Of Oolong tea

CS018 Moon, ]. H., N. Watanabe, Y. Ijima, A. Yagi and K. Sakata. Cis-and trans-linalool 3,7-oxides and methyl salicylate glycosides and (Z)-3-hexenyl beta-D-glucopyranoside as aroma precursors from tea leaves of oolong tea. Biosci Biotech Biochem 1996 60(11) 1815-1819. 

Fig. (14). Effects of oolong tea powder on body weight in mice fed a hi -fat diet for 10 weeks.

Table 1. Effects of oolong tea on parametrial adipose tissue weight, liver...

The effect of caffeine on metabolic rate has been well documented. A significant increase of 2-12% in metabolic rate was observed with caffeine doses of 200-300 mg. It was concluded that EGCG and caffeine from the tea act synergistically to produce the thermogenic response and an increase in fat oxidation. It is clear that the consumption of oolong tea stimulates both EE and fat oxidation in normal-weight man. This raises the possibility that tea consumption could have some beneficial effect on an individual s ability to maintain a lower body fat content. ... 

Extraction from Oolong Tea Leaves —> Filtration —> Cooling Centrifugation —> Extracts 2-1 Mixing, Filling, Sterilization Canned Drinks of Oolong Tea... 

Kawakami, M., Ganguly, S. N., Banerjee, J., and Kobayashi, A. 1995. Aroma composition of oolong tea and black tea by brewed extraction method and characterizing compounds of Darjeeling tea aroma. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43 200-7. 

Fig. (1). Effects of oolong tea on body weight in mice fed a high-fat diet for 10 weeks. Values are expressed as mean + s.e.m. of 18 mice in each group. Significantly different from the high-fat diet-treated group p<0.05. ...

It was demonstrated that the anti-obesity effects of oolong tea in high-fat diet-treated mice might be partly due to the inhibitory actions of the saponin fraction in oolong tea on pancreatic lipase activity. In this study, tea saponin prevented the high-fat diet-induced increases in body and parametrial adipose tissue weights by inhibiting the intestinal absorption of dietary fat via inhibition of pancreatic lipase activity, Fig. (5). 

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