Trace elements in tea leaves, made tea and tea infusion: A review

T Karak, RM Bhagat - Food research international, 2010 - Elsevier
Tea (Camellia sinensis L) is one of the most widely popular nonalcoholic beverage,
consumed by over two-thirds of the world's population due to its medicinal, refreshing and …

[HTML][HTML] Green tea quality evaluation based on its catechins and metals composition in combination with chemometric analysis

W Koch, W Kukula-Koch, Ł Komsta, Z Marzec… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Green tea infusions are one of the most popular beverages consumed across the world,
especially is Asian countries. Green tea quality is primarily based on catechin content …

Metal concentrations in traditional and herbal teas and their potential risks to human health

LM de Oliveira, S Das, EB da Silva, P Gao… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Food and beverage consumption is an important route for human exposure to metals.
Traditional tea (Camellia sinensis) is a widely-consumed beverage, which may contain toxic …

Contamination of toxic heavy metals in various foods in Iran: a review

M Hashemi, T Salehi, M Aminzare… - Journal of …, 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
Introduction: Heavy metal is used to refer to metals and semi-metals with a density of more
than 5 gr/cm3. The rapid developments of the new technologies in numerous projects and …

The concentration and health risk of potentially toxic elements in black and green tea—both bagged and loose-leaf

A Heshmati, F Mehri, J Karami-Momtaz… - Quality Assurance and …, 2020 - qascf.com
The concentration of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), including lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd),
arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu), among 160 samples of black and green tea—both …

[HTML][HTML] Essential and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) Content in European Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaves: Risk Assessment for Consumers

F Girolametti, A Annibaldi, S Illuminati, E Damiani… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is the second most consumed beverage worldwide, playing a key
role in the human diet. Tea is considered a healthy drink, as its consumption has been …

Direct spectral analysis of tea samples using 266 nm UV pulsed laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and cross validation of LIBS results with ICP-MS

MA Gondal, YB Habibullah, U Baig, LE Oloore - Talanta, 2016 - Elsevier
Tea is one of the most common and popular beverages spanning vast array of cultures all
over the world. The main nutritional benefits of drinking tea are its anti-oxidant properties …

Aluminum and heavy metal accumulation in tea leaves: an interplay of environmental and plant factors and an assessment of exposure risks to consumers

C Peng, X Zhu, R Hou, G Ge, R Hua… - Journal of food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental and plant factors (soil condition, variety, season, and maturity) and exposure
risks of aluminum (Al), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and copper (Cu) in tea …

Evaluation of heavy metal concentration in imported black tea in Iran and consumer risk assessments

F Pourramezani, F Akrami Mohajeri… - Food Science & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tea grows in the contaminated soils, absorbs the heavy metals, and enters them into the
human food chain. The concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, As, and Hg of the imported black tea …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of changes in total antioxidant capacity, the content of polyphenols, caffeine, and heavy metals of teas in relation to their origin and fermentation

A Bobková, A Demianová, Ľ Belej, Ľ Harangozo… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is widely sought for beverages worldwide. Heavy metals are often
the main aims of the survey of teas, given that the use of agricultural fertilization is very …