TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring Tea Pigments Theaflavins and Thearubigins in Dependence on the Method and Duration of Storage AU - Pokorna, J. AU - Bartl, P. AU - Straka, I. AU - Tauferova, A. AU - Pazout, V. AU - Ostadalova, M. JO - Journal of Food Technology VL - 9 IS - 2 SP - 50 EP - 56 PY - 2011 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1684-8462 DO - jftech.2011.50.56 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2011.50.56 KW - storage of teas KW -UV-VIS spectrophotometry KW -thearubigins KW -theaflavins KW -Tea KW -Czech Republic AB - The aim of this research was to monitor the decrease of tea pigments theaflavins and thearubigins in selected types of tea depending on the method and duration of storage. Teas were stored for 12 months in 6 different methods of storage. UV-VIS spectrophotometry was used as the analysis method. In some types of tea in the 1st month of storage a statistically significant decrease in the flavonoid pigments was detected especially in unproperly stored teas. ER -