Publications by authors named "Fuqiao Liu"

Article Synopsis
  • Storage time significantly affects the aroma quality of Pu-erh tea, and this study analyzed how its volatile compounds change over different storage periods using advanced gas chromatography techniques.
  • The research utilized gas chromatography electronic nose (GC-E-Nose), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) to identify 43 and 91 volatile compounds, respectively, effectively differentiating teas stored for various years.
  • Key volatile components like linalool and (E)-2-hexenal were identified as important indicators for distinguishing Pu-erh teas based on storage time, contributing valuable insights for tea quality control.
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Ripened Pu-erh tea (RPT) is a unique microbial fermented tea. Herein, we investigated the lipid composition of RPT and its metabolic changes during pile fermentation, by nontargeted lipidomics profiling and quantitative analysis using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). A total of 485 individual lipid species covering 26 subclasses were detected, and fatty acid ester of hydroxy fatty acid (FAHFA) was detected in tea for the first time.

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Aroma plays an important role in the quality of Pu-erh tea. However, the quality evaluation of Pu-erh tea aroma is heavily relied on the experience of sensory evaluation, and the theoretical research is relatively scarce. In the present work, the volatile compounds in Pu-erh tea were characterized by using gas phase electronic nose (e-nose) and microchamber/thermal extractor (µ-CTE) combined with thermal desorption coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TD-GC-MS).

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