PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide tea extract having characteristic flavor, giving a new flavor different from that of the conventional green tea drink to a green tea drink.SOLUTION: An enzyme having &beta-glycosidase activity is caused to act on tea extract solution taking at least one kind selected from a group of raw leaves of tea, steamed leaves obtained in a process of manufacturing steamed green tea, roughly kneaded leaves and kneaded and twisted leaves as raw material tea leaves. The obtained tea extract is compounded to thereby impart the green tea drink with fruity flavor, so that a green tea drink having a new flavor different from that of the conventional green tea drink can be obtained.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来の緑茶飲料とは異なる新たな風味を緑茶飲料に与えることができる、特有の香りを持つ茶エキスを提供すること。【解決手段】茶の生葉、蒸製緑茶の製造工程中で得られる蒸葉、粗揉葉、揉捻葉からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種を原料茶葉とした茶抽出液にβ-グリコシダーゼ活性を有する酵素を作用させる。得られる茶エキスを配合することで緑茶飲料にフルーティーな香りを賦与し、従来の緑茶飲料とは異なる新しい風味を有する緑茶飲料を得ることができる。【選択図】 なし
