Calculated Mean Content Values
  
    
      | Units | 
      Average | 
      Min | 
      Max | 
      Standard Deviation | 
    
  
  
    
      | mg/100 ml | 
      2.26 | 
      0.00 | 
      15.69 | 
      4.10 | 
    
    
      | mol/100 ml | 
      7.38e-06 | 
      0.00 | 
      5.12e-05 | 
      1.34e-05 | 
    
    
  
  Values calculated by aggregating data from 14 
  different samples
   from 
  5 unique 
  publications.
  
Aglycone Mean Content Values
  
    
      | Aglycone | 
      Units | 
      Average | 
      Min | 
      Max | 
      Standard Deviation | 
    
  
  
      
        | (+)-Gallocatechin | 
        mg/100 ml | 
        2.26 | 
        0.00 | 
        15.69 | 
        4.10 | 
      
      
        | mol/100 ml | 
        7.38e-06 | 
        0.00 | 
        5.12e-05 | 
        1.34e-05 | 
      
 
  
Original Content Values Used to Produce Means
  
    Pascual-Teresa de, S.; Santos-Buelga, C.; Rivas-Gonzalo, J.C. (2000) Quantitative analysis of flavan-3-ols in Spanish foodstuffs and beverages. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 48:5331-5337 PubMed (11087482)  
    
      
        
        
        
        
      
       
      
        
          | Original Content Value | 
          Original Food Description | 
          Commercial Origin | 
          # of Samples Analyzed | 
        
      
      
        
          | 
            3.07 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion | 
          no | 
          3 | 
        
      
    
   
  
    Pelillo, M.; Biguzzi, B.; Bendini, A.; Gallina Toschi, T.; Vanzini, M.; Lercker, G. (2002) Preliminary investigation into development of HPLC with UV and MS-electrospray detection for the analysis of tea catechins. Food Chemistry 78:369-374
    
      
        
        
        
        
      
       
      
        
          | Original Content Value | 
          Original Food Description | 
          Commercial Origin | 
          # of Samples Analyzed | 
        
      
      
        
          | 
            0.00 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green Tea infusion 4 (whole leaves) | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            0.00 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green Tea infusion 5 (minced leaves) | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
      
    
   
  
    Long, H.; Zhu, Y.; Huang, T.; Coury, L.A.; Kissinger, P.T. (2001) Identification and determination of polyphenols in tea by liquid chromatography with multichannel electrochemical detection. Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies 24:1105-1114
    
      
        
        
        
        
      
       
      
        
          | Original Content Value | 
          Original Food Description | 
          Commercial Origin | 
          # of Samples Analyzed | 
        
      
      
        
          | 
            0.00 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion, Longjin, China | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            0.15 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion, Luan Guapian, China | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            0.00 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Black tea infusion, Hoji-cha, Japan | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            0.00 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion, Dynasty, Japan | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            0.70 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion, Maofeng, China | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
      
    
   
  
    Stewart A.J., Mullen W., Crozier A. (2005) On-line high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of the antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds in green and black tea. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 49:52-60 PubMed (15602765)  
    
      
        
        
        
        
      
       
      
        
          | Original Content Value | 
          Original Food Description | 
          Commercial Origin | 
          # of Samples Analyzed | 
        
      
      
        
          | 
            15.69 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
      
    
   
  
    Wang H., Helliwell K., You X. (2000) Isocratic elution system for the determination of catechins, caffeine and gallic acid in green tea using HPLC. Food Chemistry 68:115-121
    
      
        
        
        
        
      
       
      
        
          | Original Content Value | 
          Original Food Description | 
          Commercial Origin | 
          # of Samples Analyzed | 
        
      
      
        
          | 
            2.57 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion - Gunpowder | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            3.05 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion - Roasted green tea | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            2.81 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion - Sencha | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            0.40 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion - Keemun | 
          no | 
          1 | 
        
        
          | 
            1.57 mg/100 ml
           | 
          Green tea infusion - Sri Lanka | 
          no | 
          1 |