Research Article

Physicochemical Parameters, Mineral Composition, and Nutraceutical Properties of Ready-to-Drink Flavored-Colored Commercial Teas

Table 4

Nutraceutical properties of ready-to-drink flavored-colored commercial teas.

Tea flavorPhenolics (mg·L−1)Antioxidant capacity (μmolTE·L−1)
Total phenolsTotal flavonoidsTotal catechinsTotal anthocyaninsDPPHABTSFRAP

Blueberry110.87 ± 0.95c26.10 ± 0.70d224.35 ± 8.54c10.44 ± 1.23d1029.21 ± 13.67b1030.65 ± 7.79a1143.00 ± 72.5a
Citrus211.56 ± 3.01a40.55 ± 2.8bc280.68 ± 23.71c15.22 ± 0.61c995.81 ± 8.70b1044.43 ± 2.33a1170.60 ± 69.7a
Lemon128.12 ± 2.54b65.46 ± 2.81a168.02 ± 2.85d6.52 ± 0.61d1096.00 ± 3.73a1048.84 ± 0.78a1269.20 ± 18.1a
Peach75.02 ± 1.58d20.62 ± 1.41e165.33 ± 4.74d7.39 ± 0.61d754.14 ± 2.49c904.98 ± 7.79b766.40 ± 79.00b
Rose petal32.35 ± 1.11f37.06 ± 0.70c552.27 ± 13.28b182.19 ± 10.45a118.77 ± 3.53e232.00 ± 11.69d147.70 ± 9.70d
Sangria56.99 ± 0.16e46.02 ± 2.11b640.79 ± 5.69a136.97 ± 5.53b405.26 ± 2.83d544.52 ± 3.12c459.10 ± 33.40c

Values with different letters within same evaluation are significantly different (, n = 3).