JP5800329B2 - Instant tea and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an instant tea and a method for producing the same, and more particularly to an instant tea obtained by combining tea dry powders obtained from a plurality of drying methods and a method for producing the instant tea.

  Various types of instant tea that can be drunk simply by pouring water or hot water have been developed as those that can be drunk more easily than tea that is drunk by the ordinary tea method.

  In the present invention, `` instant tea '' is extracted tea leaves such as black tea, oolong tea, green tea, roasted tea, grain teas such as wheat, hato wheat, brown rice, health teas such as puer, rooibos, It is manufactured by concentration, drying, granulation, etc. Not only instant tea that can be drunk just by pouring water or hot water, but also various materials such as perilla, plum, herb etc. extracted, concentrated, dried, granulation etc. Includes foods that are similar to instant teas that can be made and drunk just by pouring water or hot water.

  In the process of producing instant tea (extraction, concentration, drying, granulation), there is a problem that the aroma component is volatilized or lost, and in particular, the aroma component is volatilized in the dry powdering process of tea extracts.

  There are usually drying methods such as spray drying, drum dryer, vacuum belt drying, freeze drying, etc. in the drying process of instant teas, but it is difficult to avoid loss of aroma components in any drying method, so as a final process By adding and mixing tea leaf pulverized products and flavors, lost flavor components and flavors are often added.

  However, the addition of pulverized products and fragrances in the final process can be expected to have an effect on flavor and fragrance, but the surface impression is strong and the original tea flavor, fragrance thickness and depth are reproduced. Is difficult.

  In addition, the pulverized product has problems and problems such as dispersibility with powders, reduction of flavor by heating, and discoloration.

  Regarding such problems, Patent Document 1 discloses a loose RO membrane having a salt removal rate of 10% to 60% as a first step in concentrating the extract of cereal tea, healthy tea and herbs by reverse osmotic pressure. In the second step, the permeate obtained is concentrated on a RO membrane having a salt removal rate of 93% to 100%, and then the concentrated solution is volatilized. The second stage concentrate is dried separately using a drying method with good drying efficiency, and the second stage concentrate is further dried. A method for producing a tea extract powder in which a dried product is mixed has been proposed. Thereby, it is said that the tea extract powder retaining the volatile components contained in the tea extract can be obtained efficiently and economically with reduced energy costs during drying.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-146

  Therefore, the present invention aims to obtain an instant tea having a flavor almost the same as that of a tea bath obtained by a normal tea method.

  The inventors of the present application pay attention to the fact that the flavor that is lost due to the difference in the drying method changes when the tea extract is made into a dry powder, and combine a plurality of tea dry powders obtained by different drying methods. Thus, it has been found that instant tea having almost the same flavor as tea water obtained by a normal tea method can be produced by supplementing the flavor lost by each, and the present invention has been achieved.

  That is, the inventors of the present application have found a method for producing instant teas having a unique flavor by mixing dry tea powders obtained by various drying methods such as spray dryers and drum dryers. It has been reached.

The invention described in claim 1
An extraction process for obtaining an extract from a raw material, a drying process for dry-pulverizing the extract, and a method for producing instant tea through a subsequent mixing and / or granulation process,
About the raw material, the extraction step is performed at an extraction temperature in a low temperature range that is higher than 15 ° C. and lower than or equal to 40 ° C.,
Wherein for the same raw material and the raw material to perform the extraction process in the extraction temperature in the low temperature range, performs the extraction process in the extraction temperature in the intermediate temperature region is a temperature range of 80 ° C. or less higher than 40 ° C.,
For the same raw material as the raw material that performs the extraction step at the extraction temperature in the low temperature region, the extraction step is performed at an extraction temperature in a high temperature region that is higher than 80 ° C. and does not exceed 100 ° C.
By performing the extraction step in a plurality of different temperature ranges for the same raw material ,
For the low temperature extract obtained in the extraction step performed in the low temperature region, drying by a vacuum belt drying method,
The intermediate temperature extract obtained in the extraction step performed in the intermediate temperature range is dried by spray drying,
For the high-temperature extract obtained in the extraction step performed in the high-temperature region is dried by a drum dryer method,
After mixing and / or granulating the dry powder made of the same raw material after the drying step by the three different drying methods for each dry powder obtained in each drying step, the three different drying methods are used. the mixing ratio of the three things adjusted to a mixture of those three by the three different drying methods is a method for producing instant tea.

The invention according to claim 2
An instant tea produced by the process for producing the instant tea according to claim 1 Symbol placement.

  If this invention is used, the instant tea which has the flavor substantially equivalent to the teas obtained by a normal tea method will be obtained.

  Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The present invention relates to a known method for producing instant tea through an extraction step of obtaining an extract from a raw material, a drying step of dry-pulverizing the extract, and a subsequent mixing and / or granulation step. The drying process is performed by a plurality of different drying methods, and the dried powders after the drying processes by the plurality of different drying methods are mixed and / or granulated, respectively, and then mixed by the different drying methods to be instant tea. And a method for producing instant tea.

  The extraction step is to obtain an extract from a raw material, and here, an aqueous solvent is added to teas to obtain an extract. Ingredients used at this time, that is, teas include tea leaves such as black tea, oolong tea, green tea, and roasted tea, grain teas such as wheat, hato barley, brown rice, health teas such as pear and rooibos, and other types of tea Ume and herbs can be used, and any of those that can be used as a raw material for instant tea can be used. These teas can be used alone or as a mixture of two or more.

  As an aqueous solvent used for extraction, any of simple tap water, deionized water, and distilled water can be used. In addition, saccharides, gelatin, casein, plant protein, gum arabic, emulsifiers, alcohols, antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, and the like can be used as appropriate.

  Although extraction temperature is not specifically limited, 15 degreeC or more and 100 degrees C or less are preferable. When the extraction temperature is less than 15 ° C., the extraction efficiency is remarkably lowered. When the extraction temperature is higher than 100 ° C., unnecessary components are excessively extracted, and the preferred aroma component tends to be denatured.

  However, within the proper range of extraction temperature, the flavor components of tea to be brewed differ, for example, green tea is extracted at a low temperature of about 50 degrees, the theanine component theanine tends to leach, and conversely, the high temperature of 80 degrees or more Then catechins and tannins, which are astringent and bitter, tend to leach out.

  Therefore, the extraction temperature is adjusted within the range of 15 ° C. or higher and 100 ° C. or lower according to the quality required for the instant teas finally obtained. Further, as will be described later, the extraction temperature can be adjusted within a range of 15 ° C. or more and 100 ° C. or less according to the drying method used in the drying step.

  In the extraction step, 1 part by weight of the above-described tea is extracted in the above-mentioned predetermined temperature range while being immersed or stirred with about 4 to 30 parts by weight of the above-mentioned water-soluble solvent.

  An extract can be obtained from the thus extracted product by rough separation. This extract is clarified using a centrifuge or the like as necessary.

  After the extraction step and before the drying step, a concentration step can be performed as necessary. The concentration step is performed in order to reduce the cost of drying by concentrating the extract in advance before the drying step, and may be performed as necessary. Concentration can be performed by a known method such as vacuum concentration, freeze concentration, reverse osmosis membrane concentration, or the like.

  In the drying process, the extract (or concentrated liquid) is dried and powdered. In the present invention, a plurality of different drying methods are employed in the drying process.

  As a plurality of different drying methods employed in the drying process, for example, vacuum belt drying, spray drying, drum dryer can be raised, but not limited thereto, drying known in this technical field such as freeze drying, etc. The method can be adopted.

  In the drying process, as known in this technical field, dextrin or the like may be added to the extract (or concentrated solution) for the purpose of maintaining quality.

  The tendency of loss of flavor and aroma components of tea dry powder obtained by each drying method is different.

  For example, in vacuum belt drying, the product temperature during drying is extremely low and it is difficult to apply heat, so that a dry powder having a relatively fresh raw flavor can be obtained.

  On the other hand, the drum dryer has a very high temperature of the dried product and is very heated, so the loss of aroma components is severe, but instead it resembles the fragrance imparted to the tea leaves in the tea making process in tea making, which is called burning incense. A dry powder having a flavor is obtained.

  In spray drying, the loss of aroma components during drying is relatively small and the drying efficiency is high, so that the cost can be reduced and a dry powder serving as a base for instant teas can be obtained.

  In consideration of the above characteristics, the extraction process is performed in a plurality of different temperature ranges, and the extraction liquid in each temperature range obtained by the extraction process performed in the different temperature ranges is dried by the different drying methods. It is desirable to powder. That is, it is preferable to use a tea extract obtained under extraction conditions suitable for each drying method at the stage of the extraction process.

  For example, for vacuum belt drying, it is desirable to use an extract extracted in a low temperature region (temperature range higher than 15 ° C. and lower than 40 ° C.). Since the extract extracted in the low temperature region has relatively little astringency and a lot of umami, it can be combined with a vacuum belt drying method to obtain a dry powder having a fresh, greenish flavor similar to fresh leaves.

