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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Steven Peter Colliver, Sharnbrook, GB;
Ambalavanar Thiru, Sharnbrook, GB;
Inventors:
Steven Peter Colliver, Sharnbrook, GB;
Ambalavanar Thiru, Sharnbrook, GB;
Assignee:
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 65/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a beverage precursor comprising tea material and food-grade additive, wherein the beverage precursor is present in an amount wherein contact of the beverage precursor with 250 ml water for 2 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.05% and 2% by weight of the beverage. The present invention also provides a process for manufacturing a beverage precursor comprising macerating tea leaf and/or stem with a rotorvane and at least one CTC process.