JPH08174A - Production of instant green tea of one-cup volume - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a method of making a green tea mix which can always serve a cup of tasty green tea which is uniform in all the concentration, smell, color and taste every one tea cup. CONSTITUTION:A prescribed amount of green tea leaves is charged in a vessel, an appropriate amount of hot water is poured in the vessel and they are allowed to stand or agitated for a needed time to prepare an extract of green tea. In the meantime, a prescribed amount of water is poured in a pot, and a certain amount of carrageenan or a combination thereof with gelatin is added to the pot, they are boiled with heat to prepare a solution of carrageenan or a combination thereof with gelatin. The green tea extract is mixed with the carrageenan or a mixture thereof solution with stirring and the mixed concentrate is distributed in each one cup vessel, and solidified by cooling.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing a one-cup-capacity green tea in which the concentration, aroma, color and taste of green tea for each teacup (for one person) can be made uniform so that the tea is always delicious. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a plurality of Japanese teas, for example, green teas, are to be brewed, in order to prevent the taste from changing at the beginning and at the end of brewing, the teacups for each person are lined up. It is said that it is extremely troublesome to make tea because tea is gradually added to a teacup several times in order. Even if tea is put in this way, the taste of the tea may differ for each teacup.

In a place where many people gather, a workplace, etc., a tea dispenser is installed so that people who want to drink tea can enter the tea dispenser by self-service. When using such a tea dispenser However, it is necessary to prepare before use and dispose of the tea leaves after use, and if the tea leaves are not replaced during use, only unpleasant tea can be drunk and the users will be disappointed.

There is also a tea bag that is packaged as instant tea. In this case, the tea bag is placed in a teacup, hot water is poured, and then the tea bag is shaken several times to serve the tea. However, there was a problem that the taste was different due to individual differences, and it took time and effort.

Further, in any of the above cases,
After the tea is added, the tea leaves remain, and the tea leaves and tea bags need to be cleaned up and treated.Therefore, such tea leaves and tea bags contain a large amount of water, and the cleaning up is unexpectedly troublesome. is there.

[0006]

Therefore, in order to solve such conventional problems, the applicant invented a method for producing instant one-capacity instant Japanese tea, which was previously disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-
Patent application has been filed under No. 64636. The invention relating to this patent application is to produce instant green tea by distributing a concentrated solution obtained by adding a gelatin solution to an extract of green tea and stirring the mixture and cooling and coagulating the concentrated solution.

The green tea of the invention according to the above-mentioned patent application produced in this manner is a gel-like concentrated solution of the green tea extract, and in this invention, the concentrated solution is put in a one-cup container. Because it is distributed and cooled and coagulated, when the concentrated solution is transferred from the one cup container to the teacup when making tea, it is gelled with gelatin and the releasability from the container is poor, so The problem is that the parts stick together and are hard to take out, and you have to take them out with a spoon or the like.

[0008]

Therefore, the present invention solves the problem that the concentrated solution of tea produced by the production method of the above-mentioned patent application sticks to the one-cup container and is difficult to take out. It is intended to provide a method for manufacturing. In order to achieve such an object, the inventor has conducted extensive studies, and among the properties possessed by carrageenan extracted from seaweeds of the order Lepidoptera, safety as a food material, solubility in hot water, The present invention has been completed by paying attention to the fact that it is tasteless and odorless as well as gelling, viscosity, fragrance preservability and the like.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the first invention of the present application is to put a predetermined amount of green tea in a container, add a predetermined amount of hot water to the container, and leave it for a required time. Keep or stir to make a green tea extract, while putting a predetermined amount of water and a predetermined amount of carrageenan in a pan and stir, heat and boil to make a carrageenan solution, and add the carrageenan solution to the green tea extract. Is added and stirred, and the obtained concentrated solution is distributed to a one-cup container and cooled and solidified to prepare instant green tea.

The second invention of the present application is to put a predetermined amount of green tea in a container, add a predetermined amount of hot water to the container and leave it for a required time, or stir it to extract the green tea. On the other hand, put a predetermined amount of water and a predetermined amount of carrageenan and gelatin in a pan and stir, heat and boil to make a mixed solution of carrageenan and gelatin, and add the mixed solution of carrageenan and gelatin to the green tea extract. Instant green tea is prepared by distributing the concentrated solution obtained by adding and stirring in a one-cup container and cooling and solidifying.

Furthermore, a third invention relating to the present application is to provide a one-cup volume by encapsulating the concentrated solutions obtained by the instant green tea manufacturing method according to the first and second aspects, respectively. Make instant green tea.

[0012]

The instant green tea obtained by the production method of the present invention does not deteriorate because the concentrated solution of green tea is coagulated in the form of carrageenan or carrageenan and gelatin. Aroma can be preserved without changing. And for those with a one-cup container, turn the container upside down and drop it in a teacup, and then pour an appropriate amount of hot water into the teacup, and if it is a capsule shape, put the capsule as it is in the teacup and pour an appropriate amount of hot water. As a result, carrageenan and further gelatin are eluted, and the concentrated green tea solution is diluted, resulting in a tea with a pleasant temperature and flavor.

