RAPID METHOD FOR MEASURING THEARUBIGINS AND THEAFLAVINS IN BLACK TEA USING C18 SORBENT CARTRIDGES

被引:12
作者
WHITEHEAD, DL
TEMPLE, CM
机构
[1] Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, Mulanje
关键词
CAMELLIA-SINENSIS; BLACK TEA; THEARUBIGINS; THEAFLAVINS; HPLC; REPEATABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL;
D O I
10.1002/jsfa.2740580126
中图分类号
S [农业科学];
学科分类号
09 ;
摘要
This communication describes the routine use of small inexpensive C18 cartridges for rapid separation and accurate measurement of both thearubigins (TR) and theaflavins (TF) in a liquor brewed from black tea. The slow, traditional method overestimates TR content because of interference from flavonol glycosides. Comparison is also made favourably with other methods available for estimating total TF and sometimes TR in tea.
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页码:149 / 152
页数:4
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