Comparative Evaluation for Minerals and Nutritional Elements in Seventeen Marketed Brands of Black Tea of Bangladesh

Autor: K M Mesbaul Alam, M. A. M. Chowdhury, M K Huda
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Food Science and Technology. 8:10-22
ISSN: 2331-5156
2331-513X
DOI: 10.13189/fst.2020.080102
Popis: Seventeen marketed brands of black tea of Bangladesh (viz; Seylon, Tetley, Duncan, National, Fresh, Teer, Finlay, Starship, Ispahani, Cosmo, Magnolia, Danish, Shaw Wallace, Pusti, Kazi & Kazi, HRC and Lipton Taaza tea) randomly collected from the local supermarkets were evaluated for minerals as well as nutritional status. The experiment was done in 2015, 2016 and 2017 for determining the mineral (N, P, K, Ca, Na, Fe) and nutritional (sugar, fat, starch and protein) elements. All the studied parameters were found to vary significantly (P Cosmo> Lipton Taaza> Duncan> Finlay> Ispahani> Magnolia> Shaw Wallace> Seylon> Kazi & Kazi> HRC> Pusti> Danish> Tetley> Teer> Starship> Fresh. The sequence of minerals and nutritional compositions in all the studied brands of tea followed the sequence of price. The market price of all the studied brands of tea was found to be changed positively with the mineral and nutritional status.
Databáze: OpenAIRE