Green tea beverage and method of making same

A production process of a beverage comprising a dried green tea polyphenol, said process comprising:

• subjecting green tea leaves to a first extraction with water having a temperature of −5° C. to 8° C.,
• separating and removing a first extraction solution obtained by the first extraction,
• subjecting residual green tea leaves from the first extraction to a second extraction with warm water of 50° C. or higher,
• drying a second extraction solution obtained from the second extraction to obtain the dried green tea polyphenol, and
• mixing the dried green tea polyphenol with a beverage to produce the beverage comprising a dried green tea polyphenol,
• with the proviso that the beverage comprising a dried green tea polyphenol does not comprise the first extraction solution or an extract of the first extraction solution.