IP Library Granted Patent US 11,464,240
Granted Patent B2
US 11,464,240 · App. 16/464,635 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Beverage composition

Inventors: Kenji Yamawaki (Narita, JP); Yukiteru Sugiyama (Narita, JP)
Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
A23F3/22A23F3/38A23L2/38A23L2/52
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Patent No.
US 11,464,240
App. No.
16/464,635
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 μm or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.

Claims (11)

1. A beverage composition, comprising:

non-polymer catechins and caffeine,

wherein the beverage composition satisfies requirements (A), (B), and (C):

(A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less, and a content of the non-polymer catechins in the beverage composition is from 30 mg/100 mL to 200 mg/100 mL;

(B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of from 0.2 μm to 3 μm; and

(C) a turbid is from 85 to 200 NTU.

2. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , wherein the average particle size is from 0.2 μm to 0.9 μm.

3. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is from 0.01 to 0.160.

4. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , which is a tea beverage composition.

5. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the non-polymer catechins is from 110 mg/100 mL to 180 mg/100 mL.

6. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , which is a green tea beverage composition.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: KAO CORPORATION
To: KIRIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068929/0298 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2019
From: YAMAWAKI, KENJI; SUGIYAMA, YUKITERU
To: KAO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049297/0024 →