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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (11): 152-158.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-1014

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Mulberry Tea Processed with Leaves of Different Maturity and Under Different Fermentation Degrees: A Study on the Processing Suitability

XIAO Yang1(), SHEN Weizhi1, YANG Qiong1, XING Dongxu1, LI Qingrong1, ZOU Yuxiao1,2()   

  1. 1 Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610
    2 Maoming Sub-Center, Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525032
  • Received:2022-12-08 Revised:2023-01-31 Online:2023-04-15 Published:2023-04-10

Abstract:

To understand the processing suitability of mulberry tea processed by leaves of different maturity, mulberry leaves of fruit and leaf dual-use mulberry variety ‘Yueshenda 10’ which has the largest planting area in China were taken as the raw materials, to process mulberry tea with different fermentation degrees by corresponding processing technologies of green tea, oolong tea and black tea, respectively. The nutrient active ingredients and sensory quality of the processed tea samples were analyzed. The results showed that the total polyphenol content of mulberry tea processed by mulberry leaves of three kinds of maturity decreased gradually with the deepening of fermentation, while the content of total polysaccharide, free amino acid and water extract increased gradually. In the mulberry tea processed by mulberry leaves with maturity I (leaf position 1-4), the total score of sensory quality of green tea was the highest, and the taste and aroma of oolong tea and black tea were slightly better than those of green tea. In the mulberry tea processed by mulberry leaves with maturity II (leaf position 5-8), the total score of oolong tea was the highest. In the mulberry tea processed by mulberry leaves with maturity III (leaf position 9-12), the total score of black tea was slightly higher than that of oolong tea, while the total score of green tea was the lowest. Considering the content of nutrient active ingredients and the sensory quality score results of mulberry tea, mulberry leaves with maturity I are more suitable for green tea processing, mulberry leaves with maturity II have wide suitability, which are suitable for oolong tea, green tea or black tea processing, and mulberry leaves with maturity III are more suitable for black tea or oolong tea processing. The results of this experiment can provide reference for the production of mulberry tea and the comprehensive development of mulberry leaves.

Key words: processing suitability, mulberry leave, maturity, mulberry tea, fermentation degree