Table 1.
OTA concentrations above LOQ of dark tea samples from different regions and years.
| No. | Year | Region | Type | Concentration (μg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GX38 | 2016 | Guangxi | Liupao tea | 4.59 ± 3.02 |
| HN2 | 2019 | Hunan | Dark tea | 9.75 ± 1.65 |
| HB10 | 2000 | Hunan | Dark tea | 2.63 ± 0.67 |
| HB13 | 2015 | Hunan | Fu brick tea | 6.80 ± 0.59 |
| HN16 | 2014 | Hunan | Tianjian tea | 3.92 ± 0.49 |
| HN17 | 2017 | Hunan | Qing brick tea | 2.79 ± 0.61 |
| HN22 | 2018 | Hunan | Fu brick tea | 4.72 ± 0.24 |
| HN24 | 2012 | Hunan | Fu brick tea | 2.76 ± 0.36 |
| SC9 | 2014 | Sichuan | Kang brick tea | 4.61 ± 0.70 |
| SC12 | 2016 | Sichuan | Jinjian tea | 5.38 ± 2.47 |
| SC13 | 2016 | Sichuan | Kang brick tea | 9.83 ± 1.54 |
| SC15 | 2018 | Sichuan | Kang brick tea | 7.60 ± 1.00 |
| SC18 | 2014 | Sichuan | Jinjian tea | 5.75 ± 2.01 |
| SC24 | 2017 | Sichuan | Kang brick tea | 3.90 ± 0.12 |
| SC30 | 2015 | Sichuan | Kang brick tea | 4.55 ± 0.62 |
| SC36 | 2017 | Sichuan | Dark tea | 7.74 ± 0.94 |
| SC38 | 2021 | Sichuan | Dark tea | 5.36 ± 0.29 |
| SC39 | 2021 | Sichuan | Kang brick tea | 12.62 ± 0.72 |
| SC44 | 2021 | Sichuan | Tibetan tea | 5.61 ± 2.88 |
| SX1 | 2018 | Shannxi | Fu brick tea | 3.52 ± 0.07 |
| YN30 | 2020 | Yunnan | Ripe Pu-erh tea | 2.51 ± 0.16 |