FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1): 51-54.

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 XIE  Ming-Yong, WEN  Hui-Liang   

  • Online:2000-01-15 Published:2011-11-25

Abstract: Oolong tea from the Fujian Province is very popular at home and abroad. specially in Taiwan and Southeast Asia In order to elucidate the possibilities tp cpmpensate the need essential elements in the tea drinks a set of samples of oolong tea from the Fujian Province were analyzed by total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF).The contents of fourteen ele- ments P.S.K.Ca.Ti.Mn.Fc.Ni.Cu.Zn.Rb.Ba and Pbweredetermined simultaneously the element concentrations in tea leaves were from 2700 to 22000 μg/g for P.S.K and Ca. from 2 10 to 1500 μg/g for Mn and Fe .from 2.2 to 1 500μg/g forTi.Ni.Cu Zn. Rb. Sr. and Ba. and below 2. 1 μp g/g for Pb .referred to the dry sample mass basis. The solubility of K .Rb and Ni in infusions was between 32% and 75% that of P,S,Mn,Cu,Zn and Sr between 10% and 38% that of Ca between 7% and 11%. and that of Fe between 2% and 3%. The contents of Ti,Ba and Pb could not be detected by TXRF in the infusions. Selenium contents in these tea samples and their infusions were determined by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HG-AAS). The contents in tea leaves were found from 48 to 570ng/g.

Key words: Oolong Element tea analysis, Total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF), Hydride generation atomic absorption apectrometry (HG-AAS)