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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
May. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis Agbo, Warwick, NY (US);
Joseph E Spradlin, Monroe, NY (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 52 ; 426597 ;
Abstract
A process for producing a tea extract which forms little or no haze when stored at refrigeration temperatures. The process comprises incubating a mixture of oxidase, tannase and tea extract, and then separating insoluble solids from the tea extract. The tea extract is preferably a concentrate which is subsequently diluted to provide a ready-to-drink beverage. Haze which develops on cold storage of the extract or of tea beverages prepared from the extract is significantly reduced.