Calculated Mean Content Values

Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
mg/100 ml 0.68 0.02 3.50 1.20
mol/100 ml 4.00e-06 1.18e-07 2.06e-05 7.05e-06

Values calculated by aggregating data from 14 different samples from 4 unique publications.

Aglycone Mean Content Values

Aglycone Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
Gallic acid mg/100 ml 0.68 0.02 3.50 1.20
mol/100 ml 4.00e-06 1.18e-07 2.06e-05 7.05e-06

Original Content Values Used to Produce Means

Lin, J.K.;Lin, C.L.;Liang, Y.C.;Lin-Shiau, S.Y.;Juan, I.M. (1998) Survey of catechins, gallic acid, and methylxanthines in green, oolong, pu-erh and black teas. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 46:3635-3642
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
0.04 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Fu-Chien An-Hsi Tieh-Kuan-Yin no 1
0.03 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Fu-Chien (Shen-Chun) An-Hsi Tieh-Kuan-Yin no 1
0.02 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Fu-Chien Yu-San Tieh-Kuan-Yin no 1
0.05 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Fu-Chien Oolong no 1
0.05 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Fu-Chien Wun-Yi Oolong no 1
0.05 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Fu-Chien An-Chi Tieh Kuan-Yin no 1
0.03 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - An-Hui Huang-Shan Mao-Feng no 1
0.04 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Ping-Lin, Taipei, Paochong no 1
0.05 mg/100 ml Chinese oolong and paochong commercial tea - Ping-Lin, Taipei, Oolong no 1
Kuhr, S.; Engelhardt, U.H. (1991) Determination of flavanols, theogallin. Zeitschrift fuer Lebensmittel Untersuchung und Forschung 192:526-529 PubMed (8717094)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
3.50 mg/100 ml Oolong tea infusion, Taiwan, Leaf no 1
3.17 mg/100 ml Oolong tea infusion, China, Leaf no 1
Lin Y., Juan I., Chen Y., Liang Y., Lin J. (1996) Composition of polyphenols in fresh tea leaves and associations of their oxygen-radical-absorbing capacity with antiproliferative actions in fibroblast cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 44:1387-1394
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
0.75 mg/100 ml Paochung tea infusion, TTE 12 no 1
0.25 mg/100 ml Paochung tea infusion, Wun-Yi no 1
Kilmartin P.A., Chyong F.H. (2003) Characterisation of polyphenols in green, oolong, and black teas, and in coffee, using cyclic voltammetry. Food Chemistry 82:501-512
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
1.50 mg/100 ml Oolong tea - Infusion - 100°C no 1