不同类型沱茶品质与特征性成分分析

目的 探明不同类型沱茶的品质和特征性成分。方法 本文采用高效液相色谱、感官审评、Lab颜色模型等方法,比较分析供试沱茶的主要品质成分、干茶色泽和感官品质,结合多元统计学方法明确不同沱茶的特征化学物质组成。结果 云岭沱茶的感官审评综合得分高于其他沱茶,其汤色亮度和叶底嫩度优于其他沱茶,下关沱茶以儿茶素、表儿茶素、表儿茶素没食子酸酯含量较高,而茶黄素含量较低为特征,山城沱茶以茶红素含量较高,而水浸出物、咖啡碱、没食子酸含量较低为特征,云岭沱茶以茶黄素、茶多酚、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯、表没食子儿茶素、没食子酸、咖啡碱含量较高,而茶红素、茶褐素、儿茶素含量较低为特征,与沱茶感官审评得分呈显著正相关的生化成分有茶多酚、咖啡碱、没食子酸、茶黄素、表没食子儿茶素、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯。结论 不同类型沱茶生化成分的含量与组成特征差异较大。     

渥堆发酵过程中藏茶化学成分的变化

目的：阐明藏茶渥堆过程主要化学成分的变化规律。方法：以不同发酵阶段藏茶样为原料,研究发酵过程中藏茶水提物中可溶性固形物、可溶性糖、总多酚、总黄酮含量及水提物体外抗氧化活性的变化,并应用超高效液相色谱仪检测水提物中茶碱、咖啡碱、没食子酸和8种儿茶素类单体的含量,应用酶联免疫法测定水提物中茶黄素、茶红素和茶褐素的含量。结果：藏茶发酵过程中可溶性固形物含量先降低后略有回升,可溶性糖、总多酚、总黄酮含量逐渐降低,抗氧化活性逐渐减弱,咖啡碱呈波动状态且变化较小,没食子酸与儿茶素含量先上升再略有下降,没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯与表儿茶素含量先升高后降低,没食子儿茶素、表没食子儿茶素、表儿茶素没食子酸酯和表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯含量均呈持续下降的状态,其中表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯在黑毛茶中含量为39.69 mg/g,在成品茶中降至1.36 mg/g;茶红素含量先增加后降低,茶黄素含量变化很小,茶褐素含量逐渐升高（黑毛茶中3.12 g/100 g,成品茶中7.46 g/100 g）。结论：藏茶渥堆发酵过程中,可溶性糖、总多酚、总黄酮等含量降低,抗氧化活性减弱,茶碱、咖啡碱、儿茶素类单体等活性成分含量的变化趋势不一致,茶褐色含量逐渐升高。     

Fingerprint of volatile flavour constituents and antioxidant activities of teas from Thailand

The volatile flavour components of different teas growing in Thailand were extracted using the simultaneous distillation and extraction (SDE) technique. These volatiles were investigated by GC–MS. At least 54 components representing 76.51–83.32% of all samples were identified. Hotrienol, geraniol and linalool were found to be the major components in Green Oolong tea. Green Assam tea contained linalool, geraniol and α-terpineol as the key flavour constituents. Chin Shin Oolong tea was dominated by linalool, indole and cis-jasmone whilst the major flavour volatiles of Chin Hsuan Oolong tea were trans-nerolidol, cis-jasmone and geraniol. Indole, geraniol and cis-jasmone were detected as the main constituents in Four Season tea. Change of quality and quantity of volatile flavour components was related to fermentation methods that increased volatiles were illustrated by the semi-fermented tea processing method. Green Assam tea infusion extract was evaluated to have the strongest antioxidant activities with the highest amount of phenol content followed by Four Season tea, Chin Shin Oolong tea, Chin Hsuan Oolong tea and Green Oolong tea, respectively.     

渥堆过程六堡茶品质成分分析及茶褐素抗氧化功能研究

试验以广西梧州市苍梧县群体种毛茶为原料,利用现代化冷水渥堆工艺制作的、不同发酵阶段的茶样为研究对象,对其外形、汤色、香气、滋味、叶底等感官品质与茶多酚、茶色素、游离氨基酸、可溶性糖、咖啡碱、黄酮类物质等化学成分变化规律及茶褐素理化成分和抗氧化活性进行比较研究.结果表明:渥堆过程中,水浸出物的百分比、茶多酚、茶红素、游离...     

Aroma characterisation of Pu-erh tea using headspace-solid phase microextraction combined with GC/MS and GC–olfactometry

Volatile compounds from Pu-erh tea were extracted using a headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME), and analysed with a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and a gas chromatography olfactometry (GC–O). Results showed that a total of 66 major volatile compounds were identified by GC–MS analysis; among them, methoxy-phenolic compounds (33.58%), alcohols (23.01%) and hydrocarbons (11.62%) were the major chemical classes. It was found that 1,2,3-trimethoxybenzene (17.16%) was the most abundant aroma components, followed by α-terpineol (5.68%), 1,2-dimethoxybenzene (4.64%) and linalool oxide II (4.29%) in order. Twenty-nine odour active compounds were perceived by GC–O analysis. Further investigation showed that 1,2-dimethoxybenzene, 1,2,3-trimethoxybenzene, 1,2,3-trimethoxy-5-methylbenzene, 4-ethyl-1,2-dimethoxy-benzene, β-ionone, β-linalool, linalool oxides, decanal, etc. were responsible for the special flavour in Pu-erh tea. It seems that the methoxy-phenolic compounds and alcohols play a vital role in the special flavour of Pu-erh tea.     

The composition of polyphenols and methylxanthines in teas and herbal infusions

The popularity of tea is increasing on the global aspect because of its role as a significant source of phenolic compounds in human diet. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the phenolic and methylxanthine composition as well as the antioxidant capacity of white, green, Oolong and black teas, and chamomile and linden infusions depending on the extraction conditions (water temperature and multiple extractions). The content of total phenols and total flavonoids in teas and herbal infusions was determined by using UV/vis spectrophotometric methods, whilst individual polyphenols (phenolic acids and flavan-3-ols) and methylxanthines were identified and quantified by using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detection. In order to determine the antioxidant capacity of teas the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assays were applied. The highest content of phenolic compounds was determined in green tea, which also demonstrated the highest antioxidant capacity, whilst herbal infusions were characterised with the lowest content of phenolic compounds, as well as the lowest antioxidant capacity. The highest content of caffeine, as the most abundant methylxanthine, was determined in black tea. Extraction at 100 °C is the most effective to extract the highest content of polyphenols and methylxanthines in all studied teas.     

Influence of region of production on clonal black tea chemical characteristics

Production of black tea from the same vegetatively propagated (VP) cultivars, in Kenya and Malawi, shows variations in both chemical composition and quality. Whereas it is possible to produce black teas with similar total theaflavins and individual theaflavins, brightness and total colour levels, black teas from Kenya generally have higher thearubigins, total volatile flavour compounds and flavour index. The black tea fermentation process is much faster in Malawi compared to that in Kenya, as evidenced by faster production of plain black tea chemical parameters, especially theaflavins. Consequently, in Malawi the maximum amount of theaflavins formation takes a shorter fermentation duration than in Kenya. Given ample fermentation duration, fermentation in Kenya produces a similar amount of theaflavins. This makes it necessary to optimise fermentation time, in different geographical regions even when the same cultivar is being processed. The other plain black tea quality parameters (thearubigins, brightness and total colour) were higher in black tea which was processed in Kenya than those processed in Malawi. However, the pattern in the changes in the individual theaflavins or theaflavins digallate equivalent followed that of total (Flavognost) theaflavins, suggesting that the flavan-3-ols patterns in tea leaf might not have been affected by the geographical area of production. The total volatile flavour compounds (VFC), Group I and II VFC and the flavour index were higher in black teas processed in Kenya, further demonstrating the fact that high grown Kenyan teas are more flavoury. In both Kenya and Malawi black teas, aroma quality declined with a long duration of fermentation. Short fermentation time is therefore a method of producing more aromatic black teas. The variations in black tea quality between Malawi and Kenya were possibly due to difference in environmental conditions, leading to different shoot growth rates and biochemical composition in the shoots.     

不同采收期香椿茶发酵前后活性成分、降糖活性及其挥发性成分比较分析

以4～6月香椿嫩芽制备的香椿发酵茶为研究材料,探讨不同采收期香椿茶发酵前后6 个样品中主要活性成分、抗氧化活性、降糖活性及挥发性成分的差异,揭示香椿发酵茶品质随采收期的变化规律,确定香椿发酵茶最适的采收期。结果表明：6 个样品的主要活性成分、抗氧化和降糖活性具有显著性差异,挥发性成分各有特色。随着采收期的延长,香椿茶发酵前后样品中总黄酮、多糖、茶多酚和茶色素的含量逐渐增加,皂苷、游离氨基酸和咖啡碱含量呈波动变化趋势,1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼（1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,DPPH）自由基清除作用和α-葡萄糖苷酶活性抑制能力逐渐降低。不同采收期香椿嫩芽经发酵处理后,总黄酮、多糖、皂苷、茶多酚和游离氨基酸含量比发酵前逐渐减少,咖啡碱和茶色素含量逐渐增加,DPPH自由基清除作用均逐渐降低,α-葡萄糖苷酶活性抑制能力均逐渐增强。相关性分析显示,总黄酮为6 个样品中主要的DPPH自由基清除剂和α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂。6 个样品中共检出7 类90 种挥发性物质,相对含量和检出种类最多的均为萜烯类物质,其中4、5、6月香椿茶发酵前后样品分别检出42 种和49 种、47 种和52 种、50 种和51 种。通过主成分分析,将7 类挥发性物质简化为3 个主成分,累计方差贡献率达88.01%,可反映样品的大部分信息;醛类、萜烯类、醇类以及烯类氧化物是区分6 个样品挥发性成分的主要因素,4月和5月香椿茶发酵前后的4 个样品得分较高。综合分析,采用5月香椿嫩芽制作的香椿发酵茶品质比较优良。     

Response of some black tea quality parameters to nitrogen fertiliser rates and plucking frequencies

The effects of the rate of application of nitrogenous fertiliser and frequency of plucking (harvesting) on various black tea quality parameters and yields were compared on done 6/8. High rates of nitrogen application and long plucking intervals reduced the theaflavin content and brightness of black tea liquor. The caffeine content of the black tea increased with increasing rates of nitrogen application but decreased with increase in the plucking interval. The Group I volatile flavour compounds increased with nitrogen application rate and long plucking intervals while the Group II volatile flavour compounds and the flavour index decreased. Tasters preferred teas from shorter plucking intervals and low rates of nitrogen application. Yields increased with increasing rates of nitrogen but were lowered by long harvesting intervals. The rate of nitrogen application did not change the distribution of leaf into different standards.     

Comparison of the Antioxidant Properties of Commonly Consumed Commercial Teas

The antioxidant properties of various commonly consumed commercial teas were screened and compared to check what the consumers get in commercial tea bags in the range of consume preparation conditions. It includes flavored black teas and green teas, as well as some fruit teas. Electron transfer-based assays, such as phenolic content by Folin-Ciocalteu method and cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), were applied. Higher antioxidant activity values were obtained for green and black tea infusions in comparison to fruit teas. The correlation between FC total phenolic and CUPRAC assay for all studied teas was significant (R² = 0.871). The antioxidant power of tea infusions were also measured using cyclic voltammetry. The observed anodic waves were broadened in comparison with voltammograms of single flavonoids due to the response of several antioxidants with different oxidation potentials. The values of Trolox equivalents obtained by electrochemical approach were lower than in the CUPRAC assay; however, the increased order of the antioxidant capacity of tea infusions was the same.     

Effect of packing materials and storage time on volatile compounds in tea processed from flowers of black elder (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Sambucus nigra</Emphasis> L.)

The effect of cultivar, packaging materials and storage time at 20 °C on volatile compounds in tea processed by gentle air-drying of flowers from the black elder cultivars Sampo, Sambu and Samyl was determined. Elderflower tea samples packed in bags of paper at normal pressure and in bags of plastic and aluminium at 99% vacuum were stored for up to 21 months and investigated for volatile compounds. Volatile compounds emitted from elderflower tea samples were collected by dynamic headspace technique (purge and trap) and analysed by GC–FID and GC–MS. A total of 56 volatile compounds were identified and quantified, including 10 aldehydes, 7 ketones, 21 alcohols, 1 phenol, 3 esters, 4 heterocycles, and 8 hydrocarbons being derivatives of fatty acids, amino acids, shikimic acid and/or of terpenoid origin. Packaging material and storage time had a significant effect on the content of volatile compounds and 15 volatile compounds disappeared partially or completely during processing and/or storage. Tea processed from flowers of the cultivars Sampo and Sambu and packed in plastic and aluminium bags had a satisfactory flavour and content of volatile compounds at least up to 3 months or more after processing, whereas all tea samples processed from Samyl had an unpleasant grassy off-flavour. The content of important volatile compounds with grassy notes such as hexanal, heptanal, and (Z)-3-hexen-l-ol were at the same level in all cultivars. However, the content of important elderflower volatiles with flowery, fruity and/or sweet notes such as linalool, hotrienol, and cis- and trans-rose oxide were significantly lower in Samyl compared to Sampo and Sambu, which to some extent may explain the differences in tea flavour between the stored elderflower tea samples.     

不同储存时间对普洱茶有机溶剂萃取物清除自由基活性的影响

本文以半数抑制浓度IC50的大小研究了十种茶叶（不同年份的生普和熟普）有机溶剂萃取物的体外抗氧化活性。结果表明,生茶有机溶剂萃取层清除DPPH自由基、羟基自由基、超氧自由基的IC50最小分别可达0.339 mg/mL、0.074 mg/mL、1.206 mg/mL,熟茶清除DPPH自由基、羟基自由基、超氧自由基的IC50最小分别可达0.554 mg/mL、0.164 mg/mL、1.927 mg/mL,生茶的抗氧化能力明显优于熟茶;各种普洱茶对自由基的清除能力主要取决于各萃取液中的多酚和黄酮含量。生茶乙酸乙酯层的茶多酚萃取量最多,在7.33-9.57%之间,正丁醇层的黄酮类物质的萃取量最多在7.08-10.99%之间,熟茶正丁醇层的茶多酚含量和黄酮类物质的含量在个有机溶剂层中均是最高的,分别在3.62-5.73%之间和4.75-5.83%之间,乙酸乙酯层和正丁醇层的萃取化合物具有较多的羟基,具有较强的清除自由基的能力;茶叶的储存时间对各萃取液的抗氧化能力无显著影响。     

Improvement of tea leaves fermentation with Aspergillus spp. pectinase

The pectinase enzymes isolated from Aspergillus spp., A. indicus, A. flavus and A. niveus were used for fermentation of tea leaves. The enzymes were purified and characterized. The effect of both crude enzyme preparation and purified pectinase enzymes on the improvement of tea leaf fermentation were determined in terms of theaflavin, thearubigin, high polymerized substances, total liquor colour, dry matter content and total soluble solids of the tea produced. The crude enzyme preparations obtained from ethanol precipitation were found to be more effective in improving tea leaf fermentation than the purified pectinase enzymes.     

The effect of pH modification during fermentation on the quality parameters of central African black teas

Adjusting the pH of fermenting tea from the physiological value to within the range 4.5–4.8 resulted in an increase in theaflavin content, a reduction in thearubigin levels, and an increase in the organoleptic evaluation of the product. Industrial-scale acidification of commercial leaf was practicable and the market price realised on the London auction floors for treated teas was considerably higher than that for control consignments.     

Antioxidant and anti-glycation properties of Thai herbal teas in comparison with conventional teas

Fifteen Thai herbal teas in comparison with teas of Camellia sinensis, were studied for their antioxidants and anti-glycation properties in correlation with their total phenolics, flavonoids, and non-flavonoids contents. Significant differences were observed among the tea infusions. Only stevia and sappan herbal teas had primary antioxidants and anti-glycation capacities comparable to C. sinensis. However, purple velvet, mulberry and false mallow herbal teas were exceptionally stronger in metal chelating capacity than the C. sinensis teas. Principal component analysis showed that total phenolics, particularly flavonoids highly correlated with primary antioxidants and anti-glycation. Cluster analysis showed that the properties of stevia and sappan herbal teas were similar to green, black and oolong teas. Some common, but rarely mentioned, Thai herbal teas could be choices of interest for healthy beverages and could be new dietary sources for bioactive compounds.     

