MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GREEN TEA HAVING REFRESHING GREEN LEAF AROMA

摘要

To provide a manufacturing method of green tea having a refreshing green leaf aroma, remaining in a green tea percolate after retort sterilization, even though the refreshing green leaf aroma in green tea is notably reduced and lost in a retort sterilization treatment in manufacturing a drink.SOLUTION: A manufacturing method includes: a wilt treatment of reducing a wet amount reference moisture content of an unseasoned tea leaf to 70% or less under a room temperature and a ventilation environment; a parching treatment of parching the tea leaf after the wilt treatment within 20 seconds; and a hot-blast dehydration treatment of reducing the wet amount reference moisture content of the tea leaf after the parching treatment by hot blast to 5% or less. This invention can provide green tea having a refreshing green leaf aroma.