Effect of Yellowing Duration on the Chemical Profile of Yellow Tea and the Associations with Sensory Traits

The yellowing process is the crucial step to form the characteristic sensory and chemical properties of yellow tea. To investigate the chemical changes and the associations with sensory traits during yellowing, yellow teas with different yellowing times (0-13 h) were prepared for sensory evaluation and chemical analysis. The intensities of umami and green-tea aroma were reduced whereas sweet taste, mellow taste and sweet aroma were increased under long-term yellowing treatment. A total of 230 chemical constituents were determined, among which 25 non-volatiles and 42 volatiles were the key chemical contributors to sensory traits based on orthogonal partial least squares discrimination analysis (OPLS-DA), multiple factor analysis (MFA) and multidimensional alignment (MDA) analysis. The decrease in catechins, flavonol glycosides and caffeine and the increase in certain amino acids contributed to the elevated sweet taste and mellow taste. The sweet, woody and herbal odorants and the fermented and fatty odorants were the key contributors to the characteristic sensory feature of yellow tea with sweet aroma and over-oxidation aroma, including 7 ketones, 5 alcohols, 1 aldehyde, 5 acids, 4 esters, 5 hydrocarbons, 1 phenolic compound and 1 sulfocompound. This study reveals the sensory trait-related chemical changes in the yellowing process of tea, which provides a theoretical basis for the optimization of the yellowing process and quality control of yellow tea.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 27(2022), 3 vom: 29. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Fang-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Sen-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Zong, Bang-Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chuang-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Ruo-Lan [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Hao-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Shu-Ying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Multiple factor analysis
Non-volatiles
Sensory traits
Tea
Volatile Organic Compounds
Volatiles
Yellow tea
Yellowing

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Date Completed 24.02.2022

Date Revised 24.02.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules27030940

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336963041