HPLC Analysis of Catechins, Theaflavins, and Alkaloids in Commercial Teas and Green Tea Dietary Supplements: Comparison of Water and 80% Ethanol/Water Extracts

ABSTRACT:  To help meet the needs of consumers, producers of dietary tea supplements, and researchers for information on health-promoting tea compounds, we compared the following conditions for the extraction of tea leaves and green tea-containing dietary supplements: 80% ethanol/water at 60 °C for 15 min and boiled water for 5 min. The following 7 catechins, 4 theaflavins, and 3 alkaloids were separated in a 70-min single HPLC analysis: (−)-epigallocatechin, (−)-catechin, (+)-epicatechin, (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate, (−)–gallocatechin-3-gallate, (−)-epicatechin-3-gallate, (−)-catechin-3-gallate, theaflavin, theaflavin-3-gallate, theaflavin-3'-gallate, theaflavin-3,3'-digallate, caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline. The following ranges of concentrations of flavonoids (catechins plus theaflavins) in the tea leaves extracted with 80% ethanol were observed (in mg/g): in 32 black teas, 19.8 to 115.1; in 24 green teas, 12.3 to 136.3; in 14 specialty teas, 4.9 to 118.5; in 7 herbal teas, 0 to 46.0. Total alkaloids in all teas ranged from 0 to 32.6 mg/g. Significantly greater amounts of flavonoids were extracted from the tea leaves with aqueous ethanol than with boiled water. Levels of tea catechins in 10 capsules sold as dietary supplements were about 50 to 75% lower than the amounts listed on the labels. Catechin content of 4 commercial green tea extracts ranged from 96 to 696 mg/g. The results make it possible to maximize the extraction of tea compounds to better relate the flavonoid and alkaloid content of teas and dietary tea supplements to their health-promoting effects.     

乳酸菌发酵对红茶饮料营养成分、香气成分及抗氧化活性的影响

以植物乳杆菌菌剂发酵红茶饮料为研究对象,分别采用酒石酸铁比色法、茚三酮比色法和标准碱滴定法测定红茶发酵前后的茶多酚、茶氨酸、咖啡碱及乳酸含量;采用4种不同体外抗氧化模型来考察红茶饮料发酵前后的抗氧化活性;并采用顶空固相微萃取结合气相色谱-质谱联用技术分析红茶发酵前后主要香气成分。结果表明,发酵后红茶饮料茶多酚和咖啡碱含量比发酵前稍有下降,茶氨酸含量较发酵前显著上升(P0.05);对部分自由基的清除能力较发酵前略有下降;醇类和酮类等香气成分在发酵后较发酵前有明显增加,有利于提升红茶的香气品质。     

Discrimination of teas with different degrees of fermentation by SPME–GC analysis of the characteristic volatile flavour compounds

As tea is traded all over the world, it is necessary for both customs officers and business investigators to develop an easy and reliable method to discriminate teas from each other. A total of 56 kinds of various green, Oolong, and black teas were collected from different countries and markets, and their catechin contents and volatile flavour compounds (VFC) were compared by analyses, using HPLC and solid-phase microextraction–gas chromatograph (SPME–GC). It was found that neither total catechin nor individual catechin contents in green and Oolong teas were significantly different among the samples investigated, but the fermentation processes altered the profiles of tea VFC. Because many of the individual VFC did not change in response to the fermentation levels, several VFC in combination might be more reliable than a single compound to identify broader ranges of teas. A total concentration of five VFC, trans-2-hexenal, benzaldehyde, methyl-5-hepten-2-one, methyl salicylate, and indole, was shown to be able to discriminate clearly unfermented and fermented teas, while that of trans-2-hexenal and methyl salicylate together supplied an index to differentiate semi- and fully-fermented teas. In addition, the SPME–GC analysis was also able to distinguish real jasmine teas from fake jasmine teas based on the disappearance of some grassy/green odorants.     

Discrimination of oolong tea (Camellia sinensis) varieties based on feature extraction and selection from aromatic profiles analysed by HS-SPME/GC–MS

This study aimed to develop an objective and accurate analytical method to discriminate oolong tea varieties that easily causing adulteration by potential volatile compounds. A total of 75 oolong tea samples of five similar varieties (Tieguanyin, Benshan, Maoxie, Huangjingui and Jinguanyin) were analysed by headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The relative content of 26 major volatile compounds varied significantly according to variety, combined with the results of hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), indicating that the varietal differences of aromatic profile remain significant for tea cultivars with very close origin. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the aromatic profiles showed that the feature of variety dominated over the other features (like producing region and quality). By stepwise linear discriminant analysis (S-LDA), 18 volatiles with the best discriminating capacity were selected, and 4 discriminant functions (DFs) enabled simultaneously discrimination of the five oolong varieties with 100% correct rate.