US 2013/0259992 A1 · PROCESS FOR PREPARING TEA PRODUCTS

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process which allows for the preparation of tea products comprising tea juice which are suitable for diluting to prepare beverages. The present inventors have identified that generation of carbon dioxide during the storage of tea juice in containers can cause problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaged tea juice in a stable form. The present inventors have now surprisingly found that treating tea juice using a specific time-temperature regime leads to a reduction in CO2 generation during storage.

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Dependent claims

A process of preparing a liquid tea product comprising the steps of:

(a) expressing juice from fresh tea leaves thereby to produce leaf residue and tea juice,
(b) heating the tea juice to a temperature in the range 60-150° C. for a time period in the range of 0.5 seconds to 20 minutes, and;
(c) packaging the tea juice in a sealed container;
wherein the fresh tea leaves are not heat treated to deactivate fermentation enzymes prior to the step of expressing the juice.

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Process for preparing tea products

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Abstract

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