Irreversible Sediment Formation in Green Tea Infusions

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Xu, Yong Quan ^a   Chen, Gen Sheng ^a   Wang, Qiu Shuang ^b   Yuan, Hai Bo ^a   Feng, Chun Hong ^a   Yin, Jun Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical components; Formation; Green tea infusion; IRS

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; POLYPHENOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAF; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEA;

AMINO ACIDS; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HOT TEMPERATURE; PLANT LEAVES; POLYPHENOLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84862803495     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02583.x     Document Type: Article

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