A study on chemical estimation of pu-erh tea quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 381-390

  Liang, Yuerong ^a   Zhang, Lingyun ^a   Lu, Jianliang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Camellis sinensis; Chemical composition; Correlation; Infusion colour; Principal component analysis; Regression; Sensory quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444282584     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1857     Document Type: Article

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