Chemical characterisation of CTC black tea of northeast India: Correlation of quality parameters with tea tasters' evaluation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1498-1507

  Bhuyan, Lakshi P ^a   Hussain, Assma ^a   Tamuly, Pradip ^a   Gogoi, Ramen C ^a   Bordoloi, Prasanna K ^a   Hazarika, Mridul ^a  

^a Tea Research Association   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; CTC black tea; Regions of northeast India; Tasters' evaluation

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 68949166342     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3614     Document Type: Article

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