Evaluation of fluorine level in different tea cultivars for Sichuan dark tea production
Authors
Yao Zou, Liqiang Tan, Qian Tang, Huili Li
Corresponding Author
Yao Zou
Available Online May 2018.
- DOI
- 10.2991/icammce-18.2018.4How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Fluorine; Tea cultivar; Sichuan dark tea
- Abstract
Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) could accumulate fluorine (F) in leaves efficiently. Fresh tea leaves are always regarded as the culprit of excess F in Sichuan dark tea (SDT). The present study evaluated F level in different tea cultivars and young shoots to select the appropriate production raw materials. Results showed that F level varied greatly among tea cultivars, from 65.9 to 821.6 mg kg-1 in the young shoots with five expanded leaves and increased with the age of young shoots. Young shoots with up to seven leaves of Zhongcha 108 or Fuding Dabaicha had the lower F level and could be used as the appropriate raw materials to produce Sichuan dark tea.
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- © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Yao Zou AU - Liqiang Tan AU - Qian Tang AU - Huili Li PY - 2018/05 DA - 2018/05 TI - Evaluation of fluorine level in different tea cultivars for Sichuan dark tea production BT - Proceedings of the 2018 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials, Mechatronics and Civil Engineering (ICAMMCE 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 18 EP - 21 SN - 2352-5401 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icammce-18.2018.4 DO - 10.2991/icammce-18.2018.4 ID - Zou2018/05 ER -