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Comparison of the Chemical Constituents of Aged Pu-erh Tea, Ripened Pu-erh Tea, and Other Teas Using HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS n

2011; American Chemical Society; Volume: 59; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/jf2015733

1520-5118

Liang Zhang, Ning Li, Zhizhong Ma, Peng‐Fei Tu,

Heavy Metals in Plants

Pu-erh tea is a popular beverage in southwestern China and South Asian countries. To explain the differences of aged pu-erh tea and ripened pu-erh tea, the chemical constituents of these teas were identified by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS(n). In addition, HPLC was used to determine the contents of the major polyphenols, gallic acid, caffeine, and theobromine, in various types of teas. These results showed that the majority of chemical constituents in ripened pu-erh tea and aged pu-erh tea were similar, but the contents of catechins and gallic acid presented significant differences between these two teas. After fermentation by microorganism, the levels of catechins in ripened pu-erh tea were decreased, but the contents of gallic acid and caffeine were conversely elevated compared with aged pu-erh tea.