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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2004
Masami Sasame, Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Kinugasa, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenji Shimaoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoko Haraguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Niino, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazunori Okanoya, Shizuoka, JP;
Masami Sasame, Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Kinugasa, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenji Shimaoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoko Haraguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Niino, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazunori Okanoya, Shizuoka, JP;
Ito En, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a new manufacturing method of containered green tea beverage suited for selling hot. A step of eliminating silica was introduced in the manufacturing process, wherein the silica is eliminated after adding silica to a tea extract obtained by extracting green tea leaves to adsorb the sediment component present in tea extract to the silica. By adding silica to the tea extract and bringing them into contact, the proteins and polysaccharides causing secondary sediment can be selectively adsorbed and decreased, allowing the occurrence of sediment to be prevented, even when selling the beverage hot. Furthermore, it allows a large amount of flavor component to be left. Further more, a large amount of catechins can be left in the beverage, allowing the growth of heat-resistant bacteria to be inhibited by the antibacterial action of catechins.