Development and Validation of Near-Infrared Methods for the Quantitation of Caffeine, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and Moisture in Green Tea Production

<table class="table-group" id="tab8"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Item</td><td class="align_center">NIR</td><td class="align_center">HPLC</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Time required</td><td class="align_center">3 min</td><td class="align_center">100 min</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of steps required</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">&gt;10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sample volume required</td><td class="align_center">0 g</td><td class="align_center">0.5 g</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of NIR and HPLC methods.</div>

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Table 8: Development and Validation of Near-Infrared Methods for the Quantitation of Caffeine, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and Moisture in Green Tea Production 

Table 8 | Development and Validation of Near-Infrared Methods for the Quantitation of Caffeine, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and Moisture in Green Tea Production 