| Title: | Does oolong tea (Camellia sinensis) made from a combination of leaf and stem smell more aromatic than leaf-only tea? Contribution of the stem to oolong tea aroma |
| Author(s): | Zeng L; Zhou Y; Fu X; Mei X; Cheng S; Gui J; Dong F; Tang J; Ma S; Yang Z; |
| Address: | "Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China. Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650, China. Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College, Longdongbei Road 321, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510520, China. Tea Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Resources Innovation and Utilization, Dafeng Road 6, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, China. Zhenjiang Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Hill Area of Jiangsu Province, Ninghang Road 112, Jurong 212400, China. Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address: zyyang@scbg.ac.cn" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.05.137 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-7072 (Electronic) 0308-8146 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The raw materials used to make oolong tea (Camellia sinensis) are a combination of leaf and stem. Oolong tea made from leaf and stem is thought to have a more aromatic smell than leaf-only tea. However, there is no available evidence to support the viewpoint. In this study, sensory evaluation and detailed characterization of emitted and internal volatiles (not readily emitted, but stored in samples) of dry oolong teas and infusions indicated that the presence of stem did not significantly improve the total aroma characteristics. During the enzyme-active processes, volatile monoterpenes and theanine were accumulated more abundantly in stem than in leaf, while jasmine lactone, indole, and trans-nerolidol were lower in stem than in leaf. Tissue-specific aroma-related gene expression and availability of precursors of aroma compounds resulted in different aroma distributions in leaf and stem. This study presents the first determination of the contribution of stem to oolong tea aroma" |
| Keywords: | *Camellia sinensis Humans Plant Leaves Smell *Tea Volatile Organic Compounds Amino acid Aroma Camellia sinensis Stem Tea Volatile; |
| Notes: | "MedlineZeng, Lanting Zhou, Ying Fu, Xiumin Mei, Xin Cheng, Sihua Gui, Jiadong Dong, Fang Tang, Jinchi Ma, Shengzhou Yang, Ziyin eng England 2017/08/03 Food Chem. 2017 Dec 15; 237:488-498. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.05.137. Epub 2017 May 29" |
