PREPARATION PROCESS OF BLACK TEA FROM YERBA MATE AND THE RESPECTIVE RESULTING PRODUCT

Abstract

The present invention abstract describes the steps of a process for preparing black tea and the respective resulting product, wherein, in the initial step of the proposed process for producing black tea, the young yerba mate leaves (shoots) are placed to withering for a certain time. Next, the already withered leaves are rolled; afterwards the fermentation is carried out, and after such fermentation, drying and segregation are performed.

Claims

1. A preparation process of black tea from yerba mate and the respective resulting product, comprising the following steps: withering the young leaves (buds) of yerba mate, where the leaves should remain dehydrating for 12 to 14 hours, until to wither in order to remove 65 to 67% moisture, extracting the juice from the leaves and immediately to start rolling the leaves for the first time for 20 minutes, afterwards, the oxidation or fermentation process is performed in which the leaves are placed in sieves near a fan for about one hour, next, the oven drying step is performed at 110 C. for about 24 minutes, and, the last step is segregation/sorting which consists of separating the larger/whole leaf, broken leaf and particulate leaf,

2. The resulting product according to claim 1, wherein the previous processing steps result in yerba mate-based black tea.

Description

DESCRIPTION

[0010] The embodiment of the invention proposed in this report is achieved by describing the different steps required for carrying out the present ordinary application, such that it can be fully reproduced by appropriate technique, allowing full characterization of the claimed process function.

[0011] Based on the different described steps that express the best way or preferential way to carry out the process now devised, is based on the descriptive part of the report clarifying aspects that may have been understood, in order to clearly determine the protection claimed.

[0012] These operations may vary, provided that they do not depart from the initially claimed subject matter.

[0013] In this case, the products can be generated by different operations.

[0014] In the developed preparation process, the young leaves of yerba mate should go through the following steps: [0015] withering the young leaves (buds) of yerba mate (withering). Leaves should be dehydrated for 12 to 14 hours until to wither, with the time required to remove 65 to 67% moisture. One of the ways to do this is as follows: the buds are placed on rectangular wooden sieves with bottom screens, supported by tripods one meter high from the floor. Every frame surrounding sieves from the floor to the tripod height will be closed with wood (forming a tunnel) and a fan with hot air will be installed at one end. The essential thing at this step is to wither the leaves, and the mentioned method may be cited or changed; [0016] afterwards, it is required to extract the juice from the leaves and immediately start rolling the leaves for the first time for 20 minutes (first rolling). The essential thing at this step is to roll the leaves, and the mentioned method may be cited or changed; [0017] afterwards, the oxidation or fermentation process is performed (oxidation or fermentation), in which the leaves are placed in taquara sieves near a fan for about one hour. The essential in this step is to oxidize/ferment the leaves, and the mentioned method may be cited or changed; [0018] next, there is the drying step (drying) in oven at 110 C. for about 24 minutes. The essential thing in this step is to dry the leaves, and the mentioned method can be cited or changed, and; [0019] the last step is segregation/sorting. After drying, larger/whole leaf, broken leaf and particulate leaf are sorted.