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.
Claims21
A composition for making a beverage, a broth or a herbal, vegetable and/or spice composition, the composition comprising a layer of fibrous plant product and a plant extract applied thereto.
A method for producing a composition for making a beverage, the composition comprising a layer of fibrous plant product and a plant extract applied thereto, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) extracting components of at least one plant with a solvent;
- b) separating the soluble portion (plant extract) from the non-soluble portion (solid plant particles);
- c) optionally refining the non-soluble portion;
- d) preparing a sheet-like product from the non-soluble portion;
- e) optionally concentrating the soluble portion;
- f) applying the soluble portion of step b) or concentrated soluble portion of step e) to the sheet of step d);
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- g) drying the product of step f) to obtain the composition for making a beverage.
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