METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF COMPRESSED TEA OR TEA BEVERAGE (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A23F3/00 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to tea branch of food industry and may be used at tea factories in the period of transitional season as well as at specialised facilities of food industry integrated enterprises or at any small-scale productions. The method includes raw material preparation, an additive application on the raw material where the raw material is represented by milled or unmilled organs of plant. The raw material preparation includes removal from dust and other impurities, disinfections and conditioning to moisture content 18-90%; the additive applied on the raw material is represented by a jelly or jellylike mass; the raw material is compressed after the additive application on it. Vitamins and minerals may be included in the additive. The present method allows to produce tea or tea beverage which, in the process of brewing, effectively regulates release of the enriching components into the solution preserving its useful properties.

EFFECT: invention allows to effectively preserve taste and quality characteristics of tea or tea beverage and to ensure a high degree of delivery of vitamins, minerals (wherewith the tea or tea beverage is enriched) into the human organism.

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