• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.409-416
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• 2007

This study investigated changes in the catechin and alkaloid contents of Bosung green tea during different manufacturing processes and storage periods, using HPLC and UV-VIS spectrophotometer analysis. For changes in the catechin and alkaloid contents by roasting technique, we found that EGCG, CG and GCG decreased just slightly by processes performed before roasting, rather than after roasting. In addition, theobromine, caffeine, and ECG changed minimally throughout all the processes. For changes in the catechin and purine alkaloid contents of the green tea leaves during storage, EGCG, ECG, and CAF decreased considerably in the green tea stored at temperatures of $5^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$, and they decreased by $20{\sim}30%$ after storage for 1 year. However, a quantitative difference was hardly observed in the catechin and alkaloid contents regardless of storage temperature.