Catechins depletion patterns in relation to theaflavin and thearubigins formation

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-14

  Ngure, Francis Muigai ^a   Wanyoko, John K ^b   Mahungu, Symon M ^a   Shitandi, Anakalo A ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KENYA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Clonal tea; Di and trihydroxylated catechins; Theaflavins; Thearubigins

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949096802     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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