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http://dx.doi.org/10.13103/JFHS.2016.31.2.132

A Study on Antioxidant Activity and Antioxidant Compound Content by the Types of Tea  

Kim, Myeong-Gil (Public Health Research Planning Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Oh, Moon-Seog (Public Health Research Planning Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Jeon, Jong-Sup (Public Health Research Planning Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Kim, Han-Taek (Public Health Research Planning Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Yoon, Mi-Hye (Public Health Research Planning Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety / v.31, no.2, 2016 , pp. 132-139 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the contents of antioxidant compounds and antioxidant activities in teas. A total of 99 teas were tested for their antioxidant activities based on their ability to scavenge DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) free radical. Antioxidant activity was expressed as mg of ascorbic acid equivalents per 100 g tea sample (L-ascorbic acid equivalent antioxidant capacity, AEAC) and was expressed as mg per 1 serving size (free radical scavenging activity, $FSC_{50}$). The total polyphenol contents of the extracts was quantified using the Folin-Ciocalteu method and the total flavonoid contents of the extracts was determined using a modied method of Davis. Vitamin C was analyzed by HPLC method. According to the AEAC value, mate tea, green tea, black tea, oriental raisin tea, chamomile tea and burdock tea showed relatively high antioxidant activities. Polyphenolic compounds were the major naturally occurring antioxidant compounds found in teas and the high concentrations of total polyphenol compounds were observed in black tea, green tea and mate tea. The high concentrations of total flavonoid compounds were observed in mate tea, black tea and yam tea and the amount of vitamin C contents were found to be high in citron tea and green tea. As a result, steeping tea was much higher in antioxidant activity than either powdered tea or liquefied tea. According to the study, a high correlation was demonstrated between the total polyphenol contents and antioxidant activities in teas (r = 0.846) and correlations between the total flavonoid contents and antioxidant activities was statistically significant in teas (r = 0.625). It was found that also the proportional relationship established among the total polyphenol content and antioxidant activities. That is, antioxidant activity of teas has been confirmed to have been caused by the total polyphenol.
Keywords
antioxidant activity; polyphenol; flavonoid; vitamin C;
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