The content of bioactive constituents as a quality index for Vietnamese teas

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 329-336

  Vuong, Q V ^a   Nguyen, V ^b,c   Golding, J B ^a,c   Roach, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Centre of Excellence for Horticulture   (Viet Nam)

^c Gosford Primary Industries Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black tea; Caffeine; Catechins; Green tea; Oolong tea; Vietnamese tea

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 78449237442     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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