POWDERED GREEN TEA COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWDERED GREEN TEA-CONTAINING FOOD PRODUCT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a powdered green tea composition having excellent retention of color and flavor of powdered green tea, slight discoloration and browning by heat and light, preferably useful in a powdered green tea-containing processed food and to provide a method for producing a powdered green tea-containing food product using the powdered green tea composition.;SOLUTION: (1) The powdered green tea composition comprises powdered green tea and an extract of rosemary (the amount of the extract of rosemary is generally ≥0.005 pt.wt. based on 1 pt.wt. of powdered green tea). (2) The method for producing a powdered green tea-containing food product comprises adding the powdered green tea composition to a food material.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO