A storage unit is for storing products that can be affected by humidity, particularly tea. An outer container has a closed outer wall, an upper side on which the outer container is open and has an upper edge, and a lower side on which a closed bottom is arranged. An inner container has an inner space for receiving the product that can be affected by humidity, a wall surface provided with a number of air-exchange openings, a filling opening, a sealing edge defining the filling opening, and a closed bottom. The inner container is reversibly placed in the outer container, the filling opening of the inner container being upwardly oriented towards the upper side of the outer container.

A storage unit is for storing products that can be affected by humidity, particularly tea. An outer container has a closed outer wall, an upper side on which the outer container is open and has an upper edge, and a lower side on which a closed bottom is arranged. An inner container has an inner space for receiving the product that can be affected by humidity, a wall surface provided with a number of air-exchange openings, a filling opening, a sealing edge defining the filling opening, and a closed bottom. The inner container is reversibly placed in the outer container, the filling opening of the inner container being upwardly oriented towards the upper side of the outer container.

The present invention relates to a method for processing plant leaves, in particular in the context of producing a fermented product, and to a method for producing a fermented product from plucked plant leaves, comprising the steps: optionally withering the plant leaves, optionally rolling the plant leaves, optionally fermenting the plant leaves, and drying the plant leaves. In order to reduce the expenditure in costs, time and energy of conventional methods for processing plant leaves and for producing a fermented product from plucked plant leaves, respectively, it is provided according to the invention that the plant leaves are conditioned by applying an electric field.

An object of the present invention is to provide tea leaf powder from which the liquid extracted has a favorable liquid color. That is, the present invention provides a tea leaf powder having 300 m or more of 50% particle diameter measured by a laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus on volume basis, and 0.05% by weight or more of anthocyanin content. The tea leaf powder preferably has 120 m or more of 10% particle diameter measured by a laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus on volume basis.

The invention relates to a light and convenient pneumatic device for preparing tea brick includes a worktable, a supporting device arranged at the bottom of the worktable, a punching device arranged on the top of the supporting device and a limiting device arranged on the top of the worktable. The bottom of the worktable is provided with a rectangular receiving cavity with an opening upward. The supporting device includes a supporting component. The punching device includes a power component, a punching component and a waterproof component. The punching component includes a punching block. The light and convenient pneumatic device for preparing tea brick of the present invention includes a working compartment for holding tea leaves which is constituted by a limit block, a rectangular receiving cavity and a punching block. The punching block is used to punch. The tea leaves in the working compartment are extruded to tea bricks. The punched tea brick can be ejected together with the limiting blocks which facilitates to take the tea bricks out. The bottom of the worktable is provided with a water receiving tray which is used to receive the water during the extrusion process. The device is small and convenient which facilitates to process and prepare tea bricks on a small-scale.

The invention relates to a light and convenient pneumatic device for preparing tea brick includes a worktable, a supporting device arranged at the bottom of the worktable, a punching device arranged on the top of the supporting device and a limiting device arranged on the top of the worktable. The bottom of the worktable is provided with a rectangular receiving cavity with an opening upward. The supporting device includes a supporting component. The punching device includes a power component, a punching component and a waterproof component. The punching component includes a punching block. The light and convenient pneumatic device for preparing tea brick of the present invention includes a working compartment for holding tea leaves which is constituted by a limit block, a rectangular receiving cavity and a punching block. The punching block is used to punch. The tea leaves in the working compartment are extruded to tea bricks. The punched tea brick can be ejected together with the limiting blocks which facilitates to take the tea bricks out. The bottom of the worktable is provided with a water receiving tray which is used to receive the water during the extrusion process. The device is small and convenient which facilitates to process and prepare tea bricks on a small-scale.

The present abstract for an invention describes the steps preparation process of green tea and the respective resulting product, wherein, in the initial step of the proposed process the young yerba mate leaves (buds) are undergone to steam at between 90 and 100 for a certain time, the moisture is removed from the steam step, and after passing through the steam (steaming) and twisting, the leaves are cooled (cooling), rolled (1.sup.st rolling), first drying (1.sup.st drying), second rolling(2.sup.nd rolling), second drying (2.sup.nd drying) and separation (segregation).

A frozen tea or tonic precursor composition including a mixture including at least two frozen ingredients selected from the group consisting of tea leaves, roots, herbs, fruit, flowers, vegetables, and combinations thereof, wherein each ingredient is not dried and is at least one of whole, unrefined, and unprocessed, the composition further characterized by an absence of added sugar, artificial ingredients, and artificial preservatives. The mixture defines a solid three-dimensional shape having an external surface area-to-volume ratio of at least 2/cm. A method of preparing the mixture is disclosed. A single-service container may include only one or more of the solid three-dimensional shapes.

The present invention relates to isolated bioactive compositions containing bioactive fractions derived from Theacea plants. The present invention also relates to bioactive topical formulations containing the bioactive compositions. The present invention further relates to methods of using the bioactive compositions of the present invention, including, for example, methods for inhibiting inflammatory activity in skin tissue of a mammal, for protecting skin tissue of a mammal from ultraviolet light-induced damage, and for normalizing skin disorders in skin tissue of a mammal. The present invention also relates to methods for isolating bioactive fractions derived from cell juice or a cell walls component a Theacea plant. The bioactive compositions are suitable for use in, inter alia, beverages, functional foods, nutriceuticals, supplements, and the like.

The present invention relates to isolated bioactive compositions containing bioactive fractions derived from Theacea plants. The present invention also relates to bioactive topical formulations containing the bioactive compositions. The present invention further relates to methods of using the bioactive compositions of the present invention, including, for example, methods for inhibiting inflammatory activity in skin tissue of a mammal, for protecting skin tissue of a mammal from ultraviolet light-induced damage, and for normalizing skin disorders in skin tissue of a mammal. The present invention also relates to methods for isolating bioactive fractions derived from cell juice or a cell walls component a Theacea plant. The bioactive compositions are suitable for use in, inter alia, beverages, functional foods, nutriceuticals, supplements, and the like.