Provided is a method for production of an improved myceliated green tea with increased herbal/vegetal/hay or floral notes, the method including the steps of providing green tea leaves, providing a fungal aqueous culture with Cordyceps sinensis fungus, inoculating the green tea leaves with at least a portion of the fungal liquid tissue culture; and culturing the fungal mycelium with the green tea leaves to produce the improved myceliated green tea, and teas produced by the methods disclosed.

A black tea extract, comprising 20-30% parts by weight of theaflavin and 40-50% parts by weight of catechin. The theaflavin and the catechin in the black tea extract can be obtained by conventional high-concentration tea polyphenol extraction in the art, and can also be commercially available theaflavin and catechin in the art.

A black tea extract, comprising 20-30% parts by weight of theaflavin and 40-50% parts by weight of catechin. The theaflavin and the catechin in the black tea extract can be obtained by conventional high-concentration tea polyphenol extraction in the art, and can also be commercially available theaflavin and catechin in the art.

The present invention relates to a beverage composition comprising fermented tea or fermented tea extract. A further aspect of the invention is a method of preparing a beverage composition.

The present invention relates to a beverage composition comprising fermented tea or fermented tea extract. A further aspect of the invention is a method of preparing a beverage composition.

The present invention relates to a process of producing a tea product. More particularly the present invention relates to a process of producing a cold-water infusible leaf tea product with rich red colour. Accordingly, the present invention provides a process for producing a tea product comprising the steps of contacting tea leaves with 0.1 to 10% by weight of a base for about 30 minutes to 6 hours.

The present invention relates to a process of producing a tea product. More particularly the present invention relates to a process of producing a cold-water infusible leaf tea product with rich red colour. Accordingly, the present invention provides a process for producing a tea product comprising the steps of contacting tea leaves with 0.1 to 10% by weight of a base for about 30 minutes to 6 hours.

The subject invention relates to two-stage inoculation and two-stage fermentation process which are performed by the inoculation time difference and staged fermentation. In the first stage, Bacillus coagulans, lactic acid bacteria and Acetobacter aceti are inoculated into a fermentation tank to perform primary fermentation to produce primary fermented material. In the second stage, yeast is added into the primary fermented material in a container to perform the secondary fermentation to produce secondary fermented material, and then the secondary fermented material is pasteurized to deactivate yeast, lactic acid bacteria and Acetobacter aceti in the container and stop fermentation reaction. Finally, the secondary fermented material is cooled to ambient temperature to prepare the kombucha fermented beverage preserving active Bacillus coagulans at ambient temperature. The invention is help to improve the preservation convenience of the kombucha fermented beverage and avoid excessive alcohol concentration.

The subject invention relates to two-stage inoculation and two-stage fermentation process which are performed by the inoculation time difference and staged fermentation. In the first stage, Bacillus coagulans, lactic acid bacteria and Acetobacter aceti are inoculated into a fermentation tank to perform primary fermentation to produce primary fermented material. In the second stage, yeast is added into the primary fermented material in a container to perform the secondary fermentation to produce secondary fermented material, and then the secondary fermented material is pasteurized to deactivate yeast, lactic acid bacteria and Acetobacter aceti in the container and stop fermentation reaction. Finally, the secondary fermented material is cooled to ambient temperature to prepare the kombucha fermented beverage preserving active Bacillus coagulans at ambient temperature. The invention is help to improve the preservation convenience of the kombucha fermented beverage and avoid excessive alcohol concentration.

The present invention relates to a process of producing a black leaf tea product with a bright coloured liquor. In particular, the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a black tea product comprising the step of adding one or more polycarboxylic acids and one or more enzymes capable of degrading plant biomass to a leaf tea starting material before or during a step of fermentation or incubation of the leaf tea starting material. The present invention also relates to a black tea product obtained by the process.