JPH11169144A - Loquat tea - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an excellent loquat tea with the fragrance/flavor and medicinal effect each inherent in loquat fruit, and enabling utilization of the fruit rinds having been treated as a waste so far. SOLUTION: Raw rinds 1 peeled off loquat fruits are thoroughly washed with water to remove the saccharide component inside the rinds, the resulting rinds are dried with a dryer 10 to effect dehydration equivalent to 95% water removal, the dried rinds 2 are cut/crushed into fragmentary/granular loquat fruit rind powder 3, which is then blended with 70 wt.% of black tea, thus obtaining the objective blend loquat tea.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to loquat tea which is obtained by processing the skin of loquat fruit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional loquat tea, loquat leaves are made into tea using a conventional tea processing method. On the other hand, loquat fruits are shipped to the market as fruits as they are, or are peeled and processed to be used as canned fruits, loquat confections, and fruit juices as foods. The fruit peel generated during the processing of this fruit was disposed of as industrial waste. The component of loquat fruit turns blood into slightly alkaline, enhances natural healing power, and is said to be effective against adult diseases, gynecological diseases, and autonomic dysfunction. The loquat tea using conventional loquat leaves has no loquat peculiar to loquat fruits, has little loquat feeling, and is insufficient in flavor and aroma.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these problems of the prior art, and has a scent and flavor of loquat fruit and a loquat containing the medicinal effect of loquat fruit. It is an object of the present invention to provide loquat tea that has been used as tea and has opened a way for useful use of fruit peels that have been discarded in the past.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The constitution of the present invention which has solved the above-mentioned problems is as follows: 1) After drying the skin of loquat fruit, the dried skin is cut and pulverized into small pieces or powdery loquat. Loquat tea using fruit skin powder as the main material 2) After drying the skin of loquat fruit, the dried skin is cut and crushed to make small pieces or powdery loquat fruit skin powder, and roasted. Loquat tea whose main raw material is loquat fruit skin powder 3) Loquat fruit skin is cut into small pieces, and then the cut skin is dried to form small pieces or powdery loquat fruit skin powder. Loquat tea 4) After cutting the loquat fruit skin into small pieces, the cut skin is dried to roast the small pieces or powdery loquat fruit skin powder, and the roasted loquat fruit peel is roasted. Loquat tea whose main ingredient is flour 5) Loquat tea obtained by mixing loquat tea according to 1) and 3) with loquat tea according to 2) and 4) 6) Loquat tea 6) Loquat tea The loquat tea according to any one of 1) to 5) above, wherein the skin of the fruit is washed with water prior to drying the peel of the fruit of 1) to 5). Loquat mixed tea obtained by mixing other tea or dried fruit flour with the loquat tea described in the above 8) Loquat mixed tea according to the above 7), which is other tea or black tea 9) Other dried fruit flour is dried by Rakan flour A loquat mixed tea according to 7) above.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Drying of loquat fruit skin according to the present invention includes methods of drying in the shade, drying in the sun, and drying in a machine. It is preferable that the fruit peel is washed with water before drying to remove the sugar inside the peel well, thereby shortening the drying time. A mill / cutting machine can be mainly used for cutting / crushing the dried skin. It is also possible to cut the fruit peel into small pieces before drying, and then to dry it. However, cutting and crushing are easier after drying. Loquat fruit skin powder that has been cut or crushed into a powdery or granular form may be roasted or may be used as it is without roasting. In addition, roasted and unroasted ones may be mixed, or may be mixed with other teas. Other teas and dried fruit powders mixed with loquat mixed tea include black tea, rooibos tea, Arhat fruit powder, green tea, and oolong tea. The proportion of the tea to be mixed is appropriately determined according to the quality, taste, and consumer preference of the mixed tea.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are explanatory views of the manufacturing process of loquat tea of this embodiment. In the loquat tea of this example, the raw skin 1 peeled from the loquat fruit was thoroughly washed with 1 ton of water (see FIG. 1 (a)), the sugar inside the skin was sufficiently removed, and then a rotating net drum was used. The hot air was given by the dryer 10 to dehydrate 95% of the water 9
Dry to a weight of about 5 kg (see FIG. 1 (b)).
After drying, the dried skin 2 is cut with a cutting machine and a crusher to form
Sliced into a size of about 10 mm (see FIG. 1C),
Thereafter, the dried loquat or powdery dried loquat fruit powder 3 is appropriately roasted (see FIG. 1 (d)). Mixed teas A and B were prepared by mixing loquat tea 7 of 100% roasted loquat fruit skin powder 4 with black tea 5 or powdered and flaky dried Arhat powder 6. This 100% loquat tea 7 and the mixed tea A in the mixing ratio shown in Table 1
B is tasted by a plurality of persons, and the result of the tasting is described below.

[Table 1] From the results shown in Table 1, both the 100% loquat tea and the mixed teas A and B have a faint loquat aroma, and are excellent teas that are easy to drink. In addition, this tea liquid may be directly made into a beverage or may be mixed with other beverages. This tea liquor also contains loquat medicinal components, and the loquat fruit can also be expected to have medicinal effects.

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention, an excellent tea with a scent of loquat fruit and a rich body can be obtained.
In addition, the peel of the fruit can be reused, and the waste can be effectively used to save resources. In addition, the medicinal effect of loquat fruit is also expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a manufacturing process of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a manufacturing process according to an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Mixed tea B Mixed tea 1 Skin 2 Dried skin 3 Dried or loquat dried loquat peel powder 4 Roasted loquat fruit peel powder 5 Black tea 6 Arhat powder 7 100% loquat tea 10 Dryer

Claims (9)

[Claims] A loquat tea containing loquat fruit peel powder obtained by drying the skin of loquat fruit and then cutting and pulverizing the dried peel into fine pieces or powder. 2. Loquat fruit skin is dried, and then the dried skin is cut and crushed to obtain small pieces or powdery loquat fruit skin powder, and the roasted loquat fruit skin powder is mainly used. Loquat tea as a raw material. 3. After cutting the skin of loquat fruit into strips,
Loquat tea whose main raw material is loquat fruit peel powder that is obtained by drying the cut skin to form small pieces or powder. 4. After cutting the skin of loquat fruit into strips,
A loquat tea whose roasted loquat fruit skin powder is a main raw material, in which the cut skin is dried to roast loquat fruit skin powder in the form of fine pieces or powder. 5. The loquat tea according to claim 1 and 3, and the loquat tea according to claim 2.
A loquat tea mixed with the loquat tea according to 4. 6. The loquat tea according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the skin of the loquat fruit is washed with water before drying the peel of the loquat fruit to remove sugars inside the peel. 7. A loquat mixed tea obtained by mixing the loquat tea according to claim 1 with another tea or dried fruit flour. 8. The loquat mixed tea according to claim 7, which is another tea or black tea. 9. The loquat mixed tea according to claim 7, wherein the other dried fruit flour is dried Arkan fruit flour.