Fresh tea leaf powder and processed product, extract, oil and aroma obtained from fresh tea leaf powder

Assignee: Takasago International Corporation

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Patent No.: US 7,842,327
App. No.: 10/558,388
Granted: Nov 30, 2010
Kind: B2

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Abstract

It is intended to disclose a fresh tea leaf powder which is obtainable by collecting a fresh leaf and/or a stem of tea plant (scientific name Camellia sinensis ), followed by freeze-drying and subsequent milling the same; a processed and treated tea leaf, a treated vegetable, a treated fruit or a treated flower obtained by treating a tea leave, a vegetable, a fruit or a flower with the above-described fresh tea leaf powder; a tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract (fruit juice) or a flower extract (oil) prepared from the above-described processed and treated tea leaf, treated vegetable, treated fruit or treated flower; and tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma or flower aroma obtained from the above-described tea extract, vegetable extract, fruit extract or flower extract by the process of collecting aroma compounds.

Claims (40)

1. Tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma, or flower aroma, which is obtained from an extract or a slurry of a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower, said extract or slurry of the tea, vegetable, fruit or flower being treated with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

wherein the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder is obtained by collecting a fresh leaf and/or a stem of a tea plant Camellia sinensis, physically damaging the fresh tea leaf, keeping the fresh tea leaf under shade conditions after collecting, allowing the fresh tea leaf to stand for 30 minutes to 72 hours, freeze-drying and subsequently milling the same, and

wherein the treatment of the extract or the slurry of the tea, vegetable, fruit, or flower with the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder is conducted by contacting the extract or the slurry with the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder for 0.5 to 48 hours at a temperature of from 4° C. to 65° C., followed by a heat treatment at a temperature of 80° C. or higher.

2. Tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma, or flower aroma, which is obtained from an extract or a slurry of a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower, said extract or slurry of the tea, vegetable, fruit or flower being treated with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

wherein the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder is obtained by collecting a fresh leaf and/or a stem of a first harvested tea and/or second harvested tea of a tea plant Camellia sinensis, physically damaging the fresh tea leaf, keeping the fresh tea leaf under shade conditions after collecting, allowing the fresh tea leaf to stand for 30 minutes to 72 hours, freeze-drying and subsequently milling the same, and

3. Tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma, or flower aroma, which is obtained from an extract or a slurry of a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower, said extract or slurry of the tea, vegetable, fruit or flower being treated with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

4. Tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma, or flower aroma, which is obtained from an extract or a slurry of a tea leaf, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower, wherein the extract or slurry is obtained from a tea leaf, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower that is treated with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

wherein the treatment of the tea leaf, vegetable, fruit or flower with the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder is conducted by contacting the tea leaf, vegetable, fruit or flower with the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder for 0.5 to 72 hours at a temperature of from 4° C. to 65° C., followed by a heat treatment.

5. Tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma, or flower aroma, which is obtained from an extract or a slurry of a tea leaf, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower, wherein the extract or slurry is obtained from a tea leaf, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower that is treated with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

6. Tea aroma, vegetable aroma, fruit aroma, or flower aroma, which is obtained from an extract or a slurry of a tea leaf, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower, wherein the extract or slurry is obtained from a tea leaf, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower that is treated with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

7. A tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract or a flower extract, which is obtained by treating an extract or a slurry of a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

8. A tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract or a flower extract, which is obtained by treating an extract or a slurry of a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

9. A tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract or a flower extract, which is obtained by treating an extract or a slurry of a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

10. A tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract or a flower extract, which is obtained by treating a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

wherein the treatment of the tea, vegetable, fruit, or flower with the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder is conducted by contacting the tea, vegetable, fruit, or flower with the fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder for 0.5 to 48 hours at a temperature of from 4° C. to 65° C., followed by a heat treatment at a temperature of 80° C. or higher.

11. A tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract or a flower extract, which is obtained by treating a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

12. A tea extract, a vegetable extract, a fruit extract or a flower extract, which is obtained by treating a tea, a vegetable, a fruit, or a flower with a fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder, said fresh Camellia sinensis tea leaf powder comprising β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase, and lipoxygenase,

13. Food or drink comprising the tea aroma, the vegetable aroma, the fruit aroma or the flower aroma as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 .

14. A cosmetic comprising the vegetable aroma, the fruit aroma or the flower aroma as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 .

15. Food or drink comprising the tea extract, the vegetable extract, the fruit extract or the flower extract as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 12 .

16. A cosmetic comprising the vegetable extract, the fruit extract or the flower extract as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 12 .

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2005

From: HIRAMOTO, TADAHIRO; SAIKI, KENJI; MASUMURA, SATOSHI

To: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

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Priority Claims (1)

JP 2003-363462 · Oct 23, 2003 · national

Continuity (1)

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