TEA EXTRACT, TEA DRINK AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

It is intended to provide a tea extract, which contains flavor and full body taste components at a high concentration and has a reduced content of bitter and astringent components, and a method of producing the same. It is also intended to provide a packaged tea drink having a rich full body taste with little astringency. A tea extract, which contains flavor and full body taste components at a high concentration and has a reduced content of bitter and astringent components, can be produced by removing catechins from tea leaves and then enzymatically extracting these tea leaves.