Exploring the Quality and Application Potential of the Remaining Tea Stems after the Postharvest Tea Leaves: The Example of Lu’an Guapian Tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> L.)

Lu’an Guapian tea is produced through the processing of only leaves, with the stems and buds discarded, but stems constitute a large proportion of the tea harvest. To test the usability of tea stems, we compared the physicochemical properties of tea leaves and stems from the same growth period as we...

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Main Authors: Wenjun Zhang, Wenli Guo, Changxu He, Meng Tao, Zhengquan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/15/2357