DE2304073C3 - Verfahren zur Herstellung von schwarzem Tee - Google Patents
Verfahren zur Herstellung von schwarzem TeeInfo
- Publication number
- DE2304073C3 DE2304073C3 DE19732304073 DE2304073A DE2304073C3 DE 2304073 C3 DE2304073 C3 DE 2304073C3 DE 19732304073 DE19732304073 DE 19732304073 DE 2304073 A DE2304073 A DE 2304073A DE 2304073 C3 DE2304073 C3 DE 2304073C3
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- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- tea
- tannase
- conversion
- extract
- product
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23F—COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
- A23F3/00—Tea; Tea substitutes; Preparations thereof
- A23F3/06—Treating tea before extraction; Preparations produced thereby
- A23F3/08—Oxidation; Fermentation
- A23F3/10—Fermentation with addition of microorganisms or enzymes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23F—COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
- A23F3/00—Tea; Tea substitutes; Preparations thereof
- A23F3/16—Tea extraction; Tea extracts; Treating tea extract; Making instant tea
- A23F3/166—Addition of, or treatment with, enzymes or microorganisms
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Microbiology (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Food Science & Technology (AREA)
- Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
- Biotechnology (AREA)
- Tea And Coffee (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US22223172A | 1972-01-31 | 1972-01-31 |
Publications (3)
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DE2304073A1 DE2304073A1 (de) | 1973-08-16 |
DE2304073B2 DE2304073B2 (de) | 1979-03-29 |
DE2304073C3 true DE2304073C3 (de) | 1979-11-15 |
Family
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DE19732304073 Expired DE2304073C3 (de) | 1972-01-31 | 1973-01-27 | Verfahren zur Herstellung von schwarzem Tee |
Country Status (6)
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JP (1) | JPS5242877B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
CA (1) | CA995512A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
CH (1) | CH570772A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
DE (1) | DE2304073C3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
GB (1) | GB1413351A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
KE (1) | KE2642A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Families Citing this family (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4639375A (en) * | 1983-08-12 | 1987-01-27 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Enzymatic treatment of black tea leaf |
US5258188A (en) * | 1989-04-06 | 1993-11-02 | Thomas J. Lipton Co., Division Of Conopco, Inc. | Process of preparing a tea product |
US5919500A (en) * | 1996-02-05 | 1999-07-06 | Lipton, Division Of Conopco, Inc. | Enzyme extraction process for tea |
US5952023A (en) * | 1996-02-05 | 1999-09-14 | Lipton, Division Of Conopco, Inc. | Enzyme extraction process for tea |
US5925389A (en) * | 1996-02-05 | 1999-07-20 | Lipton | Extraction process of tea with enzymes |
US6491961B1 (en) | 1999-02-08 | 2002-12-10 | Lipton, Division Of Conopco, Inc. | Cold brew tea |
GB9902777D0 (en) | 1999-02-08 | 1999-03-31 | Unilever Plc | Cold water infusing leaf tea |
US7157493B2 (en) | 2001-11-28 | 2007-01-02 | Nashai Biotech, Llc | Methods of making and using theaflavin, theaflavin-3-gallate, theaflavin-3′-gallate and theaflavin 3,3′-digallate and mixtures thereof |
ATE426389T1 (de) * | 2001-11-28 | 2009-04-15 | Nashai Biotech Llc | Verfahren zur herstellung und verwendung von theaflavin, theaflavin-3-gallat, theaflavin-3'- gallat und theaflavin 3,3'-digallat und ihrer gemische |
US6761918B2 (en) | 2002-07-18 | 2004-07-13 | Tata Tea Ltd. | Method of processing green tea leaves to produce black tea that can be brewed in cold water |
DE602005003248T2 (de) * | 2004-03-12 | 2008-09-11 | Nippon Supplement, Inc. | Fermentiertes Tee und Verfahren zur Herstellung |
EP2008526A3 (de) | 2007-06-29 | 2009-04-15 | Jürgen Schneider | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Heißgetränks aus einem Lebensmittel |
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1973
- 1973-01-25 CA CA162,099A patent/CA995512A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-01-25 CH CH103673A patent/CH570772A5/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1973-01-27 DE DE19732304073 patent/DE2304073C3/de not_active Expired
- 1973-01-30 GB GB455673A patent/GB1413351A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-01-30 JP JP1236473A patent/JPS5242877B2/ja not_active Expired
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1976
- 1976-06-14 KE KE264276A patent/KE2642A/xx unknown
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS4882098A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1973-11-02 |
AU5149473A (en) | 1974-08-01 |
KE2642A (en) | 1976-06-25 |
GB1413351A (en) | 1975-11-12 |
JPS5242877B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1977-10-27 |
DE2304073A1 (de) | 1973-08-16 |
CH570772A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1975-12-31 |
DE2304073B2 (de) | 1979-03-29 |
CA995512A (en) | 1976-08-24 |
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