{"title":"Effects of light-shielding treatment on the quality and flavor of 'Ziyan' tea wine during storage: Insights from color, taste, and aroma.","authors":"Ling Lin, Yinan Wu, Jingwen Yang, Ziyan Zhu, Xue Xia, Yixuan Gao, Yao Zou, Qian Tang, Liqiang Tan, Zhonghua Liu, Wei Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.150118","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Light exposure during storage is crucial for colored alcoholic beverages. 'Ziyan' tea wine is an anthocyanin-rich low-alcohol beverage, while the impact of light on its quality during storage remains unclear. Here, effects of light-shielding storage on the color, chemical composition, and aroma of 'Ziyan' tea wine were systematically investigated. Results showed that light-shielding suppressed the increase in hue angle, which increased by 7.17 (13.3 in unshielded group). It slowed the decline in anthocyanins content (11.5% retention after 12 months). Besides, the light-shielded group exhibited lower total amino acid content but higher flavonoid level, resulting a more pronounced bitterness and astringency. Moreover, most key volatiles (rOAV > 1), including ketones, alcohols, terpenoids, and esters, were higher in the light-shielded groups. It increased the content of substances contributing fruity, fresh, and green notes. Overall, light-shielding mitigated the quality changes in color, taste, and aroma during 'Ziyan' tea wine storage, thereby extending its shelf life.</p>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"522 ","pages":"150118"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Food Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.150118","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/6/17 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Light exposure during storage is crucial for colored alcoholic beverages. 'Ziyan' tea wine is an anthocyanin-rich low-alcohol beverage, while the impact of light on its quality during storage remains unclear. Here, effects of light-shielding storage on the color, chemical composition, and aroma of 'Ziyan' tea wine were systematically investigated. Results showed that light-shielding suppressed the increase in hue angle, which increased by 7.17 (13.3 in unshielded group). It slowed the decline in anthocyanins content (11.5% retention after 12 months). Besides, the light-shielded group exhibited lower total amino acid content but higher flavonoid level, resulting a more pronounced bitterness and astringency. Moreover, most key volatiles (rOAV > 1), including ketones, alcohols, terpenoids, and esters, were higher in the light-shielded groups. It increased the content of substances contributing fruity, fresh, and green notes. Overall, light-shielding mitigated the quality changes in color, taste, and aroma during 'Ziyan' tea wine storage, thereby extending its shelf life.
期刊介绍:
Food Chemistry publishes original research papers dealing with the advancement of the chemistry and biochemistry of foods or the analytical methods/ approach used. All papers should focus on the novelty of the research carried out.