Process for manufacturing tea products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9078455
APP PUB NO 20130011518A1
SERIAL NO

13635708

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Disclosed is a process comprising the steps of: expressing juice from a supply of fresh tea leaves thereby to produce leaf residue and tea juice; subjecting the supply of fresh tea leaves and/or the tea juice to a fermentation step thereby to at least partially ferment the tea juice; and combining the at least partially fermented tea juice with substantially unfermented tea material comprising active endogenous enzymes, thereby to form a mixture; and subjecting the mixture to an enzyme deactivation step thereby to prevent fermentation of the substantially unfermented tea material in the mixture.

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CONOPCO INC D/B/A UNILEVER700 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sharp, David George Sharnbrook, GB 21 23
Smith, Alistair David Sharnbrook, GB 12 109

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