PRODUCTION METHOD OF RECONSTITUTED TEA Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A23F3/00 

FIELD: food products.

SUBSTANCE: blueberry fruits are sequentially extracted with non-polar liquified gas and drinking water with subsequent obtaining corresponding extracts. Tea preparation waste is mixed with liquid carbon dioxide, extracted and minced along with periodic depressurisation of extraction mixture below carbon dioxide vapour pressure at extraction temperature. Miscella and extraction cake are separated. Extraction cake is suspended in water solution of edible acid. Carbonic acid calcium and magnesium salt and water extract of blueberry fruits are entered into suspension. Then suspensuin is moulded, dried to residual humidity 13-15%, cut, impregnated with gas-liquid extract of blueberry fruits and preliminary separated miscella with simultaneous pressure boost. It is followed by depressurisation to atmosphere pressure with simultaneous freezing of absorbed carbon dioxide and subliming it to obtain end product.

EFFECT: invention lets obtain product from tea preparation waste.