JP2007267663A - Tea bag of neem tea and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a tea bag of neem tea having vivid light green color and peculiar green smell and comfortable bitter taste which general neem tea has, and forming habit as the whole with bitter taste, and to provide a method for producing the tea bag. <P>SOLUTION: The tea bag of neem tea is obtained by using neem raw leaves 5 years after sprouting, collected from 5-year-old neem trees raised with nonagricultural chemicals in the central part in India, drying the neem raw leaves in the sun followed by withering and stiffening, crushing the withered and stiffened leaves to pieces of a side of 4-6mm, and filling 0.5-2g of the crushed pieces in a filtration bag. The tea bag sufficiently contains asparagine acid, proline, tyrosine, alanine, glutamine and thiamin which are components peculiar to neem leaves, so neem tea has high effect of health promotion. Furthermore, as the crushed piece is 4-6 mm piece and 1g amount is selected, the neem tea becomes vivid light green color, has peculiar green smell and comfortable bitter taste which general neem tea has, and forms habit as the whole with bitter taste. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a neem tea bag and a method for producing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a neem tea bag that can be extracted with hot water (80 ° C.) into the green color of neem, and a method for producing the same.

  Conventionally, tea bags in which green tea, barley tea, oolong tea, black tea, etc. are filled in a bag are sold. This tea bag can be drunk just by pouring hot water in a cup without the need for teapots such as teapots, and it is easy to drink when you want to drink, and it does not take time to clean up. Not only for business use such as hotels, restaurants, and cafeterias, but also at home, the use is increasing.

  Generally, powder tea is used for tea bags such as green tea, and 2-3 g of powder leaves are put in a filter bag. This powdered tea is a by-product obtained by pulverizing tea leaves that are generated when subjected to a sorter or sieve used in the process of producing sencha from picked fresh tea. For this reason, even if it could be extracted in green, the quality was not good and the flavor and aroma were not excellent, and the brewed tea was not delicious.

  On the other hand, the demand for healthy tea made from tea leaves other than tea leaves is growing significantly. These include, for example, leaves from natural ingredients that have long been used as medicinal herbs, such as dokudami tea, chuchu tea, olive tea, guava tea, neem tea, bud tea, kashiwa leaf tea, and mulberry leaf tea. is there.

  Regarding the above neem tea, it is said that neem leaves, which are the raw materials of general neem tea, contain medicinal ingredients such as anti-inflammatory action, antibacterial action, antiviral action, antipyretic action, disinfection action, etc. It is being used effectively in Neem production areas such as India. As an example, it is said that approximately 500 million people from the Indian subcontinent are drinking because neem tea, which is boiled as it is with ordinary neem tea leaves, has a healthy daily life. (Non-Patent Document 1).

However, boiled neem tea is very bitter, and it is virtually impossible for Japanese people to drink like tea every day.
For this reason, neem tea has not been drunk widely despite its high health benefits.

  In addition, the above-mentioned general neem tea leaves are manufactured in a processing process according to the order of picking neem raw leaves and then sun-drying, and in the picking process, the type of neem raw leaves, the number of years since germination and the sun-drying process. Due to factors such as the difference in the number of days, there were times when it could not become neem tea that can be drunk every day to create human health.

  Furthermore, because such a general neem raw leaf is used, even if pouring hot water and extracting it, the extracted liquid becomes a color far away from the colorful green that is the image of neem tea, There was a problem that I could not enjoy Neem tea.

Publication “Nimes”, page 71 February 25, 2003 (published first edition, first edition) Published by Fragrance Journal by John Conric

  The present invention has a bright green color that cannot be produced by conventional neem tea, and has a peculiar green smell and pleasant bitterness of general neem tea. And an object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method thereof.

The neem tea tea bag of the first invention uses a neem raw leaf of the fifth year after germination collected from a neem tree that is five years old or older grown in an agricultural center in India, and the neem tea leaf is sun-dried and dried. It was characterized by having been wilt-stiffened, wilt-stiffened leaves were crushed to 4-6 mm on a side, and 0.5-2 g of the crushed pieces were filled in a filter bag.
The neem tea bag of the second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the sun-dried drying is performed for 3 to 4 days for the neem leaves harvested in the summer and for one week for the neem leaves harvested in the winter. .
The neem tea bag according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the crushed pieces are excluded by sieving to remove crushed pieces with a side of less than 4 mm and a side of over 6 mm.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the neem tea bag according to the first aspect, wherein the filter bag is a filter made mainly of corn.
The method for producing a neem tea bag according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the use of neem leaves from the 5th year of germination collected from neem trees over 5 years old grown in pesticide-free cultivation in central India. It is characterized by being dried in the sun and dried and dried, and the dried and dried leaves were crushed to 4 to 6 mm on one side, and 0.5 to 2 g of the crushed pieces were filled in a filter bag.

