Contents of Neo-flavored Tea (GABA Kintaro) Containing γ-Aminobutyric Acid

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  • γ-アミノ酪酸を蓄積させた新香味茶（ギャバ金太郎）の内容成分について
  • ガンマ アミノラクサン オ チクセキ サセタ シン コウミチャ ギャバキン タロウ ノ ナイヨウ セイブン ニ ツイテ
  • Contents of Neo-flavored Tea (GABA Kintaro) Containing ^|^gamma;-Aminobutyric Acid

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The contents of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), catechins, theaflavins, caffeine and pheophorbide-a in neo-flavored tea (GABA Kintaro tea) were analyzed.<BR>1)The amounts of GABA were increased over 1.5mg/g by means of infrared ray irradiation with agitation treatment.<BR>2)There was a tendency for the amount of catechins to be decreased by this treatment, whereas the amount of theaflavins tended to increase with the same treatment. The composition of these contents in this GABA Kintaro tea was almost the same as that of black tea.<BR>3)There was a tendency for the amount of caffeine to be decreased by this treatment.<BR>4)There was a tendency for the amount of pheophorbide-a to be increased by this treatment.<BR>5)The result of this study showed that the amounts of GABA and theaflavins in this GABA Kintaro tea were higher than ordinary green tea but contained few catechins.It became clear that the amount of pheophorbide-a in this GABA Kintaro tea was less than the standard value established in processed chlorella.

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