Prebiotic potential of green and black tea phenolics : Metabolite and microbiota profiling, and green biorefinery for sustainable production

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of green and black tea kombuchas consumption on adiposity, lipid metabolism, liver steatosis, oxidative stress, and inflammation in Wistar rats...

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Characterization of phytochemical mixtures with inflammatory modulation potential from coffee leaves processed by green and black tea processing methods

Food Chemistry ◽

10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.07.097 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 271 ◽

pp. 248-258 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Xiumin Chen ◽

Kaiwen Mu ◽

David D. Kitts

Keyword(s):

Black Tea ◽

Processing Methods ◽

Green And Black Tea ◽

Inflammatory Modulation

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An ethnobotanical survey of Athrixia phylicoides and its uses.

Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie ◽

10.4102/satnt.v24i4.183 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 139-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. Olivier ◽

A. E. De Jager

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Black Tea ◽

Limpopo Province ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Traditional Use ◽

Medicinal Use ◽

African Plants ◽

Green And Black Tea ◽

Athrixia Phylicoides

Although traditional green and black tea is the world’s favourite drink, health or herbal “teas” are becoming increasingly popular. Despite the diversity of indigenous South African plants, only two herbal teas, namely honeybush and rooibos, are presently being produced on a commercial basis. However, a “tea” obtained from the Athrixia phylicoides plant, is extremely popular in the eastern interior of the country and may have commercial potential. Two ethnobotanical surveys were conducted in the Limpopo Province and in KwaZulu-Natal to obtain information on the traditional use of the plant amongst different ethnic groups. It was found that A. phylicoides is used as a herbal “tea”, as a medicine and for the making of brooms. Although A. phylicoides tea is very popular, the plant is most often used for the making of brooms. Medicinally it is used to treat “heart problems”, high blood pressure and diabetes. Only minor ethnically-based differences in medicinal use were revealed by the surveys. Its symbolic value and use during religious ceremonies were previously undocumented. Owing to indiscriminate harvesting techniques practised by pickers from urban areas, the plant is becoming increasingly scarce and may be faced with local extinction.

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Inhibitory effects of catechins on β-carbolines in tea leaves and chemical model systems

Food & Function ◽

10.1039/c7fo02053h ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 3126-3133 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ye Jiao ◽

Yan Yan ◽

Zhiyong He ◽

Daming Gao ◽

Fang Qin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Liquid Chromatography ◽

Black Tea ◽

Heterocyclic Amines ◽

Model Systems ◽

Tandem Mass ◽

Inhibitory Effects ◽

Tea Leaves ◽

Ultrahigh Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽

Green And Black Tea

The profile of 18 heterocyclic amines from seven categories (including β-carbolines) in tea leaves during green and black tea processing procedures, as well as commercial tea products was screened by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry.

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A predictive approach to the antioxidant capacity assessment of green and black tea infusions

Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization ◽

10.1007/s11694-020-00727-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Małgorzata Muzolf-Panek ◽

Anna Kaczmarek ◽

Anna Gliszczyńska-Świgło

Keyword(s):

Data Mining ◽

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Antioxidant Capacity ◽

Black Tea ◽

Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Data Mining Techniques ◽

Tea Quality ◽

Tea Infusions ◽

Green And Black Tea

AbstractContemporary consumers drink significant amounts of tea because of its health–benefits mainly associated to the presence of polyphenols with high antioxidant activity. Therefore, the information how to obtain tea infusion of the highest quality, i.e. with high antioxidant capacity is needed. In this study, the various models for the prediction of total polyphenols and antioxidant activity of green and black tea infusions were developed and compared. Three mathematical equations: Spiro’s, Peleg’s and logarithmic, and two data mining techniques: multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) and artificial neural networks (ANNs) were used to build the predictive models. The results obtained show that Spiro’s model could be used for the prediction of green tea quality expressed as total phenolic content or the antioxidant activity (determination coefficients above 0.99), whereas Peleg’s model is more suitable for black tea quality prediction (determination coefficients above 0.99). Data mining techniques (MARS and ANNs) enable to create models fast and of simple application with very good acceptability (determination coefficients above 0.99).

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The Association between Green and Black Tea Consumption on Successful Aging: A Combined Analysis of the ATTICA and MEDiterranean ISlands (MEDIS) Epidemiological Studies

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules24101862 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (10) ◽

pp. 1862 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Nenad Naumovski ◽

Alexandra Foscolou ◽

Nathan M. D’Cunha ◽

Stefanos Tyrovolas ◽

Christina Chrysohoou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Green Tea ◽

Successful Aging ◽

Coffee Consumption ◽

Black Tea ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Tea Consumption ◽

Successful Ageing ◽

Mediterranean Islands ◽

Combined Analysis ◽

Green And Black Tea

Tea is one of the most-widely consumed beverages in the world with a number of different beneficial health effects, mainly ascribed to the polyphenolic content of the tea catechins. The aim of this study was to examine the consumption of green, black, or no tea, in relation to the previously validated successful ageing index (SAI; higher values “healthier” ageing) in a combined analysis of adults aged >50 years old from the ATTICA (n = 1128 adults from Athens, Greece metropolitan area) and the MEDiterranean Islands Study (MEDIS) (n = 2221 adults from various Greek island and Mani) studies. After adjusting for age, sex, smoking, and coffee consumption, green tea was positively associated with SAI (b ± SE: 0.225 ± 0.055, p < 0.001), while black tea was negatively associated with SAI (unstandardized b coefficient ± Standard error: −0.807 ± 0.054, p < 0.001). Green tea (vs black tea) consumption, had higher odds of a SAI of over 3.58 out of 10 (OR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.38–2.28). Green tea consumption was also associated with higher levels of physical activity (p < 0.001) and reduced likelihood of hypertension (p = 0.006) compared with black tea. Two possible mechanisms are that green tea possesses high levels of catechins such as (−)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate and l-theanine compared with black tea. Therefore, the present analysis supports both the role of green tea constituents in successful ageing, as well as its role as an important component of an overall healthy diet in adults aged 50 years and over from these two epidemiological studies.

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