摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tencha (sweet tea) beverage improved in sweetness peculiar to tencha without spoiling flavor inherent in the tencha, and particularly good when served with meal. <P>SOLUTION: The tencha beverage contains extracted liquid obtained by extracting tencha tea leaves with 85-95°C hot water in an amount of ≥40 times as much as the amount of the tea leaves for 3-12 min, and extracted liquid obtained by extracting green tea leaves with 60-70°C hot water in an amount of ≥40 times as much as the amount of the green tea leaves for 3-10 minutes, or by extracting oolong tea leaves with 85-95°C hot water in an amount of ≥40 times as much as the amount of the oolong tea leaves for 3-12 minutes. The above-mentioned process results in producing the tencha beverage improved in sweetness so as to meet the demands in drink during meal and/or between meals, and particularly suit to drink with meal or packed lunch. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |