Composition For Making a Tea Beverage or Herbal and Vegetable Broths

Abstract

The present invention relates to an infusion product for making a beverage, more specifically to a plant-based composition for making a beverage, and to a herbal and/or vegetable composition or bouquet garni. The plants are fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetables and/or spices. The invention further relates to a method for producing said compositions or infusion product, its use for making a (tea) beverage, and a (tea) beverage so obtained. Further, the present invention relates to a fiber-web, preferably a tea bag, made from said fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetable and/or spices.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 - 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . An infusion product comprising:
 a member comprising a reconstituted material, the reconstituted material comprising a fibrous plant product that has been treated with a plant extract, the fibrous plant product containing a plant comprising a fruit, an herb, a medicinal plant, a tea, a vegetable, a spice, or mixtures thereof;   wherein the member is in shape of a cylinder, a rod, a tube, a column, a pillar, a plurality of filaments, a disk, a bag, a pellet, particles having a size or greater than 100 microns, or a lining.   
     
     
         16 . The infusion product as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the cylindrical member comprises a straw, the cylindrical member including a top and a bottom, the cylindrical member defining a hollow passageway that extends from the top to the bottom. 
     
     
         17 . The infusion product as defined in  claim 16 , wherein the cylindrical member is formed by spirally winding a sheet of the reconstituted material. 
     
     
         18 . The infusion product as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the fibrous plant product comprises at least 70% by weight of a tea. 
     
     
         19 . A product for producing a broth or beverage comprising:
 a sealed capsule having a top; and   a reconstituted material according to  claim 15  contained in the capsule.   
     
     
         20 . The product as defined in  claim 19 , wherein the top is formed from a polymer film or foil, the reconstituted material contained within the capsule having a mass of from about 1 gram to about 20 grams. 
     
     
         21 . A product for producing a broth or beverage comprising:
 a container;   a reconstituted material according to  claim 15  contained in the container; and   a baffle disposed over the reconstituted material.   
     
     
         22 . The infusion product as defined in  claim 15 , further comprising a handle. 
     
     
         23 . The product according to  claim 19 , further comprising a filter contained in the capsule. 
     
     
         24 . The product according to  claim 19 , wherein the capsule contains an amount of reconstituted material of greater than about 1 gram.