According to the first invention, it contains aspartic acid, proline, tyrosine, alanine, glutamine, thiamine, etc., which are components unique to neem leaves, so it is highly effective in promoting health and the crushed pieces are 4-6 mm pieces By selecting the amount of 1 g, it becomes a bright green color, and has a unique green odor and a pleasant bitterness of general neem tea. be able to.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, sun-dried drying is sufficiently performed and the number of days is specified, so that neem tea maintained at a constant quality can be obtained.
According to the third invention, since the size of the crushed pieces is selected within a certain range, neem tea maintained at a constant quality can be obtained.
According to the 4th invention, since the main raw material is corn after use, if it throws away in soil, everything will decompose naturally, and it will be easy for people, protect the natural environment, and can utilize for soil improvement.
According to the 5th invention, aspartic acid, proline, tyrosine, alanine, glutamine, thiamine, etc., which are neem leaf-specific components are sufficiently contained, the effect on health promotion is high, and the crushed pieces are 4-6 mm pieces. By selecting the amount of 1 g, it becomes a bright green color, and has a unique green odor and a pleasant bitterness of general neem tea. be able to.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for manufacturing a tea bag according to the present invention.
Briefly describing the present invention, neem tree cultivation, neem raw leaf plucking and sun drying are carried out in India, and subsequent grinding and filling into filter bags is carried out in Japan.

(Neem tree)
In the present invention, a general neem tree having an age of 5 years or more, which is grown in an agricultural center in India, is used.
The central part of India is the center of the Deccan Plateau, but is limited to this area because it is suitable for growing neem trees because of the different weather conditions from the north and south, and it is dry throughout the year.
The “central part of India” as used in the present invention specifically refers to the states of Murray-Stow, Karnataka, Andhra Bradesh, etc., but also includes adjacent areas under the same weather conditions.
Neem trees are limited to those grown without pesticides. In this case, impure chemical substances such as agricultural chemical cultivation are not included.
In addition, trees over 5 years old are used. This is because the tree is 5 years old or more, and contains aspartic acid, proline, tyrosine, alanine, glutamine, thiamine and the like, which are components specific to neem leaves.

(Nieme Hara)
As neem raw leaves, neem raw leaves of the fifth year after germination are used. The reason is that the neem tree is the parent tree, and neem-specific components are sufficiently contained.
Here, the general neem leaves used in the present invention are pesticide-free neem leaves grown without using any chemical fertilizers or herbicides. If the sap is folded, the sap oozes out from the damaged or folded part, and is not preferable because it oxidizes and degrades by touching the air to reduce the aroma and flavor.

(Dry)
The neem leaves harvested in the summer on the weather day are sun-dried for 3-4 days, and the neem leaves harvested in the winter are sun-dried for one week to dry and harden. When sufficiently dried in this manner, the ingredients are stable over a long period of time and can be stored for 2-3 years after drying. If the drying is insufficient, long-term storage cannot be performed.

(Pulverization)
General neem leaves dried in the sun are crushed to obtain crushed pieces. Since the neem leaves are hard and the veins are thick, it is preferable to use a cutting type crusher. At this time, the sieve plate attached to the pulverizer uses a plurality of circular holes of 4-6 mm drilled vertically and horizontally at intervals of 4-6 mm, and those passing through the circular holes as crushed pieces Yes. In this way, a 4 to 6 mm crushed piece is obtained because the extraction of the components is sufficient.
On the other hand, if the thickness is less than 4 mm, the powder comes out of the filter bag and the components are extracted excessively, resulting in a disadvantage that the bitterness becomes too strong. If the thickness exceeds 6 mm, the extraction of the components takes too much time.
The above-mentioned advantages are most easily exhibited when the crushed pieces are about 5 mm.

(Sieving selection)
Next, the crushed pieces are screened to remove crushed pieces with a side of less than 4 mm and a side of over 6 mm. In this case, since the size of the crushed pieces is selected within a certain range, neem tea maintained at a constant quality can be obtained.

