Table 1 Variations in tea flavor-related metabolite levels in Population 1

From: Genome-wide association analysis identified molecular markers associated with important tea flavor-related metabolites

Metabolite

Season

Range (%)

Mean

(%)

aSD

bCV

CH'

Heritability

Theanine

(TN)

Spring

0–4.03

1.56

0.84

0.54

2.03

0.60

Summer

0–2.58

0.94

0.51

0.54

2.06

Autumn

0–6.01

1.92

1.03

0.54

2.01

Mean

–

1.47

0.79

0.54

2.03

Caffeine

(CAF)

Spring

0.09–5.36

2.72

0.81

0.30

1.90

0.70

Summer

0–3.48

2.29

0.64

0.28

1.85

Autumn

0.03–5.0

2.84

0.81

0.29

1.83

Mean

–

2.62

0.75

0.29

1.86

(+)-Gallocatechin

(GC)

Spring

1.08–3.50

2.19

0.47

0.21

2.04

0.55

Summer

1.38–4.21

2.63

0.6

0.23

2.05

Autumn

1.40–5.31

2.84

0.81

0.29

1.79

Mean

–

2.55

0.63

0.24

1.96

(−)-Epigallocatechin

(EGC)

Spring

0.40–5.11

2.11

0.81

0.39

2.02

0.59

Summer

0.40–9.93

2.37

1.14

0.48

1.96

Autumn

0.40–5.18

2.48

0.93

0.38

2.07

Mean

–

2.32

0.96

0.42

2.02

(+)-Catechin

(C)

Spring

0.83–4.01

1.22

0.45

0.37

1.49

0.90

Summer

0.87–3.14

1.3

0.44

0.34

1.51

Autumn

0.88–3.95

1.36

0.44

0.32

1.58

Mean

–

1.29

0.44

0.34

1.53

(−)-Epicatechin

(EC)

Spring

0.08–0.37

0.16

0.05

0.31

1.88

0.70

Summer

0.08–0.46

0.18

0.06

0.33

1.92

Autumn

0.09–0.34

0.17

0.05

0.29

1.99

Mean

–

0.17

0.05

0.31

1.93

(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate

(EGCG)

Spring

3.55–16.24

8.85

2.28

0.26

2.09

0.67

Summer

3.42–12.40

7.47

1.87

0.25

2.08

Autumn

3.68–13.76

8.28

1.96

0.24

2.09

Mean

–

8.2

2.04

0.25

2.09

(−)-Gallocatechin gallate

(GCG)

Spring

3.10–12.22

5.27

1.16

0.22

1.87

0.75

Summer

3.19–7.59

4.93

0.83

0.17

2.03

Autumn

3.05–9.08

5.35

0.83

0.17

2.02

Mean

–

5.18

0.94

0.19

1.97

(−)-Epicatechin-3-gallate

(ECG)

Spring

1.96–8.35

3.70

0.93

0.25

1.92

0.57

Summer

2.02–6.70

3.62

0.73

0.20

2.00

Autumn

2.06–6.79

3.75

0.86

0.23

1.93

Mean

–

3.69

0.84

0.23

1.95

Catechin gallate

(CG)

Spring

3.00–5.74

3.70

0.42

0.11

1.93

0.56

Summer

3.08–4.94

3.73

0.35

0.09

2.04

Autumn

3.06–6.51

3.82

0.43

0.11

1.89

Mean

–

3.75

0.4

0.1

1.95

  1. aSD, standard deviation.
  2. bCV, coefficient of variation.
  3. cH’, Shannon-Wiener diversity index.
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