To provide a method for producing a powdered tea composition in which occurrence of white lumps is suppressed in fluidized bed granulation using sugar.SOLUTION: The catechin-containing raw material containing 70 to 95 C. hot air fed into the fluidized bed granulating apparatus is intermittently sprayed with an aqueous medium and repeatedly performing spraying and spraying interruption as one cycle A process for producing a powdered tea composition, comprising a granulation step, wherein at least one of the catechins-containing raw material and the aqueous medium contains sugar.Selection drawing None【課題】糖を用いる流動層造粒において、白色塊状物の発生が抑制された粉末茶組成物の製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】流動層造粒装置内に70~95℃の熱風を送り込み、流動状態にしたカテキン類含有原料に水性媒体を断続的に噴霧し、噴霧と噴霧中断とを1サイクルとして繰り返し行う造粒工程を備え、カテキン類含有原料及び水性媒体のうちの少なくとも一方が糖を含む、粉末茶組成物の製造方法。【選択図】なし
