Title:
BOTTLED BEVERAGE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/060762
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A bottled beverage which contains a green-tea extractable, the beverage containing the following ingredients (A), (B), and (C): (A) nonpolymerized catechin and analogues thereof 0.01 to 1.0 wt.% (B) oxalic acid or a salt thereof (C) caffeine the ratio of the content of oxalic acid or its salt (B) to that of nonpolymerized catechin and its analogues (A), [(B)/(A)], being from 0.00005 to 0.1 by weight and the ratio of the content of nonpolymerized catechin and its analogues (A) to that of caffeine (C), [(A)/(C)], being from 5 to 10,000 by weight. The bottled beverage contains catechin and its analogues in a high concentration and is reduced in bitterness and astringency. It is drinkable for long. It is excellent in the stability of bitterness and astringency and gives a good feeling during drinking. Even when packed into a transparent container and stored at high temperatures, the beverage stably retains its color tone for long.
Inventors:
IWASAKI MASAKI (JP)
HOSOYA NAOKI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
HOSHINO EIICHI (JP)
TAKASHIMA SHINICHIROU (JP)
HOSOYA NAOKI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
HOSHINO EIICHI (JP)
TAKASHIMA SHINICHIROU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/013202
Publication Date:
July 07, 2005
Filing Date:
September 10, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KAO CORP (JP)
IWASAKI MASAKI (JP)
HOSOYA NAOKI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
HOSHINO EIICHI (JP)
TAKASHIMA SHINICHIROU (JP)
IWASAKI MASAKI (JP)
HOSOYA NAOKI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
HOSHINO EIICHI (JP)
TAKASHIMA SHINICHIROU (JP)
International Classes:
A23F3/16; A23L2/38; A23L2/52; A23L27/30; (IPC1-7): A23F3/14; A23L2/00
Foreign References:
| JP2003169641A | 2003-06-17 | |||
| JPH10501407A | 1998-02-10 | |||
| JP2003169603A | 2003-06-17 | |||
| JPH06142405A | 1994-05-24 | |||
| JP2003259806A | 2003-09-16 | |||
| JPS60156614A | 1985-08-16 | |||
| JPH03133928A | 1991-06-07 | |||
| JP2002142677A | 2002-05-21 | |||
| JPH08298930A | 1996-11-19 | |||
| JPH08109178A | 1996-04-30 | |||
| JPH10501407A | 1998-02-10 | |||
| EP1557097A1 | 2005-07-27 | |||
| EP1297749A1 | 2003-04-02 |
Other References:
J. AGRIC FOOD CHEM., vol. 49, 2001, pages 5340 - 5347
See also references of EP 1695630A4
See also references of EP 1695630A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
The, Patent Corporate Body Aruga Patent Office (3-6 NIHONBASHININGYOCHO 1-CHOM, CHUO-KU Tokyo 13, JP)
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