  For the drum dryer, it is desirable to use an extract extracted in a high temperature region (temperature range higher than 80 ° C. and not exceeding 100 ° C.). The extract extracted in the high temperature region has a strong astringency, and when combined with a drum dryer, a strong powder having astringency and a burning incense can be obtained.

  For spray drying, it is desirable to use an extract extracted in an intermediate temperature range between the low temperature range and the high temperature range (temperature range higher than 40 ° C. and lower than 80 ° C.). This is because the extract extracted in the intermediate temperature range has a balance of umami and astringency that can be a base.

  In the drying process, after the powder is dried, a mixing process or a granulating process is performed. In addition, you may perform both a mixing process and a granulation process as needed.

  In addition, since several drying processes are employ | adopted as mentioned above, a mixing and / or granulation process is performed for every dry powder obtained at each drying process.

  In this mixing step, dry powders of tea obtained by various drying methods are mixed in a powder blender. In the granulation step, dry powder of tea obtained by various drying methods is granulated mainly by fluidized bed granulation. As described above, both the mixing step and the granulating step may be used. The granulation step is performed for the purpose of improving the fluidity at the time of filling of the instant tea to be produced or the solubility at the time of coffee, and may be performed as necessary.

  The instant tea of the present invention can be obtained by mixing dry powders of teas into the plurality of different drying methods obtained by the above steps. In other words, using dry powders (vacuum belt dry powder, spray dried powder, drum dryer powder) with different flavors obtained by various drying methods, the tea teas obtained by ordinary tea methods having the respective characteristics are almost the same. An instant tea having a similar flavor can be obtained. In addition, it can be set as the instant tea which has a more preferable flavor by adjusting the mixture ratio of the dry powder from which the flavor obtained by various drying methods differs here.

  Next, the present invention will be described specifically by way of examples.

  Extraction was performed by adding 1 kg of green tea and 20 kg of warm water under three conditions of 40 degrees 30 minutes (low temperature extraction), 80 degrees 30 minutes (medium temperature extraction), and 90 degrees 55 minutes (high temperature extraction).

  Each extract (brix about 0.5-3, about 16 kg) obtained by rough separation was clarified by centrifugation and then concentrated about 20 times (brix about 30, about 0.00). 8 kg) was obtained.

  The concentrate obtained by low temperature extraction and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 30) are stirred and mixed and sterilized by heating at 80 degrees 20 minutes, and then the degree of vacuum 1330-1729 Pa, heating temperature Vacuum belt drying was performed at 130, 120, and 110 degrees to obtain instant green tea A (about 300 g).

  The concentrated solution obtained by the medium temperature extraction and dextrin (trade name: Sundeck # 70, manufactured by Sanwa Starch Co., Ltd.) are stirred and mixed and sterilized by heating at 80 ° C for 20 minutes. Spray drying was performed to obtain instant green tea B (about 300 g).

  The concentrated solution obtained by high temperature extraction and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 70) were stirred and mixed, and then dried and powdered with a drum dryer to obtain instant green tea C (about 600 g). ).

  The blending ratio of green tea extract solids and dextrin in each green tea concentrate of each drying method was 1: 1.

  Instant green tea A, instant green tea B, and instant green tea C obtained by each drying method were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3: 4 to obtain instant green tea D of the present invention.

  When tasting the green tea obtained by the ordinary tea method using the green tea used as a raw material in this example and the instant green tea D obtained in this example, the taste was almost the same.

  In the above, instant green tea A, instant green tea B, and instant green tea C were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3: 4 to obtain instant green tea D of the present invention, but the inventors of the present application further conducted additional tests. , Instant green tea A, instant green tea B, and instant green tea C are mixed in a weight ratio of 1 to 8: 1 to 8: 1 to 8 using the green tea used as a raw material in this example. It was confirmed that the tea can be drunk with almost the same flavor as the green tea obtained by the ordinary coffee method.

  The instant oolong tea of the present invention was prepared by combining oolong tea from different production areas.

  Each has a different production area, and selected fragrant oolong tea and delicious oolong tea.

  1900 kg of hot water was put into 100 kg of fragrant oolong tea and extracted at a low temperature under the condition of 35 degrees 55 minutes. The extract obtained by rough separation (about Brix 1.0, about 1600 kg) was clarified by centrifugation, and then a concentrated solution (Brix about 20, about 80 kg) was obtained with a concentrator. . This concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 30) are stirred and mixed, sterilized by heating at 80 degrees 20 minutes, and then a vacuum degree of 1330 to 1729 Pa, a heating temperature of 130 degrees, 120 The vacuum belt was dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. to obtain instant Oolong tea E (about 100 kg).

  1900 kg of warm water was added to 100 kg of oolong tea with good taste, and the medium temperature was extracted under the condition of 75 degrees 30 minutes. The extracted liquid (about Brix 1.5, about 1600 kg) obtained by rough separation was clarified by centrifuging, and then a concentrated liquid (Brix about 20, about 100 kg) was obtained with a concentrator. . This concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 70) are stirred and mixed, sterilized by heating at 80 ° C for 30 minutes, and then spray-dried at a chamber temperature of 90 ° C. F was obtained (about 100 kg).

  The blending ratio of oolong tea extract solids and dextrin in each oolong tea concentrate of each drying method was 1: 1.

  Instant oolong tea E and instant oolong tea F obtained by each drying method were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3 to obtain instant oolong tea G of the present invention.

  When this instant oolong tea G was sampled, it was oolong tea with a balanced fragrance and taste.

  In the above, Instant Oolong Tea E and Instant Oolong Tea F were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3 to obtain Instant Oolong Tea G of the present invention. However, when the present inventors conducted further tests, Instant Oolong Tea E, Instant If it was instant Oolong tea mixed Oolong tea F in the range of 1-3: 9-7 by weight ratio, it could be confirmed that it was an Oolong tea product with a balanced fragrance and taste.

  100 kg of barley tea and 2000 kg of warm water were added at 90 ° C. for 50 minutes, and high temperature extraction was performed. The extracted liquid (about Brix 2.5, about 1400 kg) obtained by rough separation was clarified by centrifugation and then a concentrated solution (Brix about 18, about 100 kg) was obtained with a concentrator. .

  After stirring and mixing the concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Co., Ltd., trade name Sandeck # 70) and sterilizing by heating at 80 degrees 30 minutes, spray drying under conditions of a chamber temperature of 80 degrees, Instant barley tea H was obtained (about 100 kg).

  Further, the concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Co., Ltd., trade name Sandeck # 70) were stirred and mixed, and then dried and powdered with a drum dryer to obtain instant barley tea I (about 100 kg).

  The blending ratio of barley tea extract solids and dextrin in each barley tea concentrate of each drying method was 1: 1.

  Instant barley tea H and instant barley tea I obtained by each drying method were mixed at a weight ratio of 5: 6 to obtain instant barley tea J of the present invention.

  When tasting barley tea obtained by ordinary tea using the barley tea used as a raw material in this example and instant barley tea J obtained in this example, the taste was almost the same, and instant Barley tea J had a better balance between sweetness and aroma.

  In the above, instant barley tea H and instant barley tea I were mixed at a weight ratio of 5: 6 to obtain instant barley tea J of the present invention. However, when the present inventors conducted additional tests, instant barley tea H and instant barley tea I were used. If it is instant barley tea mixed in the range of 5-3: 5-7 by weight ratio, it is almost the same flavor as barley tea obtained by ordinary tea using barley tea used as a raw material in this example. In addition, it was confirmed that it would be a barley tea product with a balance of sweetness and aroma of your choice.

  The roasted tea of the present invention was prepared by combining roasted teas with different roasting degrees.

  To 100 kg of roasted tea with a low roasting degree, 2000 kg of hot water was added and extracted at a low temperature under the condition of 40 degrees 45 minutes. The extract obtained by rough separation (about Brix 1.0, about 1700 kg) was clarified by centrifugation and then about 20 times concentrated solution (Brix about 20, about 85 kg) was obtained with a concentrator. . This concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 30) are stirred and mixed and sterilized by heating at 80 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then the degree of vacuum is 1330-1729 Pa, the heating temperature is 130 ° C., 120 ° The belt was dried under a condition of 110 ° C. to obtain instant Hojicha K (about 80 kg).

  Hot water 2000 kg was added to medium-roasted roasted tea 100 kg and extracted at a medium temperature under the condition of 65 degrees 30 minutes. The extracted liquid (about Brix 1.5, about 1600 kg) obtained by rough separation was clarified by centrifuging, and then the concentrated liquid (Brix about 16, about 100 kg) was obtained with a concentrator. . This concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 70) are stirred, mixed, heat sterilized at 80 degrees 30 minutes, spray-dried at a chamber temperature of 90 degrees, and instant Hojicha L was obtained (about 80 kg).

  Hot water 2000 kg was added to 100 kg of roasted tea with high roasting degree, and high temperature extraction was performed at 90 ° C. for 20 minutes. The extract obtained by rough separation (Brix 1.5, about 1600 kg) was subjected to centrifugal separation to clarify the liquid, and then an about double concentrate (Brix about 16, 80 kg) was obtained using a concentrator. This concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name Sandeck # 70) were stirred and mixed, and then dried and powdered with a drum dryer to obtain instant hojicha M (about 80 kg).

