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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Suntory Holdings Limited, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED, Osaka-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C 3/00 (2006.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01); A23L 2/38 (2006.01); C12G 3/06 (2006.01); C12C 7/20 (2006.01); C12C 5/02 (2006.01); C12C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C 3/00 (2013.01); A23L 2/382 (2013.01); A23L 2/56 (2013.01); C12C 5/02 (2013.01); C12C 7/205 (2013.01); C12C 11/00 (2013.01); C12G 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for producing a beer-taste beverage, characterized in that the method includes adding a hop bract-containing composition having an α-acid content of less than 1% by weight of the composition in the step of producing a beer-taste beverage. According to the present invention, by the use of the hop bracts, it is possible to realize a balance between the bitterness, aroma derived from hops, and taste that cannot be achieved by a conventional production method. By appropriately adjusting the timing of adding hop bracts, beer-taste beverages having preferred features and strength of the aroma and controlled taste can be provided.