Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "Theanine"

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Effect of Seasons on Theanine Levels in Different Kenyan Commercially Released Tea Cultivars and Its Variation in Different Parts of the Tea Shoot

Wachira, Francis N.; Janet, Too C.; John, Wanyoko K.; Thomas, Kinyanjui; Kelvin, Moseti O. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-11)

A study was conducted to determine the effect of seasons in 23 different Kenyan commercially released tea cultivars. This was done for three seasons viz: cold and wet, cold and humid, hot and dry. The cold and wet season ...
Effect of Sunlight Exposure and Different Withering Durations on Theanine Levels in Tea ( Camellia si nensis )

Wachira, Francis N.; Too, Janet C.; Kinyanjui, Thomas; Wanyoko, John K. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2015)

Theanine is a non -protein amino acid representing as much as 50% of the total amino acids in black tea and 1 % - 2% of dry weight in green tea. It has been shown to be able to ...
Green tea from purple leaf coloured tea clones in Kenya- their quality characteristics

Wachira, Francis N.; Kilela, E. C.; Faraja, A. K.; Wanyoko, J. K.; Mwingirwa, V. (Elsevier, 2013-11)

The Kenyan tea industry wishes to diversify its tea products, and in line with this, anthocyanin – rich teas were developed at the Tea Research Foundation of Kenya. These teas have purple-coloured leaves and the green ...

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