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. 2019 Aug 12;24(16):2917. doi: 10.3390/molecules24162917

Table 6.

Color values of different tea infusions.

Parameter NFT BGT TOT LBT
L 83.01 ± 0.48c 103.33 ± 0.44a 98.67 ± 0.39b 78.95 ± 0.65d
a 6.9 ± 0.03b –2.12 ± 0.18c –2.51 ± 0.22d 13.33 ± 0.15a
b −1.74 ± 0.83b –13.43 ± 0.68d 3.71 ± 1.51a –6.52 ± 1.09c

Values are the means ± standard deviation of triplicate determinations. Means with the different letters (a, b, c, or d) in the same row are significantly different at p < 0.05. NFT, novel fermented tea; BGT, Boseong green tea; TOT, Tieguanyin oolong tea; LBT, Lipton black tea.