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E-ISSN: 2581-690X

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Sung-Hee Choi1,2, Il-Doo Kim3, Sanjeev Kumar Dhungana4 and Do-Gong Kim1,2
1Department of Won Buddism, Wonkwang University, Jeonbuk 54538, Korea.
2Tea & Tao Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Jeonbuk 54538, Korea.
3International Institute of Research & Development, Kyungpook National University,
Daegu 41566, Korea.
4School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2018;12(3):1155-1161
https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.12.3.14 | © The Author(s). 2018
Received: 01/08/2018 | Accepted: 13/09/2018 | Published: 30/09/2018
Abstract

Pu-erh, a type of post-fermented dark tea, has attracted much attention of food scientists because of its health-promoting effects. pH, titratable acidity, color value, antioxidant potential and free amino acid contents of cultivated Pu-erh and Gushu Pu-erh teas extracted at 90 and 100°C were compared in this study. The pH of Gushu Pu-erh tea extract was slightly acidic than cultivated Pu-erh. Gushu Pu-erh contained higher antioxidant potentials and free amino acid content at the both extraction temperatures than the cultivated Pu-erh. The antioxidant potentials and free amino acid content were high in the tea extracted at 100°C. The results of this study showed that Gushu Pu-erh tea extracted at 100°C for 3 min with 30 s of shaking yields high amounts of phenolics and free amino acids.

Keywords

Antioxidant potential, Cultivated Pu-erh, Extraction temperature, Gushu Pu-erh

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