Influence of fermentation time on the development of compounds responsible for quality in black tea

The compounds responsible for tea quality, such as theaflavins (TFs) and thearubigins were found to increase with fermentation time. However, TF reached a maximum, declining subsequently. The water extract of black tea decreased with fermentation time. Caffeine concentration remained unchanged. The...

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Published inFood chemistry Vol. 101; no. 1; pp. 98 - 102
Main Authors Muthumani, Thomas, Kumar, R.S. Senthil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2007
Subjects
Catechins
Fermentation
Tea
Theaflavins
Tea
Catechins
Theaflavins
Fermentation
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Summary:The compounds responsible for tea quality, such as theaflavins (TFs) and thearubigins were found to increase with fermentation time. However, TF reached a maximum, declining subsequently. The water extract of black tea decreased with fermentation time. Caffeine concentration remained unchanged. The digallate equivalent of theaflavin, colour index and briskness index were found to peak at the optimum fermentation time. Polyphenols declined more quickly during the initial stages, followed by a steadily declining trend. Fermentation time had little impact on the gallic acid concentration. Among the catechins, epigallocatechin oxidized fastest, followed by epigallocatechin gallate and epicatechin gallate.
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ISSN:0308-8146
1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.01.008