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Quantitative analysis of green tea polyphenols in Indian cultivars
Global Advances in Tea Science: Economic Crisis in Tea Industry - Strategies of Scientific Management
G. Longo , M. Karan, P. D. Sharma, D. D. Rakesh, S. Vyas and K. Vasisht
2007
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Abstract

Green tea catechins (GTCs), namely (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and epicatechin gallate (ECG), were analysed in 25 prominent Indian tea cultivars cultivated in North, South and North-east states of India using an optimized procedure of extraction and HPLC determination. Kangra Jawala grown in Palampur (North India) showed the highest content of EGCG (6.88%), followed by TRI-2026 (6.83%) grown in Coonoor (South India) and lowest content were recorded in P-126 (1.2%) grown in Darjeeling. The TV-1 cultivars from Palampur showed the highest content of ECG (2.74%)among all the samples analysed.