Tea and tea products : chemistry and health-promoting properties

s including black, green, and oolong. It also discusses production and manufacturing aspects.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ho, Chi-Tang , 1944- (Editor), Shahidi, Fereidoon , 1951- (Editor), Lin, Jen-Kun (Editor)
Format: Book
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press , c2009
Series:Nutraceutical science and technology 8
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • ompounds in teas
  • 7. Bioavailability and metabolism of tea catechins in human subjects
  • 8. Antioxidant properties and mechanisms of tea polyphenols
  • 9. Mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by tea and tea polyphenols
  • 10. Effect of tea and tea constituents on inflammation
  • 11. Inhibition of breast cancer cell proliferation by theaflavins and epigallocatechin 3-gallate through suppressing proteasomal activities
  • 12. Suppression of prostate carcinogenesis by tea polyphenols through inhibiting microsomal aromatase and 5-a-reductase
  • 13. Green tea-induced thermogenesis controlling body weight
  • 14. Fermented tea is more effective than unfermented tea in suppressing lipogenesis and obesity 15. Trapping of methylglyoxal by tea polyphenols
  • 16. Chemistry and biological properties of theanine
  • 17. Flavor stability of tea drinks