Production and Analysis of Different Flavored Tea Pellets Made from Big Bulk in Tea Processing
Keywords:
Product diversification, Refuse tea, Tea pellets, Tea standard, Value added teaAbstract
Tea pellets produced from refuse tea is a soluble solid of different flavoured tea. This research is to evaluate the quality of different flavoured tea pellets produced from refuse tea. The various processes involved in the production include oven drying, blending and sieving of refuse tea and black tea, flavour addition and moulding. A sample of refuse tea, black tea and flavour materials were oven dried, ground and sieved (sieve size 75µm) to obtain powdered form. The powdered ingredients were mixed in 7 different random ratios of treatments to form pellets which were pressed using mold and the dynamometer. Sensory analysis using a tasting panel and statistical analysis of sensory data showed that best ratios of refuse tea: black tea: flavor material for ginger and cardamom 7:2:2 and 7:3:1 respectively. The chemical analysis of TF: TR, TP, and MC within 0.08 to 0.1, min 9-11 and below 6.5% respectively. It is possible to develop value added products in the form of pellets using refuse tea and flavor materials to generate additional income from material which otherwise considered as a waste problem. It is suggested to study the economics of industrial production for a marketable product.
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