JPH10210932A - Production of tablet of powdered green tea - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide flavor and effective result of green tea as a tablet easy to eat, and further to provide a feeling of drinking the green tea and to promote health of the body. SOLUTION: A powdered green tea is formed by processing a green tea to form a powdery powder. The powder of the powdered green tea is mixed with a sweet such as powdery sugar and powdery honey and further mixed and stirred with an extender of rice-bran glue named Kanbai-ko which acts as an adhesive paste. The mixed and stirred material is formed into a shape of a tablet by solid forming.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a powdered green tea mixed with sweeteners such as sugar and powdered honey, and further added with a bulking agent such as kanme flour to form a tablet-like solid. The present invention relates to a method for producing a matcha tablet characterized by being molded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, this type of matcha tablet has not been commonly found. However, tea is a health food in which a large amount of vitamin C contained in tea can be obtained in the body by drinking tea extracted with hot water, and its efficacy is remarkable. In addition, drinking tea is a widely spread lifestyle, and in recent years canned soft drinks have also become widespread. However, there is no domestic habit of eating tea, and drinking tea is the same as eating tea. Further, ice cream and confectionery, etc., to which only matcha has been added and used, have been seen only occasionally, and at present, solid food tea does not exist in Japan. Therefore, a small solid matcha such as a tablet does not exist.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, that is, it is used in large quantities as a health food for beverages. It needs to be boiled, and is not suitable as a beverage outdoors. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-eat tablet with the flavor and effective effects of tea, and to improve the mood of drinking tea and promote physical health.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention forms matcha in which green tea is powdered. Thereafter, sweeteners such as powdered sugar and powdered honey are mixed with the powdered matcha, and a bulking agent of cold plum powder is added and mixed therein, and thereafter, production of various tablet-shaped solid matcha tablets. The method is characterized by:

[0005]

Next, in the method for producing matcha tablets of the present invention, a green tea powder is formed by processing ordinary green tea to be sencha into powder. To the powder of this matcha powder, sweeteners such as powdered sugar and powdered honey are mixed and stirred.Furthermore, a bulking agent of Kanbai powder, which serves as a paste, is added, mixed and stirred, and then mixed into various tablet-like powders. It is molded into a shape. Next, the component ratio in one tablet is as follows. 1. Matcha powder 30% 2. 2. powdered sugar and powdered honey 35% Kanbai flour 35% The mixture mixed in the above ratio is solid-formed into a predetermined tablet shape by pressing or the like. The components of matcha tablets are color,
It may be changed as appropriate within the scope of the right by adjusting the taste and the like.

[0006]

As described above, according to the matcha tablets according to the production method of the present invention, it is easier to eat the tea itself than to drink the tea extracted with ordinary hot water, and the effect of the health possessed by the tea is easier. There is an effect that can be sufficiently achieved. The addition of the bulking agent of Kanbai flour has the effect of serving as a glue, and has the effect of improving health, such as being easily stored because it is formed into tablets, making it very easy to eat. Furthermore, since matcha tablets contain a small amount of caffeine in addition to vitamin C, they help prevent sleep while driving a car and also prevent traffic accidents. Matcha tablets are processed at room temperature. Therefore, there is also an effect of not being destroyed even if other nutrients are added.

Claims (1)

[Claims] After forming green tea into powdered green tea, powdered green tea is mixed with sweeteners such as powdered sugar and powdered honey, and a bulking agent for Kanmei powder is added. A method for producing a matcha tablet, comprising mixing and stirring, and then solid-forming into a tablet shape.