Beverage composition

US11464240B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11464240-B2
Application numberUS-201716464635-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 30, 2017
Priority dateNov 29, 2016
Publication dateOct 11, 2022
Grant dateOct 11, 2022

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Abstract

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Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 μm or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage composition, comprising: non-polymer catechins and caffeine, wherein the beverage composition satisfies requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less, and a content of the non-polymer catechins in the beverage composition is from 30 mg/100 mL to 200 mg/100 mL; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of from 0.2 μm to 3 μm; and (C) a turbid is from 85 to 200 NTU. 2. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , wherein the average particle size is from 0.2 μm to 0.9 μm. 3. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is from 0.01 to 0.160. 4. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , which is a tea beverage composition. 5. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the non-polymer catechins is from 110 mg/100 mL to 180 mg/100 mL. 6. The beverage composition according to claim 1 , which is a green tea beverage composition.

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  • Reducing or removing alkaloid content from tea extract · CPC title

  • Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10) · CPC title

  • Other non-alcoholic beverages (drinks from legumes A23L11/60) · CPC title

  • Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor (soup concentrates A23L23/10); Preparation or treatment thereof (preparation of non-alcoholic beverages by removal of alcohol C12H3/00) · CPC title

  • A23F3/22Primary

    Drying or concentrating tea extract {(A23F3/166 takes precedence)} · CPC title

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What does patent US11464240B2 cover?
Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 μm or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kao Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A23F3/22. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 11 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).