A weight-loss beverage composition including L-carnitine-L-tartrate, green tea extract, green coffee bean extract/chlorogenic acid, at least one B vitamin, choline bitartrate, inositol, para-aminobenzoic acid, raspberry ketones, acai extract, garcinia cambogia, and guarana. The weight-loss beverage composition is useful for promoting health and weight reduction.

Provided is a green tea extract composition, comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) non-polymer catechins; (B) a sugar; (C) iron; and (D) caffeine, the green tea extract composition having: a content of the non-polymer catechins (A) of from 25 to 45 mass %; a content of the sugar (B) of from 6 to 13 mass %; a mass ratio between the sugar (B) and the iron (C), [(C)/(B)], of from 0.000005 to 0.00016; a mass ratio between the sugar (B) and the caffeine (D), [(D)/(B)], of from 0.2 to 0.7; and a water content of 10 mass % or less.

The invention relates to a tea-based beverage precursor comprising tea solids and at least 0.01% w/w water-dispersible biopolymer, wherein the water-dispersible biopolymer has a Trouton ratio of at least 300, preferably 400, more preferably 450 measured as a 0.2% w/w aqueous solution at 20 degrees Celsius, wherein the weight ratio of tea solids to water-dispersible biopolymer is at least 2:1, preferably at least 3:1. The invention also relates to a tea-based beverage comprising water and the tea-based beverage precursor of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the tea-based beverage comprises 0.0001 to 0.1% w/w of the water-dispersible biopolymer.

Aspects described herein relate to improved beverage compositions with lipophilic active agents and related methods. More particularly, aspects described herein relate to stable ready-to-drink beverage compositions comprising lipophilic active agents, methods of making such compositions, and methods of use.

Catechin compound(s)-containing beverages having reduced bitterness and astringency of catechin compound(s) while maintaining tea-like preferable flavors, methods of production thereof, and the like are provided. The content of catechin compound(s) in a beverage is adjusted to within a certain range, the total content of RebM and RebD in the beverage is adjusted to within a certain range, and the weight ratio of the total content of RebD and RebM to the content of the catechin compound(s) is adjusted to within a certain range.

A method of producing a beverage concentrate comprising contacting a plant material and/or plant extract with hot water to produce a beverage, wherein the concentration of the plant material and/or plant extract in the hot water is at least 100 grams per litre. The method further comprises filtering the beverage to produce a filtrate, and producing a microbiologically stable beverage concentrate from the beverage or the beverage filtrate.

To provide a milk-derived peptide having a taste-improving effect, a taste-improving agent comprising the same, and a food or drink containing the same. A taste-improving agent comprising a peptide, said peptide having the sequence(s) Val-Pro and/or Leu-Leu-Leu, and a food or drink to which the taste-improving agent is added.

Systems for and methods of controlled liquid food or beverage product creation are provided. A method of producing a liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents includes receiving the receptacle containing a frozen liquid contents in a dispenser, identifying a characteristic of the receptacle, the contents, and/or a desired product, melting at least a portion of the contents to generate the product by selectively heating the receptacle and/or the contents without adding liquid to the interior of the receptacle and/or supplying a liquid to the interior of the receptacle, wherein the selectively heating without adding liquid to the interior of the receptacle and/or suppling the liquid is based on the identified characteristic. The method also includes perforating the receptacle and dispensing the product from the receptacle.

A container-filled beverage for a person with swallowing difficulty, which contains a thickening agent, has a viscosity of 50 mPa.Math.s or more, and is filled in a light-shielding container.

[Problem] To produce, with a method that is low-cost and has a low environmental impact, a cloudiness-inhibiting agent that is highly safe and has no taste which has a cloudiness-inhibiting effect in a tea beverage. Also, to make effective use of yeast cell body residue produced as a byproduct of yeast extract.

[Means for Solving the Problem] Yeast cell body residue remaining after removing useful extract from yeast is suspended in water and heated, after which the suspension is subjected to centrifugation to obtain a supernatant. This fraction has an amount of RNA content per solid content of the yeast extract of at least 50 wt %, dietary fiber content of at least 5 wt %, and protein content of at least 10 wt %. Mannan content is at least 60 wt % of the dietary fiber. This fraction can be used to inhibit cloudiness for a tea beverage.