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Determination of the Chemical Composition of Tea by Chromatographic Methods: A Review

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Despite the fact that mankind has been drinking tea for more than 5000 years, its chemical composition has been studied only in recent decades. These studies are primarily carried out using chromatographic methods. This review summarizes the latest information regarding the chemical composition of different tea grades by different chromatographic methods, which has not previously been reviewed in the same scope. Over the last 40 years, the qualitative and quantitative analyses of high volatile compounds were determined by GC and GC/MS. The main components responsible for aroma of green and black tea were revealed, and the low volatile compounds basically were determined by HPLC and LC/MS methods. Most studies focusing on the determination of catechins and caffeine in various teas (green, oolong, black and pu-erh) involved HPLC analysis. Knowledge of tea chemical composition helps in assessing its quality on the one hand, and helps to monitor and manage its growing, processing, and storage conditions on the other. In particular, this knowledge has enabled to establish the relationships between the chemical composition of tea and its properties by identifying the tea constituents which determine its aroma and taste. Therefore, assessment of tea quality does not only rely on subjective organoleptic evaluation, but also on objective physical and chemical methods, with extra determination of tea components most beneficial to human health. With this knowledge, the nutritional value of tea may be increased, and tea quality improved by providing via optimization of the growing, processing, and storage conditions.

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  • Tea waste has a prevalence of functional groups on its surface.

    “Tea waste is an intriguing adsorbent due to the prevalence of functional groups on its surface13,15.”

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    Section 2 and Table 1 describe compounds present in tea, but do not address tea waste or functional groups on its surface. Searches for tea-waste surface functional groups and spent-tea adsorption found no passage making that point. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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Authors
Yashin, A. Y., Nemzer, B. V., Combet, E., & Yashin, Y. I.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • University of Glasgow (GB)
  • Interlab (United States) (US)
Venue
Journal of Food Research
Published
2015-03-13
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
56
ISSN
  • 1927-0887 (ISSN-L)
  • 1927-0895
OpenAlex
W2115982180
Cited by
100
References
176
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3
FWCI
1.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Journal of Food Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
  • AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Nutrient Composition and Product Development
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Heavy Metals in Plants
Keywords
tea composition, tea quality evaluation, green tea, black tea, oolong tea, Pu-erh tea, volatile compounds, tea aroma, catechins, caffeine

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