Chemistry, pharmacology and new trends in traditional functional and medicinal beverages

AT Valduga, IL Gonçalves, E Magri… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Functional and medicinal beverages consumption plays an important role in human health,
considering that metabolites, with a wide range of pharmacological effects, are inserted in …

Effect of brewing time and temperature on antioxidant capacity and phenols of white tea: Relationship with sensory properties

S Pérez-Burillo, R Giménez, JA Rufián-Henares… - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
White tea is highly consumed due to its sensory properties and health benefits, although
most scientific reports don't include the analysis of both properties. Therefore, the objective …

Pediatric obesity: Current concepts

DE Greydanus, M Agana, MK Kamboj, S Shebrain… - Disease-a-Month, 2018 - Elsevier
This discussion reflects on concepts of obesity in children and adolescents in the early 21st
century. It includes reflections on its history, definition, epidemiology, diagnostic …

Gene mining and genomics-assisted breeding empowered by the pangenome of tea plant Camellia sinensis

S Chen, P Wang, W Kong, K Chai, S Zhang, J Yu… - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Tea is one of the world's oldest crops and is cultivated to produce beverages with various
flavours. Despite advances in sequencing technologies, the genetic mechanisms underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological values and therapeutic properties of black tea (Camellia sinensis): A comprehensive overview

M Naveed, J BiBi, AA Kamboh, I Suheryani… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants are essential parts of traditional medicine due to their phytochemical
constituents having pharmacological values and therapeutic applications. Black tea have …

A comprehensive review on bioavailability, safety and antidepressant potential of natural bioactive components from tea

J Shao, Y Wei, X Wei - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
Depression is a global public health issue with high morbidity and mortality, which tends to
cause fatigue, inability to concentrate, insomnia, and loss of appetite, especially represented …

[HTML][HTML] Green and white teas as health-promoting foods

D Hinojosa-Nogueira, S Pérez-Burillo… - Food & function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Tea is one of the most consumed beverages around the world and as such, it is constantly
the object of novel research. This review focuses on the research performed during the last …

Effects of brewing conditions on the phytochemical composition, sensory qualities and antioxidant activity of green tea infusion: A study using response surface …

Y Liu, L Luo, C Liao, L Chen, J Wang, L Zeng - Food Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Green tea is a highly consumed beverage, and the phytochemical composition, sensory
qualities, and antioxidant activity of tea infusion are significantly affected by brewing …

Characterization of the key aroma compounds in infusions of four white teas by the sensomics approach

Z Feng, M Li, Y Li, J Yin, X Wan, X Yang - European Food Research and …, 2022 - Springer
White teas are produced in the simple process of withering and drying the tender leaves of
the plant Camellia sinensis. Tea aroma created in this way exhibits a unique profile. Studies …

Evaluation of the effects of solar withering on nonvolatile compounds in white tea through metabolomics and transcriptomics

L Zou, S Shen, Y Wei, H Jia, T Li, X Yin, C Lu… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
The mechanism through which solar withering (SW) affects the quality of white tea is
unclear. To address this gap in the literature, in this study, we used metabolomics and …