New insights into the effect of fermentation temperature and duration on catechins conversion and formation of tea pigments and theasinensins in black tea

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第一作者： Hua, Jinjie

作者： Hua, Jinjie;Wang, Huajie;Yuan, Haibo;Wang, Jinjin;Jiang, Yongwen;Yin, Peng;Guo, Guiyi

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关键词： fermentation; black tea; catechin; theaflavin; theasinensin; thearubigin

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE （ 影响因子：3.639； 五年影响因子：3.803 ）

ISSN： 0022-5142

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摘要： BACKGROUND The phenol oxidative pathway during fermentation remains unclear. To elucidate the effect of fermentation on phenol conversion, we investigated the effects of fermentation temperature and duration on the conversion of catechins and the formation of theasinensins (TSs), theaflavins (TFs), thearubigins (TRs), and theabrownins (TBs). RESULTS During fermentation, TSs formation increased initially and then decreased. Long fermentation durations were unfavorable for liquor brightness (LB) and resulted in the production of large amounts of TRs and TBs. Low fermentation temperatures (20 degrees C and 25 degrees C) favored the maintenance of polyphenol oxidase activity and the continuous formation of TFs, TSs, and TRSI (a TRs fraction), resulting in better LB and liquor color. Higher temperatures (30 degrees C, 35 degrees C, and 40 degrees C) resulted in higher peroxidase activity, higher oxidative depletion rates of catechins, and excessive production of TRSII (a TRs fraction) and TBs. Analysis of the conversion pathway of polyphenolic compounds during fermentation showed that, during early fermentation, large amounts of catechins were oxidized and converted to TFs and theasinensin B. As fermentation progressed, considerable amounts of theaflavin-3 '-gallate, theasinensin A, theaflavin-3-gallate, theaflavin-3,3 '-digallate, and theasinensin C were produced and then converted to TRSI; in the final stage, TRSII and TBs were converted continuously. CONCLUSION Different fermentation temperature and duration combinations directly affected the type and composition of phenolic compounds. The key conditions for controlling phenolic compound conversion and fermentation direction were 60 or 90 min and 25 or 30 degrees C. Our study provides insights into the regulation of phenolic compound conversion during black tea fermentation. (c) 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.

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