Tag:heicha

In the article about fungi and bacteria in dark teas (heicha, puer), it was discussed that some fungi can produce toxins with mutagenic and hepatotoxic effects. Research from 2022 indicates that during tea brewing, aflatoxins are only detectable in the first infusion, suggesting that it is worth rinsing tea leaves before brewing, and also that tea leaves could potentially serve as a toxin absorbent.

I didn't expect such interest in the previous post, so I decided to continue this series and talk about bacteria and especially fungi in heicha teas, that is dark teas, and do it as soon as possible. Two articles published in March 2021 and January 2022 in the journal Trends in Food Science & Technology will help me with this.