JP2006296337A - Sparkling water (carbonated water) - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage improving an after-taste of a green tea beverage and having a refreshing feeling or refreshingness absent in green tea. <P>SOLUTION: It is made clear that the problems can be solved by mixing sparkling water (carbonated water) with about 1/10 of a green tea extract liquid and thereby producing sparkling water of a green tea taste in order to solve the problems. Furthermore, it is made clear that the problems can be solved by similarly mixing an extract liquid in which a flavor of jasmine, Osmanthus fragrans, lavender, a chamomile, a rose or a lemon is added to the green tea with the sparkling water and thereby producing the sparkling water having a taste in which the flavor is added to the green tea taste. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to sparkling water having a green tea taste. The present invention also relates to sparkling water having a taste obtained by adding a natural flavor to the taste of green tea.

  Currently, a wide variety of green tea plastic bottle drinks are manufactured and sold mainly at convenience stores and supermarkets. This is because with the advancement of technology, green tea can be distributed in plastic bottles while maintaining the original taste of green tea while preventing quality deterioration. In this way, the green tea beverages currently on the market are characterized by the original astringency, bitterness, and savory taste of green tea, and are produced with the theme of reproducing the taste of freshly brewed tea. .

  As mentioned above, these green tea beverages have the original characteristics of green tea that astringency, bitterness, and savory taste remain in the mouth. This is also the essence of the deliciousness of green tea. In some cases, the green tea flavor remains, and it seems that the refreshing aftertaste is disturbed.

Up to now, it has been devised that carbonic acid is mixed into green tea for the purpose of providing a new type of green tea beverage (Cited document 1, Cited document 2). However, the beverages described in these documents are only characterized by the fact that carbonic acid is mixed into the green tea, which basically differs from green tea in terms of astringency, bitterness, aftertaste typified by gummy taste, etc. It never happened.
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  This invention makes it a subject to improve the aftertaste of a green tea drink, and to provide the drink with the refreshing feeling or refreshing feeling which is not in green tea.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention produces the green tea-taste sparkling water by mixing about 1/10 green tea extract with sparkling water (carbonated water). Clarified that it can be solved. The present invention also provides green tea plus flavored sparkling water by mixing an extract of green tea with jasmine, cinnamon, lavender, chamomile, rose, or lemon flavors in the same manner to the sparkling water. It has been clarified that the above problem can be solved also by manufacturing.

  By adopting the configuration of the present invention, a sparkling water that can provide a refreshing feeling and a refreshing feeling that are not found in conventional green tea drinks, and can quench thirst. Moreover, since the sparkling water of this invention does not contain sweeteners, such as sugar, it is suitable also for using for a meal. Furthermore, this sparkling water is also expected to have characteristics not found in conventional carbonated drinks, such as the ability to prevent bad breath and bactericidal power due to catechins and other ingredients inherent in green tea.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the present invention provides a sparkling water having a green tea taste.
In the present invention, the term “green tea taste” means that sparkling water contains a green tea extract. More specifically, the green tea-taste sparkling water can be produced by preparing an extract of green tea and adding it to the sparkling water. The sparkling water of the green tea taste of the present invention is characterized in that an amount of green tea extract of about 10% is mixed with the sparkling water.

  Here, as the tea leaves of the green tea used for obtaining the green tea extract, any type of green tea such as sencha, gyokuro, deep-steamed tea, and kabusecha can be used. Green tea extract can be prepared using methods well known for each type of green tea. For example, in the case of sencha extract, add about 2 tablespoons (about 10 g) of tea leaves with 500 ml of 70 ° C hot water and extract for 2 minutes or add 500 ml of 90 ° C hot water, It can be manufactured by extracting for 1 minute. In addition, Gyokuro extract can be manufactured by adding 400 ml of hot water at 60 ° C to 2 tablespoons (about 10 g) of tea leaves and extracting for 2 minutes.

