Abstract

This research investigated the stabilityof Pu’er tea infusion and Fangbao tea infusion and their contents of biochemical components, such as TP (tea polyphenols), caffeine, water-soluble saccharides, free protein, free amino acids. Compared with green tea, there are a small number of TP and free amino acids in the above two kinds of dark tea and no free amino acids were detected in Fangbao tea. Pu’er tea infusion and Fangbao tea infusion were respectively stored at 2, 30 and 60°C, respectively for 1, 2, 6, 12, 16, 24 and 48 h, respectively to evaluate their stability. The turbidity of Pu’er tea infusion and Fangbao tea infusion began to increase after stored for 6 h and its stability was the worst at 30°C.

Keywords:

Biochemical components, dark tea, stability, tea infusions,

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