The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags

Tea and mainly green tea as a rich source of antioxidants has been widely known for some time.  The antioxidant capacity of tea including green tea is mainly due to its catechins content.  The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the ORAC value and the catechins content....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: ez al-Din Khazal Najm Al-Zubaidi
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: collage of education / university of Misan 2020-05-01
Series:مجلة ابحاث ميسان
Subjects:
Online Access:https://uomisan.edu.iq/eduweb/jmr/index.php/jmr/article/view/32
_version_ 1827761586455969792
author ez al-Din Khazal Najm Al-Zubaidi
author_facet ez al-Din Khazal Najm Al-Zubaidi
author_sort ez al-Din Khazal Najm Al-Zubaidi
collection DOAJ
description Tea and mainly green tea as a rich source of antioxidants has been widely known for some time.  The antioxidant capacity of tea including green tea is mainly due to its catechins content.  The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the ORAC value and the catechins content. Regular and decaffeinated commercial green tea bags commonly consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) have been examined using Reversed-Phase High-pressure Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC). Teabags were purchased from different local supermarkets in the UK and extracted with natural mineral water at temperature 100°C for 9 minutes at the pre-adjusted pH 4. The level of four catechins (Epi-structured) for the thirteen types of green tea were separated and determined by HPLC analysis, i.e. ()-epigallocatechin (EGC), ()-epicatechin (EC), ()-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and ()-epicatechin gallate (ECG). The standard graphs were validated using certified reference catechins supplied by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC). The levels of total catechins and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values varied from 34.61to 204.55 mg/g, 830.19- 4197.81 Trolox equivalents/g tea bags for thirteen types of green teas respectively. It was clear from the results of this study that there was a significant linear and positive correlation (r = 0.951, df = 12, p < 0.05) is found to exist between the total catechins contents and ORAC values. It can be concluded that the results of catechins measurements coupled to this; the well-known ORAC assay was successfully modified to measure the antioxidant capacity of the green tea extracts throughout this study. Furthermore, the higher the level of catechins the higher is the antioxidant capacity of the tea. This may stimulus consumers in selecting the type of tea and tea brewing times, exhibiting more health benefits. Nevertheless, the differences between the studied brands are owing to shelf life, production and storage conditions.    
first_indexed 2024-03-11T10:15:01Z
format Article
id doaj.art-a9ea993fd2ed428487fb49275f4130e6
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1815-6622
2789-7354
language Arabic
last_indexed 2024-03-11T10:15:01Z
publishDate 2020-05-01
publisher collage of education / university of Misan
record_format Article
series مجلة ابحاث ميسان
spelling doaj.art-a9ea993fd2ed428487fb49275f4130e62023-11-16T10:12:35Zaracollage of education / university of Misanمجلة ابحاث ميسان1815-66222789-73542020-05-01163110.52834/jmr.v16i31.32The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bagsez al-Din Khazal Najm Al-Zubaidi0College of Basic EducationTea and mainly green tea as a rich source of antioxidants has been widely known for some time.  The antioxidant capacity of tea including green tea is mainly due to its catechins content.  The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the ORAC value and the catechins content. Regular and decaffeinated commercial green tea bags commonly consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) have been examined using Reversed-Phase High-pressure Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC). Teabags were purchased from different local supermarkets in the UK and extracted with natural mineral water at temperature 100°C for 9 minutes at the pre-adjusted pH 4. The level of four catechins (Epi-structured) for the thirteen types of green tea were separated and determined by HPLC analysis, i.e. ()-epigallocatechin (EGC), ()-epicatechin (EC), ()-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and ()-epicatechin gallate (ECG). The standard graphs were validated using certified reference catechins supplied by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC). The levels of total catechins and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values varied from 34.61to 204.55 mg/g, 830.19- 4197.81 Trolox equivalents/g tea bags for thirteen types of green teas respectively. It was clear from the results of this study that there was a significant linear and positive correlation (r = 0.951, df = 12, p < 0.05) is found to exist between the total catechins contents and ORAC values. It can be concluded that the results of catechins measurements coupled to this; the well-known ORAC assay was successfully modified to measure the antioxidant capacity of the green tea extracts throughout this study. Furthermore, the higher the level of catechins the higher is the antioxidant capacity of the tea. This may stimulus consumers in selecting the type of tea and tea brewing times, exhibiting more health benefits. Nevertheless, the differences between the studied brands are owing to shelf life, production and storage conditions.    https://uomisan.edu.iq/eduweb/jmr/index.php/jmr/article/view/32Camellia sinensisCatechinsAntioxidant CapacityGreen Teadecaffeinated
spellingShingle ez al-Din Khazal Najm Al-Zubaidi
The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags
مجلة ابحاث ميسان
Camellia sinensis
Catechins
Antioxidant Capacity
Green Tea
decaffeinated
title The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags
title_full The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags
title_fullStr The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags
title_full_unstemmed The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags
title_short The catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags
title_sort catechins profile and antioxidant activity in different types of green tea bags
topic Camellia sinensis
Catechins
Antioxidant Capacity
Green Tea
decaffeinated
url https://uomisan.edu.iq/eduweb/jmr/index.php/jmr/article/view/32
work_keys_str_mv AT ezaldinkhazalnajmalzubaidi thecatechinsprofileandantioxidantactivityindifferenttypesofgreenteabags
AT ezaldinkhazalnajmalzubaidi catechinsprofileandantioxidantactivityindifferenttypesofgreenteabags