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A Tea Product

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a tea product. Colour imparts visual appearance of the black tea liquor. It is believed that black tea with rich red coloured liquor is always preferred by consumers. It is an object of the present invention to provide a black tea product which is significantly rich in red color when constituted into a beverage. The present invertors have found that adding iron oxide and ascorbic acid in the fermentation stage produces a tea product which is significantly richer in red color when constituted into a beverage. The present inventors have also found that adding amino acid along with ascorbic acid and iron oxide further enhances the red colour of the end product when reconstituted into a beverage.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
17 June 2011
Publication Number
51/2012
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
CHEMICAL
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED
165/166 BACKBAY RECLAMATION, MUMBAI - 400020, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

Inventors

1. BANDYOPADHYAY PRASUN
HOUSE NO. Q6, CHAITHANYA SAMARPAN, KADUGODI, BANGALORE 560067, KARNATAKA, INDIA
2. MUKHOPADHYAY RESHMEE
D/O BANKIM CHANDRA MUKHOPADHYAY, FLAT NO. D2, GOURBHAVAN, VIP ROAD, BESIDE DTDC OFFICE, RAGHUNATPUR, KOLKATA 700059, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
3. PRIYADARSHINI ANKITA
C/O DR. K. M. SINGH, FLAT NO. 203, R.R.UGRAH APARTMENT, SHIVPURI, BORING ROAD, PATNA 800023, BIHAR, INDIA

Specification

FORM - 2 THE PATENTS ACT, 1970 (39 of 1970) & The Patents Rules, 2003 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (See Section 10 and Rule 13) A TEA PRODUCT HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED, a company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913 and having its registered office at Hindustan Unilever Limited, Unilever House, B.D. Sawant Marg, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 099, Maharashtra, India The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed. Technical Field The present invention relates to a process for producing a tea product. More particularly the present invention relates to a process for producing a black tea product. Background of the invention In the world of tea, black tea is one of the most commonly known tea products. Black tea is generally prepared by a process which includes the steps of withering, macerating, fermenting and firing/drying. The characteristic colour, flavour and aroma of black tea are produced during fermentation. The term fermentation is traditionally used in the tea processing to refer to enzymatic oxidation. The tea is dried at high temperature after fermentation to arrest the enzyme action and to bring down the moisture to a low level. The sensory properties of black tea are of prime concern. The key sensory properties of a black tea beverage are its colour, appearance and aroma. The colour of the beverage is particularly important. A rich red coloured liquor is preferred by consumers. There are tea manufacturing processes for improving the sensory properties of black tea product disclosed in the art. US2006/0228447 (Unilever, 2006) discloses a process for manufacturing a cold water soluble black leaf tea comprising the steps of (a) optionally withering freshly plucked tea leaf, (b) macerating the leaves, (c) allowing the leaves to ferment, (d) firing the leaves to arrest fermentation and (e) then drying them to yield black leaf tea, the process being characterised in that the tea leaves are treated before fermentation or before mid-fermentation with a pH lowering agent, followed by treatment during fermentation with ascorbic acid, salts of ascorbic acid or mixtures thereof at mid-fermentation or later in an amount that is sufficient for the black leaf tea to be infusible in water at 5 to 100°C. US2008/0118602 (Unilever, 2008) discloses a process for the manufacture of a tea product which is readily infusible an

