TY - CHAP AU - Ali Imran AU - Muhammad Umair Arshad AU - Ghulam Hussain AU - Rabia Shabir Ahmed AU - Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad AU - Bilal Rasool AU - Muhammad Imran AU - Qasim Ali AU - Jazia Naseem AU - Darosham Sohail AU - Sara Ishtiaq AU - Neelam Faiza AU - Usman Naeem AU - Muhammad Asif Khan AU - Muhammad Shahbaz ED - Gonçalo Justino Y1 - 2020-05-27 PY - 2020 T1 - Black Tea: Chemical and Pharmacological Appraisal N2 - This book addresses in a succinct way some of the state-of-the-art studies on the chemistry and pharmacology of teas. It starts with some of the reasons why tea is called the elixir of life, and looks at the world consumption of tea and its role in many western and eastern cultures. The book proceeds with a systematic study that establishes the predominant compositions of different types of tea. The effects of tea constituents on health are discussed, and a final chapter discusses some of the potential applications of tea in the food industry. BT - Tea SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90114 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.90114 SN - 978-1-83880-618-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -