Tea Beverage and Preparation Method Therefor

摘要

The present invention provides a tea beverage having a quality similar to that of freshly made tea and a manufacturing method thereof, characterized in that taking the water-soluble components and volatile components in tea leaves as the targets, through choosing the same or different kinds of tea leaves, using different extraction processes to respectively extract and obtain a water-soluble component extract (referred to as a first extract) in the tea leaves and a volatile component extract (referred to as a second extract) in the tea leaves, then mixing well the two extracts in a suitable amount to get a tea liquor for tea beverage production, and blending, sterilizing and canning according to conventional tea beverage production processes, so as to produce a tea beverage product having a quality similar to or even exceeding that of freshly made tea.

主权项

1. A method for manufacturing a tea beverage, comprising the steps of:
1) obtaining a first extract: extracting water soluble components in tea leaves which exhibit the characteristic taste of tea liquor by using a suitable extraction process and using water as a solvent to obtain a first extract; 2) obtaining a second extract: extracting volatile components in tea leaves or other raw materials which exhibit the characteristic fragrance of tea liquor by using a suitable extraction process with a suitable extracting solvent or medium to obtain a second extract; 3) adjusting the first and second extracts as obtained in the above steps 1) and 2) to a suitable concentration respectively, and then clarifying them; or clarifying respectively the first and second extracts, and then adjusting them to suitable concentrations; and then, mixing well the two extracts in a suitable ratio to obtain a tea liquor for producing a tea beverage; and 4) blending, sterilizing and canning the tea liquor obtained in the step 3) with a conventional process for producing tea beverage, to obtain a tea beverage.