  The sparkling water used in the present invention may be produced by a method commonly used in the technical field. For example, when a small-scale production is desired, a commercially available soda siphon is used to produce a large-scale product. If you want, you can use a carbonator or other device. It is well known in the art that the strength of carbonic acid can also be freely changed.

  In another aspect, the present invention provides a sparkling water of green tea plus flavor taste. In this case, the flavor refers to a flavor based on a natural raw material, and in the present invention, this includes a flavor selected from the group consisting of jasmine, beetle, lavender, chamomile, rose and lemon. Green tea plus flavored sparkling water can be produced by preparing an extract of green tea plus flavor and adding it to the sparkling water.

The green tea plus flavor extract can be prepared using the same method as the green tea extract manufacturing method according to the type of green tea described above.
The sparkling water container of the present invention may be any one suitable for filling with carbonated water, and a plastic bottle, a can, a bottle or the like can be used. In the present invention, it is preferable to use a plastic bottle.

Example 1: Sparkling water with green tea taste This example was performed for the purpose of producing sparkling water with a green tea taste.

First, according to a conventional method, 500 ml of hot water of 70 ° C is added to about 2 tablespoons (about 10 g) of sencha tea leaves, and extracted for 2 minutes to produce a green tea extract. Cooled down to
Next, 455 ml of carbonated water prepared using a commercially available soda siphon was collected, and 45 ml of green tea extract extracted by the above-described method was mixed at 4 ° C. Sparkling water with green tea taste was produced.

  The thus-produced green tea-taste sparkling water was allowed to be drunk by five examinees and subjected to a sensory test. As a result, although the aroma and taste of green tea can be enjoyed, it is diluted to about 1/10 compared to normal green tea beverages, so there is almost no aftertaste such as astringency, bitterness, and gummy taste peculiar to green tea, and it is refreshing We were able to realize a refreshing and refreshing feeling.

Example 2: Sparkling water with flavor added to green tea taste In this example, by adding various natural flavors in addition to green tea leaves, it is possible to produce green tea plus flavored sparkling water. Done as a purpose.

  First, for a teaspoon of sencha, about 2 tablespoons (approx. 10 g), pick a tea leaf of one of jasmine, cinnamon, lavender, chamomile, rose, or lemon, or pick a lid (divide it into green tea leaves). In addition, 500 ml of 70 ° C. hot water was added and extracted for 2 minutes to produce a green tea plus flavor extract, which was cooled to 4 ° C.

  Next, 455 ml of carbonated water prepared using a commercially available soda siphon is collected, and 45 ml of green tea plus flavor extract extracted by the above method is mixed at 4 ° C. As a result, green tea plus flavored sparkling water was produced.

  The green tea plus flavored sparkling water produced in this way was allowed to be drunk by five subjects and subjected to a sensory test. As a result, although the aroma and taste of green tea can be enjoyed, the green tea ingredients are diluted, so there is almost no aftertaste such as astringency, bitterness and gummy taste peculiar to green tea, and a refreshing and refreshing feel can be realized. did it. In addition, flavors of jasmine, cinnamon, lavender, chamomile, rose, or lemon have been added to provide a more refreshing aftertaste, as well as a relaxing and fatigue recovery effect that each flavor has. I was able to.

The sparkling water of the present invention is a new beverage that can provide a refreshing feeling and a refreshing feeling not found in conventional green tea drinks, and can quench thirst. Moreover, since the sparkling water of the present invention does not contain any sweetener such as sugar, it is a new beverage suitable for serving. Furthermore, this sparkling water can also be expected to have an effect not found in conventional carbonated drinks, such as a bad breath prevention effect and a bactericidal power due to catechins and other components inherent in green tea.

Claims (3)

Sparkling water with a green tea taste. Sparkling water with green tea and flavor. The sparkling water according to claim 2, wherein the flavor is a natural flavor selected from the group consisting of jasmine, cinnamon, lavender, chamomile, rose, and lemon.