Tea Classification of Niangniang Tea Based on the Method of Chemics Analysis
Niangniang tea,according to the legend,was tribute tea in Ming Dynasty.The craftsmanship had been handed down from generation to generation by the local people.However,the limitations of the transmission path and processing equipment,resulting in the process had a large defect,couldn't reflect the quality of the tea as recorded.Therefore,the classification of tea was controversial.The local craft and the traditional replica craft Niangniang tea were evaluated by their quality characteristics.Based on the method of chemics analysis of tea classification,the contents of caffeine,theanine and catechins were determined,and the characteristic component factors were calculated.The results showed that,even with major process defects,the local craft Niangniang tea and the recreated traditional craft Niangniang tea both had sweet and honey aroma,showed a typical characteristics of yellow tea mellow and taste.By comprehensive use of scientific methods and data,it was determined that Niangniang tea was yellow tea.