Patent ID: 6491961
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: A23F,C12Y

Abstract:
A cold brew tea beverage prepared by a cold brew method said beverage having taste and color parameters so thati. when a Q.D.A. test is performed evaluating Bitter2 and Red, and ii. when Bitter2 is plotted on a Q.D.A. map as the Y axis and red is plotted on said map as the X axis the beverage has a Q.D.A. score on or above the line defined by: Bitter 2+0.639 Red&gE;4.8wherein the beverage is prepared from cold water infusable tea leaves having been fermented in the presence of tannase and subjected to hydrogen peroxide after the generation of gallic acid and theaflavin, and in an infusion time of less than 30 minutes and at a temperature at or below about 20Â° C.