(Example 1) About 50 g to 80 g of green tea was put in a container.
g, then add about 70 ° C to 80 ° C hot water for about 1500c
c, and leave it for about 3 to 5 minutes, or stir to make a green tea extract. On the other hand, about 1000cc in the pot
Of water and about 75-85 g of carrageenan. Then, heat it up and boil it with stirring to make a carrageenan solution. Next, make a concentrated solution of green tea and carrageenan by adding the carrageenan solution to the green tea extract and stirring, and distribute this concentrated solution in a one-cup container in the amount of a cup of tea, or leave at room temperature, The instant green tea described in claim 1 is obtained by cooling and solidifying in a refrigerator.

(Example 2) First, an extract of green tea is prepared in the same manner as in Example 1. On the other hand, about 1000 cc of water is put into a pan, and about 25 g to 35 g of carrageenan and gelatin are put therein. Then, heat it up and boil it with stirring to make a mixed solution of carrageenan and gelatin. Next, a concentrated solution of green tea, carrageenan, and gelatin is prepared by adding a mixed solution of carrageenan and gelatin to the extract of green tea and stirring the mixture, and the concentrated solution is dispensed into a one-cup container in an appropriate amount of one teacup. Then, the instant green tea described in claim 2 is obtained by leaving it at room temperature or cooling and coagulating in a refrigerator.

(Embodiment 3) The concentrated solution prepared by the method for producing instant green tea described in the above Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 is encapsulated in a capsule in a quantity of one teacup The one cup capacity instant green tea described is made.

The instant green tea contained in the one-cup container made as described in Examples 1 and 2 above is
Instant green tea drops into the teacup by turning the container upside down on the teacup. Then, by pouring the required amount of hot water into the teacup and stirring it, the carrageenan is eluted into the hot water, the concentrated solution of green tea is diluted, and it becomes a delicious tea at the temperature at the time of drinking, and the concentration, taste or The scent never changes.

Then, in the case of instant green tea obtained by adding gelatin to carrageenan described in Example 2, Example 1
The gelatin can promote the elution of carrageenan into the hot water without stirring as much as the instant green tea described in 1) to make a ready-to-drink tea. For this reason, the instant green tea described in Example 2 is used when you want to drink tea quickly.
If you need to prepare tea for a large number of people in a short time,
It does not take time and labor to pour hot water and then stir it one by one, and it is possible to deal with it promptly.

The capsule-shaped instant green tea prepared as described in Example 3 can be easily dissolved by pouring hot water into the capsule and then diluting the concentrated solution. It will be delicious tea immediately.

Furthermore, when the instant green tea obtained by the means described in each of the above-mentioned embodiments feels unsatisfactory due to a low concentration or light blue color, a small amount of matcha is added to satisfy the taste. be able to.

In addition, in the method for producing instant green tea according to the present invention, extracts other than green tea and matcha described in each of the above examples, such as brown rice tea, hoji tea, barley tea, and black tea and oolong tea are used. Is included.

[0021]

As described above, in the method for producing instant green tea according to the present invention, the concentrated solution of green tea thus prepared is stored in the unit of one teacup, so if you have hot water, you can drink it anytime, anywhere. People are self-service,
Since you can drink delicious green tea that is extremely easy and has no difference in taste without individual differences, you can easily add the same green tea to one person or a large number of people. Moreover, the concentrated solution of green tea contained in the one-cup container has good releasability from the one-cup container due to the mixed carrageenan and can be easily and easily transferred to the tea cup,
Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the tea-drawing that people dislike at work,
It can also contribute to labor saving.

Further, since the concentrated solution of green tea is contained in a container or in a capsule shape and completely sealed, the scent and taste do not change, and it is easy to carry and drink deliciously while traveling. You can Further, in any case, since the tea leaves are not generated, the trouble of cleaning up is significantly reduced. Thus, the present invention utilizes the properties possessed by carrageenan to
It is possible to provide instant green tea that solves the problems remaining in the instant green tea obtained by the production method described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-64636.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A container is filled with a predetermined amount of green tea, and an appropriate amount of hot water is added to the container and left to stand for a required time or stirred to prepare a green tea extract, while a predetermined amount of water is placed in a pot. Add a predetermined amount of carrageenan to and stir, heat and boil to make a carrageenan solution, add the carrageenan solution to the green tea extract and stir to obtain a concentrated solution and cool and coagulate in a one cup container. A method for producing instant green tea, which comprises: 2. A predetermined amount of green tea is placed in a container, and an appropriate amount of hot water is further added to the container and left standing for a required time or stirred to prepare a green tea extract, while a predetermined amount of water is placed in a pot. Add a predetermined amount of carrageenan and gelatin to and stir, heat and boil to make a mixed solution of carrageenan and gelatin,
A method for producing instant green tea, characterized in that a concentrated solution obtained by adding a mixed solution of carrageenan and gelatin to the green tea extract and stirring the mixture is distributed in a one-cup container and cooled and solidified. 3. A method for producing a one-cup volume instant green tea, which comprises encapsulating each of the concentrated solutions prepared by the method for producing an instant green tea according to claim 1 or claim 2.