Composition for making a tea beverage or herbal and vegetable broths
AssigneeSchweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Ragot, Bernard Mompon, Cedric Rousseau, Esther Pons, Christian Pineau
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an infusion product for making a beverage, more specifically to a plant-based composition for making a beverage, and to a herbal and/or vegetable composition or bouquet garni. The plants are fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetables and/or spices. The invention further relates to a method for producing said compositions or infusion product, its use for making a (tea) beverage, and a (tea) beverage so obtained. Further, the present invention relates to a fiber-web, preferably a tea bag, made from said fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetable and/or spices.
Claims14
A product for producing a beverage or broth comprising:
- a dispenser defining an opening;
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- an infusion product comprising a strip made from a layer comprising an insoluble fibrous plant material and a plant extract that is dispensed through the opening defined by the dispenser,
- wherein at least a portion of the plant extract and at least a portion of the insoluble fibrous plant material are from the same plant, wherein the insoluble fibrous plant material is impregnated with the plant extract, and wherein the product has an optical density at 274 nm of greater than about 0.4 after 2.5 grams of the product are immersed in 500 mL of water at a temperature of 90° C. for 20 seconds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.