茶多酚(Tea polyphenols),又名维多酚[1],为一种稠环芳香烃,是茶葉中多酚类物质的总称,包括黄烷醇类、花色苷类、黄酮类、黄酮醇类和酚酸类等。其中以黄烷醇类物质(儿茶素)最为重要,含量约占茶多酚总量的70%左右。茶多酚是形成茶叶色香味的主要成份之一,也是茶葉中有保健功能的主要成份之一。[2][3]茶叶也含酚,与多酚类合称为茶叶中的酚类成分(phenolic content in tea)。
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