Analysis of naturally occurring 3″-Methyl-epigallocatechin gallate in 71 major tea cultivars grown in China and its processing characteristics
Naturally occurring 3″-Methyl-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG3″Me) in the young tea leaves of 71 major tea cultivars grown in China and its processing characteristics were analyzed. The results revealed that four tea cultivars were found to contain higher levels of EGCG3″Me (>10 mg/g). There were...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613003034 |