| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for making a red balloon flower root tea and, specifically, to a method for making a red balloon flower tea, the method comprising: a washing step for washing balloon flower roots; a steaming step for steaming the washed balloon flower roots at 95-100°C for 270-330 minutes; a drying step for drying the steamed balloon flower roots at 55-60°C for 10-24 hours; a fine-cutting step for finely cutting the dried balloon flower roots into a thickness of 5-10 mm; a roasting step for roasting the finely cut balloon flower roots at 200-220°C for 50-80 minutes with far-infrared radiation in a far-infrared roaster; and a packaging step for packaging the roasted balloon flower roots. According to the present invention, a red balloon flower root tea can be produced that leads to the improvement of preference through the removal of spicy and bitterness unique to balloon flower roots and has excellent contents of free amino acids, such as asparagine, glutamate, and GABA, as well as excellent contents of crude saponins. |