The effect of maturity of tea leaves and processing methods on the formation of milky flavor in white tea - A metabolomic study

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Targeted metabolomics combined with chemometrics were applied to investigate the flavor profiles of 4 white tea samples, which were produced from different maturity fresh tea leaves with different withering methods. Mature leaves that underwent novel withering process at higher temperature (28-30℃) and humidity (75 ± 3 %) (MN) were characterized by intense milky flavor. The content of free amino acids, catechins, and soluble sugars in MN were significantly lower than that in the other 3 tea samples, resulting in a sweet and mellow taste with low bitterness. Meanwhile, MN possessed the highest intensity of milky aroma, which could be mainly attributed to the existence of dihydro-5-pentyl-2(3H)-furanone and 2-pentyl-furan as the key volatile substances with coconut and creamy fragrance. These findings provide insight into the substance foundations of milky flavor, and identified leaf maturity and processing method as the determining factors of the milk-flavored white tea (MFWT).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:447

Enthalten in:

Food chemistry - 447(2024) vom: 30. Apr., Seite 139080

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Feng, Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Zhuang, Jiayun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Qianlian [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Hongzheng [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Bugui [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Zhilong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8R1V1STN48
Camellia sinensis
Catechin
Journal Article
Milk-flavored white tea
Tea
Tea flavor
Tea processing

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Date Completed 10.04.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139080

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NLM370104811