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As a minimally processed tea, white tea provides a useful system for examining how differences among wild and cultivated raw materials are reflected in metabolite composition and sensory quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      White teas produced from a wild super\u2010large\u2010leaf type (LWT), a wild small\u2010leaf type (SWT), and the cultivated cultivar Fuding Dabai (FDDB) were evaluated using quantitative descriptive analysis and untargeted liquid chromatography\u2013mass spectrometry metabolomics. Sensory assessment revealed significant differences among teas (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05): LWT showed stronger bitterness and astringency, SWT greater sweetness, and FDDB more pronounced umami and mellowness. Metabolomic profiling annotated 1123 metabolites across 13 chemical classes. Principal component analysis separated wild and cultivated samples, explaining 55.21% of total variance, while orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis demonstrated robust discrimination (\n                      <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <jats:italic>Y<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.999,\n                      <jats:italic>Q<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.849). FDDB exhibited higher overall metabolite abundance, particularly flavonol glycosides and umami\u2010related amino acids, whereas LWT accumulated more phenolic acids and bitter amino acids, and SWT was enriched in carbohydrates and sweet\u2010tasting amino acids. Network and enrichment analyses further identified amino acid biosynthesis pathways as significantly associated with taste variation (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Taste differences between wild and cultivated white teas are closely linked to metabolite composition, especially amino acid metabolism. These findings provide a biochemical basis for evaluating wild tea germplasm and support breeding, raw material selection, and processing strategies aimed at improving specialty tea quality. \u00a9 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jsfa.71090","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T09:56:50Z","timestamp":1790157410000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparative analysis of taste profiles and metabolic characteristics in white tea processed from wild and cultivated tea plants"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"given":"Xingyun","family":"Zhao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Crop Production Technology Suranaree University of Technology  Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand"},{"name":"School of Biological Science and Agriculture Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities  Duyun 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