Characterisation of white tea - Comparison to green and black tea

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 414-421

  Hilal, Y ^a   Engelhardt, U ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catechins; Tea; White phenolics

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 38949128295     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-007-0250-3     Document Type: Article

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