TEA LEAF GRANULES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TEA LEAF GRANULES

摘要

Disclosed are tea leaf granules which can be easily dispersed without forming undissolved masses, when added to cold or hot water, and can stably hold the green color, flavor and taste of the tea leaves. The tea leaf granules have an angle of repose less than 45°. The tea leaf granules may contain an excipient. The tea leaf granules are produced by supplying a water-based liquid to ground tea leaves followed by granulation in a fluidized bed. The ground tea leaves thus fluidized are allowed to absorb water and then dried so that multiple grains of ground green tea leaves, such as a green tea powder or powdered green tea (maccha), are bonded together to form granules.