.2% w/w aqueous solution at 20 degrees Celsius,
- wherein the weight ratio of tea solids to water-dispersible biopolymer is at least 2:1, and
- wherein the water-dispersible biopolymer is selected from the group consisting of okra pectin and prickly pear cactus juice.
A tea-based beverage precursor comprising tea solids and ≥0.01% w/w water-dispersible biopolymer, wherein
- the water-dispersible biopolymer has a Trouton ratio of at least 450 measured as a 0.2% w/w aqueous solution at 20° C.,
- the weight ratio of tea solids to water-dispersible biopolymer is at least 2:1, and
- the water-dispersible biopolymer comprises okra pectin.
A tea-based beverage precursor comprising tea solids and ≥0.01% w/w water-dispersible biopolymer,
- wherein the water-dispersible biopolymer has a Trouton ratio of at least 450 measured as a 0.2% w/w aqueous solution at 20° C.,
- wherein the weight ratio of tea solids to water-dispersible biopolymer is at least 2:1, and
- wherein the water-dispersible biopolymer comprises prickly pear cactus juice.
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