The effect of membrane-processed water on sensory properties of Oolong tea drinks

Three types of water, unprocessed water and two membrane-processed water, were employed to produce Oolong tea-drink samples. A commercial sample of Oolong tea-drinks using the same materials was also included for testing. A modified quantitative descriptive analysis was conducted on a line scale by...

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Published in:Food quality and preference 2000-07, Vol.11 (4), p.331-339
Main Authors: Yau, N.J.N, Huang, Y.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Coffee, tea and other stimulative beverage industries
Descriptive analysis
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Membrane-processed water
Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards
Principal component analysis
Tea drinks
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Summary:Three types of water, unprocessed water and two membrane-processed water, were employed to produce Oolong tea-drink samples. A commercial sample of Oolong tea-drinks using the same materials was also included for testing. A modified quantitative descriptive analysis was conducted on a line scale by 15 trained panelists and a hedonic test was conducted by 50 naı̈ve panelists. There were significant treatment effects on 13 out of 19 sensory descriptive attributes. The commercial sample was higher in red–brown color and alkaline-flavor, but lower in yellow–brown color, oolong-tea aroma, astringency, bitterness, Oolong-tea flavor, fermented-tea flavor, and astringent aftertaste. There were also membrane effects on color, aromas, and flavors of tea drinks. The most interesting phenomenon was that the unprocessed sample was found to be the lowest in the intensity of clearness by trained panelists. This implied that membrane process could improve the clearness of similar tea drinks. It was also found that 12 attributes, which could separate unprocessed, commercial and membrane-processed samples well, were important to the sensory properties of unsweetened Oolong tea drinks in principal component analysis. Concerning the preference test, the naı̈ve panelists liked the unprocessed sample the least. It seemed that this was affected by the appearance (low clearness) of the unprocessed sample.
ISSN:0950-3293
1873-6343
DOI:10.1016/S0950-3293(00)00007-0