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15 NILANJANA MUKHERJEE 2023-05-23
15 NILANJANA MUKHERJEE 2023-12-05

Application Documents

# Name Date
1 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(16-08-2011).pdf 2011-08-16
1 1765-MUM-2011-NBA INTIMATION TO APPLICANT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT-04-07-2023.pdf 2023-07-04
2 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 13(28-10-2011).pdf 2011-10-28
2 1765-MUM-2011-Written submissions and relevant documents [27-04-2023(online)].pdf 2023-04-27
3 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(10-12-2013).pdf 2013-12-10
3 1765-MUM-2011-Annexure [21-04-2023(online)].pdf 2023-04-21
4 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(10-11-2014).pdf 2014-11-10
4 1765-MUM-2011-Correspondence to notify the Controller [21-04-2023(online)].pdf 2023-04-21
5 1765-MUM-2011-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-27-04-2023).pdf 2023-03-22
5 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3-(25-04-2015).pdf 2015-04-25
6 1765-MUM-2011-Original Under Rule 6 (1 A)Form 3-200117.pdf 2018-08-10
6 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [29-11-2021(online)].pdf 2021-11-29
7 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 5(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
7 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [28-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-28
8 1765-mum-2011-form 3.pdf 2018-08-10
8 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [06-01-2021(online)].pdf 2021-01-06
9 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [25-05-2020(online)].pdf 2020-05-25
9 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-221217.pdf 2018-08-10
10 1765-MUM-2011-FER_SER_REPLY [20-03-2020(online)].pdf 2020-03-20
10 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-190316.pdf 2018-08-10
11 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-170717.pdf 2018-08-10
11 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-210519.pdf 2020-01-09
12 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-100816.pdf 2018-08-10
12 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-171219.pdf 2019-12-20
13 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-081015.pdf 2018-08-10
13 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 4(ii) [13-12-2019(online)].pdf 2019-12-13
14 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(8-8-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
14 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-261118.pdf 2019-11-21
15 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(23-1-2013).pdf 2018-08-10
15 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-080618.pdf 2019-11-19
16 1765-MUM-2011-FER.pdf 2019-06-24
16 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(22-6-2013).pdf 2018-08-10
17 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(21-5-2014).pdf 2018-08-10
17 1765-MUM-2011-ABSTRACT(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
18 1765-MUM-2011-CLAIMS(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
18 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(15-2-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
19 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
20 1765-mum-2011-claims.pdf 2018-08-10
20 1765-mum-2011-form 2.pdf 2018-08-10
21 1765-MUM-2011-CORRESPONDENCE(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
22 1765-MUM-2011-CORRESPONDENCE(19-7-2011).pdf 2018-08-10
22 1765-mum-2011-form 2(title page).pdf 2018-08-10
23 1765-mum-2011-correspondence.pdf 2018-08-10
23 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 2(TITLE PAGE)-(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
24 1765-MUM-2011-DESCRIPTION(COMPLETE)-(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
24 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 2(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
25 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 13(7-2-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
25 1765-mum-2011-description(provisional).pdf 2018-08-10
26 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 1(19-7-2011).pdf 2018-08-10
26 1765-mum-2011-form 1.pdf 2018-08-10
27 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 1(19-7-2011).pdf 2018-08-10
27 1765-mum-2011-form 1.pdf 2018-08-10
28 1765-mum-2011-description(provisional).pdf 2018-08-10
28 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 13(7-2-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
29 1765-MUM-2011-DESCRIPTION(COMPLETE)-(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
29 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 2(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
30 1765-mum-2011-correspondence.pdf 2018-08-10
30 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 2(TITLE PAGE)-(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
31 1765-MUM-2011-CORRESPONDENCE(19-7-2011).pdf 2018-08-10
31 1765-mum-2011-form 2(title page).pdf 2018-08-10
32 1765-MUM-2011-CORRESPONDENCE(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
33 1765-mum-2011-claims.pdf 2018-08-10
33 1765-mum-2011-form 2.pdf 2018-08-10
34 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
35 1765-MUM-2011-CLAIMS(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
35 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(15-2-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
36 1765-MUM-2011-ABSTRACT(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
36 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(21-5-2014).pdf 2018-08-10
37 1765-MUM-2011-FER.pdf 2019-06-24
37 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(22-6-2013).pdf 2018-08-10
38 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-080618.pdf 2019-11-19
38 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(23-1-2013).pdf 2018-08-10
39 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(8-8-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
39 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-261118.pdf 2019-11-21
40 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-081015.pdf 2018-08-10
40 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 4(ii) [13-12-2019(online)].pdf 2019-12-13
41 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-100816.pdf 2018-08-10
41 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-171219.pdf 2019-12-20
42 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-170717.pdf 2018-08-10
42 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-210519.pdf 2020-01-09
43 1765-MUM-2011-FER_SER_REPLY [20-03-2020(online)].pdf 2020-03-20
43 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-190316.pdf 2018-08-10
44 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [25-05-2020(online)].pdf 2020-05-25
44 1765-MUM-2011-Form 3-221217.pdf 2018-08-10
45 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [06-01-2021(online)].pdf 2021-01-06
45 1765-mum-2011-form 3.pdf 2018-08-10
46 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [28-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-28
46 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 5(13-6-2012).pdf 2018-08-10
47 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3 [29-11-2021(online)].pdf 2021-11-29
47 1765-MUM-2011-Original Under Rule 6 (1 A)Form 3-200117.pdf 2018-08-10
48 1765-MUM-2011-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-27-04-2023).pdf 2023-03-22
48 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3-(25-04-2015).pdf 2015-04-25
49 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(10-11-2014).pdf 2014-11-10
49 1765-MUM-2011-Correspondence to notify the Controller [21-04-2023(online)].pdf 2023-04-21
50 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(10-12-2013).pdf 2013-12-10
50 1765-MUM-2011-Annexure [21-04-2023(online)].pdf 2023-04-21
51 1765-MUM-2011-Written submissions and relevant documents [27-04-2023(online)].pdf 2023-04-27
51 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 13(28-10-2011).pdf 2011-10-28
52 1765-MUM-2011-NBA INTIMATION TO APPLICANT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT-04-07-2023.pdf 2023-07-04
52 1765-MUM-2011-FORM 3(16-08-2011).pdf 2011-08-16

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