FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 44-46.

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Studies on the Microwave Treatment Effect on the Structures of Caffeine and Tea-polysaccharide in Tea

 WANG  Xing-Ping, ZHOU  Zhi, MO  Kai-Ju, ZHANG  Jia-Nian   

  • Online:2003-03-15 Published:2011-12-13

Abstract: By using mid -grade and lowgrade green tea as rawmaterial,the chemical structures of caffeine and tea -polysaccharide extracts by mic rowave treatment were studied in the paper.By using purified water as the solvent,tea was extractedunder mic rowave treatment,thenthe greentea was leached3times withpurifiedwater.The caffeine and the -polysaccharid e were separated fromthe extracted s olution and purified.The results of the analysis of UV -Vis and IRshowed that the microwave had no effecf on the chemical structures of caffeine and tea -polysaccharide.

Key words: microwave, tea, caffeine, tea -poly sacharide, structure