Odor Characteristics of Green Tea

Abstract

The palatability of green tea is mainly due to its odor characteristic. The odor of green tea abounds in diverse. Its attractive odor is different depended on the cultivar, harvested region, cultivation, and processing. This manuscript presents the odor characteristics of Chinese green tea, Japanese Sen-cha, Kamairi-cha, as well as cultivar, harvested region, fresh tea leaves, and roasting of green tea. The odor characteristics of green tea have been found out by making full use of the analytical method by many researchers until 2015. But the obtained results are just a few of the odor characteristics of green tea, which is rich in odor diversity. We will find out the attractive of green tea in odor analysis in the future. Then people would be able to feel affinity towards the green tea.