POPSICLE USING TREATMENT METHOD OF TEA LEAVES AND PRODUCTION THEREOF

摘要

PURPOSE: A process of preparing a Popsicle(ice candy, Korean native name) using a treating method of green tea leaves to reduce loss of useful components such as vitamin C, catechin or the like is provided. Therefore, a Popsicle prepared using green tea leaves obtained by the process has a high content of an antimicrobial material against parasitic bacteria causing tooth decay and vitamins. CONSTITUTION: Green tea leaves are subjected to inactivation treatment of oxidase and then far infrared drying to give green tea powder with a moisture content of 10% or less. The Popsicle contains at least one of 0.3 to 0.7% by weight of green tea powder and 22.7 to 33.6% by weight of a green tea extract, 50 to 60% by weight of milk, 11.5 to 15.5% by weigh of sugar, 0 to 1.4% by weight of powdered milk, 0 to 14% by weight of fresh cream and 0.5 to 0.9% by weight of pectin.