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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (28): 148-156.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0576

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Study on Suitability Evaluation and Antioxidant Activity of Lvyangchun Tea Processed by Different Tea Cultivars

AI Zeyi(), HU Zhenmin, YE Yutong, MU Bing, LI Ronglin, YANG Yiyang()   

  1. Institute of Leisure Agriculture, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Nanjing 210014
  • Received:2023-08-15 Revised:2024-04-08 Online:2024-10-05 Published:2024-09-29

Abstract:

The paper aims to screen suitable varieties for Lvyangchun tea, so as to provide theoretical basis for the introduction of superior varieties of tea plants and the improvement of the quality of Lvyangchun tea. A comprehensive comparison was made between five main tea varieties in Yizheng, and the suitability evaluation tea cultivars for Lvyangchun tea was studied by biochemical analysis, electronic tongue analysis and sensory evaluation. The results showed that the sensory evaluation scores, taste scores and umami values of Lvyangchun tea processed by different tea cultivars were all in the same order: ‘Baiye No.1’> ‘Quntizhong’> ‘Huangjinya’> ‘Longjingchangye’> ‘Fudingdahao’. The analysis of quality components showed that Lvyangchun tea processed by ‘Baiye No.1’ which had the highest umami value also had the highest contents of glutamic acid and aspartic acid; the amount of EGCG in ‘Huangjinya’ with the lowest astringency value were also the lowest (6.08%); the amount of caffeine in Longjingchangye with the lowest bitterness value were also the lowest (2.78%). However, Lvyangchun tea processed by ‘Fudingdahao’ contained the highest content of caffeine (3.44%), EGCG (8.89%) and total catechin content (17.64%) and the lowest contents of glutamic acid and aspartate, which lead to a high value of bitterness and astringency and a low value of umami respectively. These results were consistent with the sensory evaluation results. In addition, Lvyangchun tea processed by ‘Longjingchangye’ also showed the strongest scavenging activity of DPPH (IC50=38.20 µg/mL) and ABTS (IC50=17.44 µg/mL), showing a strong antioxidant activity. In conclusion, ‘Baiye No.1’, ‘Quntizhong’, ‘Huangjinya’, ‘Longjingchangye’ had certain advantages for processing Lvyangchun tea respectively, while ‘Fudingdahao’ with a poorer aroma and taste was not recommended.

Key words: Lvyangchun tea, suitability evaluation, quality components, antioxidant activity, variety selection, electronic tongue analysis, sensory evaluation