Methods and Systems for Tea Extraction

Abstract

This disclosure relates to methods, systems and compositions for food coloring. Embodiments disclosed herein may include methods and systems for combining tea leaves and water to form a feed slurry; processing a feed slurry to at least partially remove a tea essence from the feed slurry, thereby obtaining a tea extract with a predetermined amount of one or more of an aroma or a flavor; and adjusting a color of the tea extract, thereby obtaining a coloring agent with a predetermined color-related feature, wherein the coloring agent is added in a predetermined amount to a food product to adjust a color of the food product. Embodiments may also including coloring compositions, which may include a dry tea extract, wherein an essence has been removed from the dry tea extract to a predetermined amount, and a color of the dry tea extract has been adjusted to have a predetermined color-related feature.

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