Tea brands | TPCA in mg GAE/g DW | TPCB in mg TAE/g DW |
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Green tea | 31. 6 ± 0.31e
| 42.1 ± 0.41e
|
Black lion | 22.2 ± 0.39b
| 29.6 ± 0.52b
|
Eirmon | 21.3 ± 0.24a
| 28.5 ± 0.31a
|
Gumero | 25.0 ± 0.37d
| 32.3 ± 0.32d
|
Abyssinia | 24.1 ± 0.78c
| 32.2 ± 0.04c
|
Dire | 22.3 ± 0.50b
| 29.8 ± 0.66b
|
Addis | 22.3 ± 0.50b
| 29.8 ± 0.66b
|
Wushwush | 23.6 ± 0.54c
| 31.5 ± 0.72c
|
- Values in the same column that are followed by a different letters (a–e) are significantly different p < 0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range tests
- TPCA is total phenol content, expressed in milligrams of gallic acid equivalents per g of dry tea sample
- TPCB is total phenol content, expressed in milligrams of tannic acid equivalents per g of dry tea sample