A TEA PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A process for producing a tea product comprising the steps of:
- a) extracting a leaf tea product comprising both a soluble part and an insoluble part with a solvent;
b) separating the insoluble part from the soluble part;
c) compacting the insoluble part to obtain a base tea material;
d) drying the base tea material to a moisture content of less than 5% by weight.e) contacting the soluble part obtained in step (b) with the dried base tea material;
f) further drying the mixture to obtain the tea product.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tea product and more particularly the present invention relates to a black tea product. According to the present invention there is provided a process for producing a tea product comprises the steps of: a) extracting a leaf tea product comprising both a soluble part and an insoluble part with a solvent; b) separating the insoluble part from the soluble part; c) compacting the insoluble part to obtain a base tea material; d) drying the base tea material to a moisture content of less than 5% by weight. e) contacting the soluble part obtained in step (b) with the dried base tea material; f) further drying the mixture to obtain the tea product.
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1. A process for producing a tea product comprising the steps of:
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a) extracting a leaf tea product comprising both a soluble part and an insoluble part with a solvent; b) separating the insoluble part from the soluble part; c) compacting the insoluble part to obtain a base tea material; d) drying the base tea material to a moisture content of less than 5% by weight. e) contacting the soluble part obtained in step (b) with the dried base tea material; f) further drying the mixture to obtain the tea product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tea product comprising:
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a) 5 to 95% by weight of a base tea material which has a porosity of less than 5cc/kg and which comprises less than 5% of polyphenols by dry weight; and b) 95 to 5% by weight of soluble tea solids loaded on the base tea material, wherein the soluble tea solids comprise 10 to 40% of polyphenols by dry weight. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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