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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher William Goodsall, Bedford, GB;
Andrew David Parry, Bedford, GB;
Richard Safford, Bedford, GB;
Ambalavanar Thiru, Bedford, GB;
Assignee:
Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ; A23B / ; A23F / ; A23F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426425 ; 426 49 ; 426429 ; 426431 ; 426435 ; 426597 ;
Abstract
Theaflavin is produced by separating theaflavin from a slurry fermentation product of green leaf tea that has been treated with tannase prior to slurry fermentation. Methods for making theaflavin-rich extracts and cold water soluble tea powders and products are provided.