FIELD: food industry.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to compositions containing unfermented tea extract powder and powder preparation containing polyunsaturated fatty acids. In composition total amount of unfermented tea extract powder and containing polyunsaturated fatty acid powder preparation is at least about 90 wt% of composition, wherein powdered unfermented tea extract contains at least 40 wt% epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and from about 5 to about 20 wt% of epigallocatechin (EGC) relative to weight of powder of unfermented tea extract. Also disclosed is a method of preparing composition and food product containing said composition. Food product may be a granola bar. Method for preparation of granola bar comprises providing binder syrup at high temperature, cooling binder syrup, optionally adding to cooled binder syrup citric acid and a flavouring substance, masking flavouring agent or mixture thereof, adding said composition, containing powder of unfermented tea extract and powdered preparation containing polyunsaturated fatty acids, and mixing obtained mixture with granola composition. Invention enables to obtain a composition which is a source of natural, with minimum or delayed oxidative damage, of said antioxidants.
EFFECT: invention enables to obtain food products with improved sensor stability.
37 cl, 4 dwg, 2 tbl, 6 ex
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Dates
2016-07-27—Published
2012-05-21—Filed