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At present, LJF tea can be processed using four main fixation methods: fixation by sun drying (SG), hot-air oven drying (HG), stir-frying drying (CZ), and steaming (ZZ). However, a comparative analysis of the effects of different fixation methods on the quality of LJF tea has not been reported. This study comprehensively investigated the effects of these fixation methods on the appearance color, volatile components, and non-volatile components of LJF tea samples. Our findings demonstrated that LJF tea in the SG group had the highest L value, causing a brighter appearance, which was mainly caused by the retention of organic acids and flavonoids. Additionally, LJF tea in the SG group had a higher content of aroma components than other groups. These results suggested that sun drying may be beneficial for improving the quality of LJF tea. This study provided a reference for the selection of fixation methods for LJF tea and offered a clue for quality improvement of LJF tea.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/foods15040611","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T12:42:42Z","timestamp":1770640962000},"page":"611","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of Different Fixation Methods on Color, Aroma, and Chemical Composition of Lonicerae japonicae Flos Tea"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Shuang","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250300, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Meng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Academy of Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuzhang","family":"Mi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250300, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hongjing","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250300, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2758-4785","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chuanzhi","family":"Kang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory for Quality Assurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4236-2483","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiao","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250300, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jep.2011.08.016","article-title":"Lonicera japonica Thunb.: Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of an important traditional Chinese medicine","volume":"138","author":"Shang","year":"2011","journal-title":"J. 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