| abstract |
To provide a method for recovering tea leaf aroma components by using steam discharged during the tea making process without discarding it. A method for recovering a tea leaf aroma component from tea leaves used in a tea making process, the tea leaf aroma component generated from the tea leaf in at least one of a steaming step, a kettle roasting step, and a drying step of the tea making process. And a second step of cooling the collected water vapor to obtain a tea leaf aroma component-containing liquid. [Selection] Figure 1 |