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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Masami Sasame, Makinohara, JP;
Hitoshi Kinugasa, Makinohara, JP;
Kazunori Okanoya, Makinohara, JP;
Fumio Ito, Makinohara, JP;
Hitoshi Iryo, Makinohara, JP;
Masami Sasame, Makinohara, JP;
Hitoshi Kinugasa, Makinohara, JP;
Kazunori Okanoya, Makinohara, JP;
Fumio Ito, Makinohara, JP;
Hitoshi Iryo, Makinohara, JP;
Ito En, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a tea leaves for extraction of a low-caffeine green tea beverage, which is not susceptible to folding or browning during storage, and which enables the extraction of a green tea beverage which can be enjoyed hot or cold. Specifically provided is a tea leaves for extraction of a green tea beverage having a caffeine content with respect to the total mass of the dried leaves that falls within the range of 0.2 to 2.5 mass %, and the relation between the ratio of the mass content of theanine to the entire mass of dried leaves X (%) and the mass ratio of the content of monosaccharides to the fiber content Y satisfies the following condition: −0.007X+0.024≦Y≦−0.011X+0.039.