Calculated Mean Content Values

Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
mg/100 ml 0.73 0.29 2.07 0.43
mol/100 ml 1.58e-06 6.24e-07 4.46e-06 9.22e-07

Values calculated by aggregating data from 19 different samples from 3 unique publications.

Aglycone Mean Content Values

Aglycone Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
Quercetin mg/100 ml 0.48 0.19 1.35 0.28
mol/100 ml 1.03e-06 4.06e-07 2.90e-06 6.00e-07

Original Content Values Used to Produce Means

Price, K.R.; Rhodes, M.J.C.; Barnes, K.A. (1998) Flavonol glycoside content and composition of tea infusions made from commercially available teas and tea products. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 46:2517-2522
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
0.66 mg/100 ml Black tea blend 1 no 1
0.29 mg/100 ml Black tea Keemun no 1
1.02 mg/100 ml Black tea blend 2 no 1
0.99 mg/100 ml Black tea blend 3 no 1
0.95 mg/100 ml Black tea blend 4 no 1
1.53 mg/100 ml Black tea blend 5 no 1
0.56 mg/100 ml Black tea Lapsang souchong no 1
2.07 mg/100 ml Black tea Ceylon no 1
0.43 mg/100 ml Black tea Assam no 1
0.96 mg/100 ml Black tea Njuno no 1
0.82 mg/100 ml Black tea Darjeeling no 1
Rechner, A.R.; Wagner, E.; Buren van, L.; Put van de, F.; Wiseman, S.; Rice-Evans, C.A. (2002) Black tea represents a major source of dietary phenolics among regular tea drinkers. Free radical research 36:1127-1135
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
0.63 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion brand 1 no 3
0.45 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion brand 5 no 3
0.62 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion brand 6 no 3
0.79 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion brand 7 no 3
0.50 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion brand 2 no 3
0.69 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion brand 3 no 3
0.53 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion brand 4 no 3
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
1.25 mg/100 ml Black tea infusion no 1