FLAVOUR PRODUCT

摘要

A tea extract which comprises compounds responsible for the aroma and/or taste of tea, wherein the extract is soluble in water at room temperature and contains less than 30 % by weight tannins based on the dry weight of the tea extract. The tea extract is obtainable by a method comprising separating an aqueous phase (3) comprising a mixture of tea extract and one or more further components form a water immiscible hydrophobic phase (2) by means of a hydrophilic membrane (1) and allowing said tea extract to move out of the aqueous phase through the membrane and into the water immiscible hydrophobic phase.