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US 2022/0408752 A1Published application
Beverage composition
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsKenji YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
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Abstract
Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.130 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 μm or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.
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A green tea extract, comprising:
- non-polymer catechins and caffeine, wherein
- (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less, and a content of the non-polymer catechins in solids is from 20 mass % to 60 mass %, and
- the green tea extract satisfies requirements (B) and (C) when subjected to concentration adjustment so as to have a concentration of the non-polymer catechins of 175 mg/100 mL:
- (B) fine particles contained in the concentration-adjusted solution have an average particle size of from 0.2 μm to 3 μm;
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- (C) the concentration-adjusted solution has a turbidity of 30 NTU or more.
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