BEVERAGE PREDECESSOR AND METHOD OF ITS PRODUCTION Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A23F3/16 

FIELD: health.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to beverage predecessor, method of its production, method of beverage production based on beverage predecessor and use of beverage predecessor for weight and\or body correction of a person. The beverage predecessor consists of tea material and food supplement. Weight ratio of tea material to food supplement is from 1:2 to 100:1. Tea material represents tea leaves and/or stalk which include at least 90 weight % of Camellia sinensis var. assamica material. Food supplement includes saccharide, salt, sweetener, protein, dry milk, food acid, aromatizer or their mixture. The beverage predecessor has mass from 0.5 to 5g and after contacting with 250 ml of water of 90°C within 2 minutes it allows receiving a beverage containing catechins to the amount of 0.05 to 2 weight % of the total beverage weight. The method of beverage predecessor production includes production of fresh tea leaves and/or stalks, their themal treatment, maceration in Rotorvane, CEC-treatment, sorting, combining with food supplement and package stages.

EFFECT: invention is an improved source of day dose of catechins to consumer; it reduces the quantity of tea and/or reduces the time of its drawing.

19 cl, 2 ex