  The mixing ratio of hojicha extract solids and dextrin in each hojicha concentrate of each drying method was 1: 1.

  Instant Hojicha K, Instant Hojicha L, and Instant Hojicha M obtained by each drying method were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3: 3 to obtain Instant Hojicha N of the present invention.

  It was confirmed that the instant roasted green tea N was a roasted green tea with a balanced fragrance and taste.

  In the above, Instant Hojicha K, Instant Hojicha L, and Instant Hojicha N were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3: 3 to obtain Instant Hojicha N of the present invention. , Instant Hojicha K, Instant Hojicha L, Instant Hojicha M are mixed in a weight ratio of 1-3: 8-3: 1-4. It was confirmed that it was a tahoe tea product.

  The instant herbal tea of the present invention was prepared by combining drying methods using herbs as raw materials.

  2,000 kg of hot water was added to 100 kg of hibiscus holes and ground, and extracted at a low temperature under the condition of 40 degrees 55 minutes. The extract (brix 2.0, about 1700 kg) obtained by rough separation was clarified by centrifugation, and then a concentrated solution (brix about 20, about 170 kg) was obtained with a concentrator. . This concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 30) are stirred and mixed and sterilized by heating at 80 ° C for 30 minutes, and then a vacuum of 1330 to 1729 Pa, a heating temperature of 130 ° C, and 120 ° C. The belt was dried under a condition of 110 degrees to obtain a hibiscus powder (about 70 kg).

  Hot water 2000 kg was put into a rose hip hole / crushed 100 kg and extracted at a high temperature of 90 degrees 55 minutes. The extracted liquid (about Brix 2.5, about 1600 kg) obtained by rough separation was clarified by centrifuging, and then the concentrated liquid (Brix about 22, about 180 kg) was obtained with a concentrator. . This concentrated solution and dextrin (manufactured by Sanwa Starch Co., Ltd., trade name: Sundeck # 70) were stirred and mixed, and then dried and powdered with a drum dryer to obtain a rosehip powder (about 100 kg).

  The mixing ratio of the solid content and dextrin of the hibiscus extract and rosehip extract in each drying method was about 1: 1.

  The hibiscus powder and rosehip powder obtained by each drying method were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3 to obtain the instant herbal tea of the present invention.

  It was confirmed that the instant herbal tea of the present invention thus obtained was a herbal tea in which a fragrance portion and a taste portion were balanced.

  In the above, hibiscus powder and rosehip powder were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 3 to obtain the instant herbal tea of the present invention. However, when the present inventors conducted further tests, hibiscus powder and rosehip powder were used. It was confirmed that the instant herbal tea mixed in a weight ratio of 1 to 4: 9 to 6 was a product with a balanced fragrance portion and taste portion.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment and the Example of this invention were described, this invention is not limited to these, In the technical range grasped | ascertained from description of a claim, it can change into a various form.

Claims (2)

An extraction process for obtaining an extract from a raw material, a drying process for dry-pulverizing the extract, and a method for producing instant tea through a subsequent mixing and / or granulation process,
About the raw material, the extraction step is performed at an extraction temperature in a low temperature range that is higher than 15 ° C. and lower than or equal to 40 ° C.,
Wherein for the same raw material and the raw material to perform the extraction process in the extraction temperature in the low temperature range, performs the extraction process in the extraction temperature in the intermediate temperature region is a temperature range of 80 ° C. or less higher than 40 ° C.,
For the same raw material as the raw material that performs the extraction step at the extraction temperature in the low temperature region, the extraction step is performed at an extraction temperature in a high temperature region that is higher than 80 ° C. and does not exceed 100 ° C.
By performing the extraction step in a plurality of different temperature ranges for the same raw material ,
For the low temperature extract obtained in the extraction step performed in the low temperature region, drying by a vacuum belt drying method,
The intermediate temperature extract obtained in the extraction step performed in the intermediate temperature range is dried by spray drying,
For the high-temperature extract obtained in the extraction step performed in the high-temperature region is dried by a drum dryer method,
After mixing and / or granulating the dry powder made of the same raw material after the drying step by the three different drying methods for each dry powder obtained in each drying step, the three different drying methods are used. method for producing instant tea by mixing one of the three by the three different drying methods by adjusting the mixing ratio of the three things.   Instant tea produced by the method for producing instant tea according to claim 1.