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US 8,481,101 B2Granted
Mate beverage
AssigneeSol Mate AG
InventorsGerhard Latka, John Warner
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Abstract
A process for preparing a maté extract, a maté beverage base formulation and a maté beverage are disclosed. The maté extract is rich in natural caffeine, theobromine, theophylline and antioxidant compounds without the addition of preservatives and synthetic materials and is used to make a maté beverage base formulation. The maté beverage base formulation may be used to make maté beverages, such as carbonated maté beverages.
Claims20
A process for preparing a clarified maté extract comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing plant material from a plant of the species llex;
- (b) producing a raw extract from the plant material which comprises caffeine, theobromine and theophylline;
- (c) adding gelatin to the raw extract;
- (d) adding silica to the gelatin containing extract of step (c) and allowing to settle;
- (e) freezing the silica and gelatin containing extract of step (d);
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- (f) thawing the silica and gelatin containing extract of step (e) and separating a clarified liquid supernatant from solids to obtain a clarified maté extract and an extract cake.
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