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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Suntory Holdings Limited, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 2/60 (2006.01); A23L 27/00 (2016.01); A23L 2/52 (2006.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01); A23L 27/30 (2016.01); A23L 33/105 (2016.01); A23F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 27/84 (2016.08); A23F 3/16 (2013.01); A23F 3/163 (2013.01); A23L 2/52 (2013.01); A23L 2/56 (2013.01); A23L 2/60 (2013.01); A23L 27/36 (2016.08); A23L 33/105 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Catechin compound(s)-containing beverages having reduced bitterness and astringency of catechin compound(s) while maintaining tea-like preferable flavors, methods of production thereof, and the like are provided. The content of catechin compound(s) in a beverage is adjusted to within a certain range, the total content of RebM and RebD in the beverage is adjusted to within a certain range, and the weight ratio of the total content of RebD and RebM to the content of the catechin compound(s) is adjusted to within a certain range.