TEA FERMENTATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME

摘要

The invention relates to the food industry, to medicine and to agriculture, and specifically to a tea fermentation process for use in the processing of cultivated and wild plant raw material. The fermentation method includes subjecting the raw material to an ozone-air mixture, having an ozone concentration of 0.03-0.04 ppm (0.06-0.08 mg/m), at a relative humidity of 95-98% and a temperature of 22-24°С for a period of 40-50 minutes under conditions of operational control over the condition of the product. The device for implementing the fermentation method comprises coaxially arranged electrodes connected to a high voltage source and, between said electrodes, a dielectric barrier in the form of a tubular ozonizer, flexible tubing for inputting the ozone-air mixture, and a humidifying temperature controller which provides for the relative humidity and temperature in the fermentation chamber. Subjecting the raw material to the ozone-air mixture results in an increase in fermentation process output and in the qualitative indicators of the final product.