Chromatography of tea constituents

A Finger, S Kuhr, UH Engelhardt - Journal of Chromatography A, 1992 - Elsevier
Modern chromatographic techniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography are
currently the most helpful approach to the routine analysis of and research of non-volatile …

Estimation of black tea quality by analysis of chemical composition and colour difference of tea infusions

Y Liang, J Lu, L Zhang, S Wu, Y Wu - Food chemistry, 2003 - Elsevier
Chemical composition, colour differences of black tea infusions and their relationships with
sensory quality assessed by tea tasters were analysed. There were significant correlations …

Changes in the chemical and sensory quality parameters of black tea due to variations of fermentation time and temperature

M Obanda, PO Owuor, R Mang'oka - Food chemistry, 2001 - Elsevier
The changes in theaflavins and residual catechin compositions, thearubigins TRSI and
TRSII, sensory characteristics of total colour, brightness and briskness of black tea were …

Seasonal Variations of Phenolic Compounds in Australia-Grown Tea (Camellia sinensis)

L Yao, N Caffin, B D'arcy, Y Jiang, J Shi… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Seasonal variations of phenolic compounds in fresh tea shoots grown in Australia were
studied using an HPLC method. Three principal tea flavanols [epigallocatechin gallate …

Effects of fermentation temperature and time on the color attributes and tea pigments of Yunnan Congou black tea

J Zhu, J Wang, H Yuan, W Ouyang, J Li, J Hua, Y Jiang - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Yunnan Congou black tea (YCBT) is a typical black tea in China, and is rich in theaflavins
(TFs), thearubigins (TRs), and theabrownins (TBs). However, the influence of the …

Assessing biochemical changes during standardization of fermentation time and temperature for manufacturing quality black tea

T Samanta, V Cheeni, S Das, AB Roy… - Journal of Food Science …, 2015 - Springer
In black tea manufacturing, one of the most important steps is fermentation which influences
the quality of tea. The macerated tea leaves were fermented at various temperatures (20, 25 …

A study on chemical estimation of pu‐erh tea quality

Y Liang, L Zhang, J Lu - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical compositions and infusion colour differences of seven pu‐erh tea samples and
their correlation to sensory quality were investigated. The results showed that the pu‐erh tea …

Changes in thearubigin fractions and theaflavin levels due to variations in processing conditions and their influence on black tea liquor brightness and total colour

M Obanda, PO Owuor, R Mang'oka, MM Kavoi - Food Chemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
Increase in coarser plucking standards significantly (P< 0.05) depressed levels of theaflavin
(TF; μmol/g), total colour and brightness (spectrophotometer) of black tea. But total …

Estimation of the market value of Central African tea by theaflavin analysis

PJ Hilton, RT Ellis - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 1972 - Wiley Online Library
The price of plain and medium quality teas sold on the London auction on two separate
occasions was closely correlated to their theaflavin content. An equation including theaflavin …

The effects of altitude on the chemical composition of black tea

PO Owuor, SO Obaga… - … of the Science of Food and …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in quality parameters of crush, tear and curl (CTC) black clonal teas due
to variations in altitude within a radius of 10 km were determined. There were significant (P …