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US 11,825,858 B2Granted
Method for manufacturing tea aroma composition
AssigneeSuntory Holdings Limited
InventorsDaisaku Yonezawa, Makoto Otsuka, Takashi Mukai, Takeshi Nakajima, Keita Kikuchi, Yuji Hirayama, Taisuke Osanai, Taishu Hamaba
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a tea aroma composition wherein the excellent aroma of tea leaves is enhanced. In the method for producing a tea aroma composition, tea leaves are treated by steam distillation to collect a distillate and then the obtained distillate is subjected to distillative concentration.
Claims3
A method for producing a tea aroma composition, the method comprising the steps of:
- heating tea leaves at 30-80° C., wherein the tea leaves are soaked in water;
- treating the heated tea leaves by steam distillation to collect a distillate;
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- subjecting the obtained distillate to distillative concentration.
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