THE IMPACT OF MECHANIZATION OF TEA HARVESTING ON THE QUALITY OF SOUTHINDIAN CTC TEAS

Authors
RAVICHANDRAN R PARTHIBAN R
Citation
R. Ravichandran et R. Parthiban, THE IMPACT OF MECHANIZATION OF TEA HARVESTING ON THE QUALITY OF SOUTHINDIAN CTC TEAS, Food chemistry, 63(1), 1998, pp. 61-64
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Nutrition & Dietetics","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Food chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03088146
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
61 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-8146(1998)63:1<61:TIOMOT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The chemical quality parameters and sensory evaluation of black teas c hanged with method of plucking. Hand-plucked teas were very rich in th eir green-leaf biochemical precursors and had higher contents of made- tea quality constituents than shear-plucked teas. The quality deterior ation was mainly due to mechanical injury and non-selective plucking w ith shear-harvesting. However, tea obtained by shear-harvesting from a continuously sheared field over a prolonged period was found to be su perior. The use of shears reduced the yield and increased the plucking average with a net decrease in cost of production compared to hand pl ucking. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.