PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A TEA PRODUCT

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing tea product. More particularly the present invention relates to a process for preparation of a tea juice. The process comprises expressing juice from fresh tea leaves thereby to produce leaf residue and tea juice, characterized in that an alkaline agent is added to the tea leaves at a mass ratio of 0.001:1 to 0.08:1 prior to or during the step of expressing the juice.