(Neem tea bag)
The crushed pieces having the same size are filled in a filter bag with 0.5 to 1.5 g, preferably 1 g of crushed pieces. By doing so, the neem tea bag of the present invention is completed.
As the filter bag for filling the pulverized pieces, any paper, non-woven fabric, woven fabric, knitted fabric, or a composite material thereof can be used as long as it has water permeability. Among these, it is preferable to use a filter made mainly of corn that can be heat-sealed at the time of bag making or sealing the opening after filling with tea leaves and that naturally decomposes in the soil after use.

(Neem leaf ingredients)
By the way, neem leaves have the following components.
Neem leaves contain about 20% fiber, 50% carbohydrate, 15% protein, 5% lipid, 8% ash, 2% calcium and essential amino acids. The known amino acids contained in the leaves and their ratios are as follows.
Alanine: 1.2% Asparagine: 3.4% Aspartic acid: 2.7% Cystine: 3.3%
Glutamic acid: 3.1% Isoleucine: 1.0% Phenylalanine: 3.2% Proline: 2.1%
Threonine: 2.4% Tryptophan: 1.4% Taurine: 7% Valine: 2.9%

(Efficacy of neem tea)
Based on the above components, neem leaves have the effect of suppressing human body oxidation (anti-aging) and preventing / ameliorating lifestyle-related diseases by inhibiting the accumulation of visceral fat. Specifically, it has the following effects.
Adipocyte differentiation-inhibiting action, visceral fat accumulation-inhibiting action, adiponectin secretion promoting action,
TNF-α secretion inhibitory effect, feeding inhibitory effect (promoting leptin secretion, ghrelin secretion inhibitory), oxidative stress protective effect (reducing 8-0HdG in the human body), weight loss, fat loss, visceral fat loss, abnormal urinary albumin content Decrease, anti-inflammatory effect (inhibition of hiltamine release), whitening effect (B16 cell melanin control)

(how to use)
When the tea bag obtained by the present invention is put in a cup and hot water (80 ° C.) is poured, the crushed pieces of neem leaves are passed through a filter bag, and the extract is extracted into a bright light green color. There is a unique green odor and pleasant bitterness, and a neem tea with a bitter taste as a whole is obtained.

  In addition, in the present invention, general neem leaves are not steamed or roasted to inactivate oxidase, but only by drying with sun drying, the loss of medicinal properties of general neem leaves is reduced, When it is extracted at 80 ℃), you can drink neem tea that is bright green and does not impair the image of neem tea, and the bitterness of the neem tea, and you can obtain such a tea bag of neem tea It is.

As described above, according to the present invention, aspartic acid, proline, tyrosine, alanine, glutamine, thiamine and the like, which are components specific to neem leaves, are sufficiently contained, the effect on health promotion is high, and the crushed pieces are 4 to 6 mm. By selecting the amount of 1g and being a piece, it becomes a bright and light green color, as well as the unique green odor and pleasant bitterness of ordinary neem tea. Tea can be offered.
Moreover, since sun-dried drying is fully performed and the number of days is specified, neem tea maintained at a constant quality can be obtained.
Further, since the size of the crushed pieces is selected within a certain range, neem tea maintained at a constant quality can be obtained.

It is a flowchart of the manufacturing method of the neem tea bag of this invention.

Claims (5)

Using the neem leaves from the 5th year of germination collected from neem trees over 5 years old grown in pesticide-free cultivation in central India,
The neem leaves are dried in the sun, dried and wilted,
Crush the wilted and stiff leaf to 4-6mm on a side,
A neem tea bag characterized in that 0.5-2 g of the crushed pieces are filled in a filter bag. 2. The neem tea bag according to claim 1, wherein the drying is performed for 3 to 4 days for neem leaves harvested in summer and for 1 week for neem leaves harvested in winter. 2. The neem tea bag according to claim 1, wherein the crushed pieces are removed by sieving to remove crushed pieces having a side of less than 4 mm and a side of more than 6 mm. 2. The neem tea bag according to claim 1, wherein the filter bag is a filter made mainly of corn. Using the neem leaves from the 5th year of germination collected from neem trees over 5 years old grown in pesticide-free cultivation in central India,
The neem leaves are dried in the sun, dried and wilted,
Crush the wilted and stiff leaf to 4-6mm on a side,
A method for producing a neem tea bag, wherein 0.5 to 2 g of the crushed pieces are filled in a filter bag.

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