Survey of Catechins, Gallic Acid, and Methylxanthines in Green, Oolong, Pu-erh, and Black Teas

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3635-3642

  Lin, Jen Kun ^a   Lin, Chih Li ^a   Liang, Yu Chih ^a   Lin Shiau, Shoei Yn ^a   Juan, I Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Tea Experiment Station   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Black tea; Caffeine; Catechins; Gallic acid; Green tea; Isocratic HPLC; Oolong tea; Paochong tea; Pu erh tea; Theobromine; Theophylline

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0000985240     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980223x     Document Type: Review

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