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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 763-778.doi: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.20240829.001

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Research on Flavors and Qualities of Optimization Blending Samples of Hunan Raw Dark Teas

JIANG Ating1, LIU Qiaofang1, XIAO Juanjuan1, HE Junhui2,*, GAO Bingcai2, HUANG Jian'an1,3,4,5, WANG Kunbo1,3,4,5, LIU Zhonghua1,3,4,5, YU Lijun1,3,4,5,*   

  1. 1. Key Lab of Education Ministry of Hunan Agricultural University for Tea Science, Changsha 410128, China;
    2. Hunan Hualai Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Anhua 413500, China;
    3. National Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha 410128, China;
    4. Co-Innovation Center of Education Ministry for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha 410128, China;
    5. Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Gene Resources of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Changsha 410128, China
  • Received:2024-01-02 Revised:2024-03-07 Online:2024-10-15 Published:2024-11-08

Abstract: In order to study how to obtain the raw materials of dark tea processing with Hunan regional characteristics of mellow and fresh taste, heavy and long-lasting aroma, Zhuyeqi raw dark tea (Z), Taoyuan-daye raw dark tea (T), Huangjincha 1 raw dark tea (H) were obtained by processing the fresh leaves of relative cultivars, and six blending tea samples were obtained by blending these three raw dark tea (Z∶T∶H) with the ratio of 20∶20∶60, 20∶60∶20, 40∶15∶45, 40∶45∶15, 60∶10∶30, 60∶30∶10. Comparative analysis of their sensory evaluation, taste quality and aroma components was also conducted. The results show that when the proportion of Zhuyeqi raw dark tea was 40% and 60%, the blended teas were mellower and fresher in taste, with heavier and longer-lasting aroma than the original raw tea and the two blends with the proportion of Zhuyeqi raw dark tea of 20%. The tea samples' quality had significant improvement. The results of biochemical analysis show that, when the proportion of Zhuyeqi raw dark tea was 40% and 60%, the contents of water extract and gallic acid were higher, and the taste was mellow and fresh. On this basis, when Taoyuan-daye raw dark tea accounted for a higher percentage of tea, the contents of tea polyphenols, flavonoids, total catechins and caffeine were higher and the taste was mellow. When Huangjincha 1 raw dark tea accounted for a higher percentage of tea, the content of soluble sugar was higher, and the taste was sweeter. A total of 77 volatile components were detected by headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Based on the variable importance in projection (VIP) of the orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis method (OPLS-DA), 41 components (VIP>1) were screened out by this experiment, and by further calculating their relative odor activity value (ROAV), 13 key differential volatiles such as linalool, L-α-terpineol, cedrol, isopropylidene acetone and crocinaldehyde were identified (VIP>1, ROAV>1). When the proportion of Zhuyeqi raw dark tea was 40% and 60%, the high aroma and lasting characteristics were closely related to the high contents of saffron and aldehyde. Adding high proportion of Huangjincha 1 raw dark tea, the contents of D-limonene and linalool oxide (Ⅳ) were higher, which gave the floral aroma of the blending samples.

Key words: raw dark tea, optimization blending, taste quality, aroma quality, GC-MS

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