Process of Producing Rooibos Tea Extract
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America Patent
Stats
-
N/A
Issued Date -
Jan 1, 2009
app pub date -
Jul 25, 2005
filing date -
Jul 29, 2004
priority date (Note) -
Abandoned
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
The invention provides a process of treating Rooibos plant material to obtain Rooibos tea extracts with improved extract yield and colour development. The process includes contacting Rooibos plant material with an effective amount of at least one exogenous enzyme under predetermined conditions thereby to obtain Rooibos tea extracts having improved extract yield and colour development. The enzyme is selected from pectinase, ferulic acid esterase, β-glucanase, cellobiohydrolase, β-xylanase and phenol oxidase and the Rooibos plant material is selected from green tea, fermented tea or spent tea.
First Claim
Family
International Classification(s)
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully