Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11024846 | LWT - Food Science and Technology | 2019 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of conventional hot-air drying, microwave drying, far-infrared drying, halogen lamp drying and halogen lamp-microwave combination drying on sensory and chemical quality of black tea. Sensory evaluation revealed that the black tea dried with halogen lamp-microwave and microwave got more uniform black color, fresher taste and higher sweet aroma. Total quality score was in the order: halogen lamp-microwave dried tea (89.3)â¯>â¯microwave dried tea (88.2)â¯>â¯halogen lamp dried tea (86.4)â¯>â¯far-infrared dried tea (85.2)â¯>â¯hot-air dried tea (83.1). The highest contents of polyphenols, catechins and theaflavins were found when black tea dried with microwave. Far-infrared drying and hot-air drying could remarkably increase the contents of amino acids and soluble sugars. The volatiles of black tea were identified with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Microwave dried black tea got the maximum contents of volatile compounds, followed by halogen lamp-microwave dried tea, far-infrared dried tea, halogen lamp dried tea and hot-air dried tea. Overall, microwave drying and halogen lamp-microwave drying could ameliorate the drying process of black tea.
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Authors
Fengfeng Qu, Xiaojing Zhu, Zeyi Ai, Yujie Ai, Fangfang Qiu, Dejiang Ni,