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ISO/NP 22173 Jasmine tea — definition and basic requirements

Source:
ISO
Committee:
AW/8 - Tea
Categories:
Information management | Standardization. General rules
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Scope

This International Standard specifies the terms and definition, classification and the basic requirements of jasmine tea which is manufactured by blending tea and fresh jasmine flowers for consumption as a beverage and the chemical requirements for jasmine tea that are used to indicate that jasmine tea have been produced in accordance with good production practices. This International Standard also specifies the packing and marking requirements for jasmine tea in containers.

This International Standard is applicable for fresh jasmine flowers scenting green teas.

This International Standard is not applicable to scented green teas with flowers apart from jasmine flowers, and flavored with essential oils of jasmine flowers.

Purpose

Jasmine tea is a special type of tea and is consumed in the world as a beverage. Jasmine tea is manufactured by the combination of tea and fresh jasmine flowers and tea absorbing the emitting fragrance of the opening flowers during processing. Jasmine tea has its unique features in which the aroma of tea scented with jasmine flowers and is deeply loved by tea drinkers worldwide. Jasmine tea is a kind of re-processed tea scented with fresh jasmine flowers. The quality characteristics of Jasmine tea depend on many factors including the type of tea, the quality of Jasmine flowers, the technology of processing, the times of scenting and so on. The main processes include base tea re-drying, scenting with jasmine flowers, spreading, flowers pick-out, drying, final scenting, and packing.

The tea base for scenting is usually green tea, occasionally black tea, oolong tea and white tea also could be scented. The major product consumed in market is jasmine green tea. Depending on the grade of green tea, jasmine green tea is classified into different sub-types.

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