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. 2023 Nov 14;24(22):16304. doi: 10.3390/ijms242216304

Table 7.

The contents of TRP and some KP metabolites in different types of tea and coffee. 3HAA, 3HKyn, AA, CA, and XA were not included in a target list of the analytical methods utilized for quantitative analysis.

Tea/Coffee Brand/Type Concentration Range Ref.
TRP KYN KYNA QA PIC
Black tea Ceylon Kenilworth n.a. n.a. 5.25–5.58 µg/mL n.a. n.a. [12]
Kenya Original GFOP Milima n.a. n.a. 4.99–5.57 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Assam TGFOP 1 Tezpore and Gogra n.a. n.a. 2.95–3.89 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Assam TGFOP 1 Tezpore n.a. n.a. 2.38–3.92 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Pu erh n.a. n.a. 1.90–2.23 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
China Huang Jing Cha n.a. n.a. 1.60–2.19 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
not specified 248.0–310.0 mg/kg a 0.05–0.28 mg/kg a 0.9–3.4 µg/kg a n.a. 0.1–0.25 mg/kg a [119]
Grean tea Ginkaku Sencha n.a. n.a. 6.58–10.81 µg/mL n.a. n.a. [12]
Japan Tamaryokucha n.a. n.a. 6.54–8.53 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
China Green Yunnan n.a. n.a. 3.57–3.96 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Asairi Houjicha gojobashi n.a. n.a. 3.10–4.32 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Gunpowder Temple of Heaven n.a. n.a. 2.61–3.11 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Che Nhai Dac Biet Jasmine n.a. n.a. 0.46–0.57 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
not specified 39.0–140.0 mg/kg a 0.07–0.64 mg/kg a 0.99–3.0 µg/kg a 0.17–0.32 mg/kg a n.a. [119]
Herbal tea Rooibos Origina n.a. n.a. 0.11–0.31 µg/mL n.a. n.a. [12]
Oolong tea not specified 144.0–395.0 mg/kg a 0.09–0.55 mg/kg a 0.80–3.40 µg/kg a 0.17–0.32 mg/kg a n.a. [119]
White tea Xue Long n.a. n.a. 2.79–3.01 µg/mL n.a. n.a. [12]
China Pai Mu Tan n.a. n.a. 2.27–2.80 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Yellow tea China Huang Da Cha n.a. n.a. 2.13–3.67 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Ground coffee Tchibo Family n.a. n.a. 0.31–0.34 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Cafe Prima Finezja n.a. n.a. 0.20–0.23 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Douwe Egberts crema silk n.a. n.a. 0.17–0.20 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Tchibo Exclusive 100% Arabica n.a. n.a. 0.06–0.11 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Jacobs Kronung n.a. n.a. 0.08–0.09 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
MK Café Premium n.a. n.a. 0.05–0.06 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Instant coffee Tchibo Exclusive100% Arabica n.a. n.a. 0.53–0.73 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Tchibo Gold selection crema n.a. n.a. 0.29–0.34 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Tchibo Family Classic n.a. n.a. 0.26–0.31 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Nescafé Classic n.a. n.a. 0.20–0.25 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Jacobs Cronat Gold n.a. n.a. 0.16–0.22 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Whole-bean coffee Costa Rican Royal Tarrazu n.a. n.a. 0.03–0.05 µg/mL n.a. n.a.
Dallmayr Standard 100% Arabica n.a. n.a. 0.02–0.03 µg/mL n.a. n.a.

a—estimated based on data collected from different shooting periods; n.a.—data are not available, the analyte was not included in the target list of the applied analytical methods; and N—number of analyzed samples. AA—anthranilic acid; CA—cinnabarinic acid; 3HAA—3-hydroxyanthranilic acid; 3HKyn—3-hydroxykynurenine; KYN—kynurenine; KYNA—kynurenic acid; PIC—picolinic acid; QA—quinolinic acid; TRP—tryptophan; and XA—xanthurenic acid.