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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tito L Lunder, Morges, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F / ; A23F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426597 ; 426388 ;
Abstract
An instant tea soluble in cold water is prepared by extracting a mixture of green tea leaves and black tea leaves with hot water, wherein the leaves of the mixture are, by weight, in ratio of green leaves to black leaves of from 4:1 to 2:1, under a pressure of from 1 atmosphere to 2 atmospheres, and then, the extract is concentrated and dried to obtain a powder. To increase yield, the spent leaves also may be further extracted with hot water, and the extract obtained is combined and concentrated with the extract first obtained from the leaf mixture.