Table 1.
Tea brands | TPCA in mg GAE/g DW | TPCB in mg TAE/g DW |
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Green tea | 31. 6 ± 0.31e | 42.1 ± 0.41e |
Black lion | 22.2 ± 0.39b | 29.6 ± 0.52b |
Eirmon | 21.3 ± 0.24a | 28.5 ± 0.31a |
Gumero | 25.0 ± 0.37d | 32.3 ± 0.32d |
Abyssinia | 24.1 ± 0.78c | 32.2 ± 0.04c |
Dire | 22.3 ± 0.50b | 29.8 ± 0.66b |
Addis | 22.3 ± 0.50b | 29.8 ± 0.66b |
Wushwush | 23.6 ± 0.54c | 31.5 ± 0.72c |
Values in the same column that are followed by a different letters (a–e) are significantly different p < 0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range tests
TPCA is total phenol content, expressed in milligrams of gallic acid equivalents per g of dry tea sample
TPCB is total phenol content, expressed in milligrams of tannic acid equivalents per g of dry tea sample