Provided is a polyphenol composition derived from
Camellia sinensis
and having reduced harshness. The polyphenol composition according to the invention is derived from
Camellia sinensis
and contains flavonol aglycones and flavonol glycosides. A weight ratio [(B)/(A)] of the following total contents (B) to (A) is from 0.01 to 18:
(A) total content of the flavonol aglycones contained in solids of the polyphenol composition after hydrolysis as measured by high-performance liquid chromatography, and
(B) total content of the polyphenols contained in solids of the polyphenol composition as measured by the ferrous tartrate method.
提供了一种从茶树(Camellia sinensis)中提取的聚
酚化合物组成物,具有减少刺激性的特点。根据本发明,该聚
酚化合物组成物源自茶树(Camellia sinensis),并含有
黄酮醇原
花青苷和
黄酮醇苷。以下总含量(B)与(A)的重量比[(B)/(A)]为0.01至18:(A)通过高效
液相色谱法测定的
水解后聚
酚化合物固体中所含
黄酮醇原
花青苷的总含量,以及(B)通过
酒石酸亚
铁法测定的聚
酚化合物固体中所含聚
酚的总含量。