Phytochemicals and Quality of Green and Black Teas from Different Clones of Tea Plant

Autor: Yadav KC, Ashok Parajuli, Bishnu Bahadur Khatri, Lila Devi Shiwakoti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Food Quality, Vol 2020 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0146-9428
1745-4557
DOI: 10.1155/2020/8874271
Popis: Tea is a popular drink with refreshing and functional properties. Bud, 1st leaf, and 2nd leaf of five varieties of tea clones (Gumti Takda-78, Ambari, Chiniya, and Tinali, which are popular in tea plantation area of Nepal) were collected and used for preparing green and orthodox black tea to study antioxidant activity, phytochemicals profile, chemical content, and sensory parameters. One or two leaves were hand-plucked from each bush to get a sample of about 100 leaves and processed for green and orthodox black tea for different clones of tea plants. Phytochemicals, antioxidant activity, and caffeine content were found higher in bud followed by 1st leaf and 2nd leaf for all clones of tea plants. Both types of tea (green and black) from Gumti were significantly (p
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