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However, traditional water-mediated preparation leads to the loss of theasinensin A (TSA), a characteristic compound of black tea. This study aimed to optimize the preparation of instant black tea using TSA content as the primary quality indicator. Through response surface methodology, the ideal extraction parameters were identified as 49% ethanol (v\/v), extraction at 70 \u00b0C for 41 min, and a material-to-liquid ratio of 1:60 g\/mL. Under these optimized conditions, the TSA content reached a maximum of 456.05 \u00b1 4.45 mg per 100 g of instant tea powder, with the predictive model showing high accuracy (only 0.3% deviation from experimental values). The resulting instant black tea presented as a dark yellow powder, yielding a dark brownish-red infusion with a characteristically strong, thick, and astringent flavor profile. Compositional analyses indicated that the proposed preparation produced an instant tea with a high total polyphenol content, particularly rich in TSA. These findings provide a theoretical foundation for developing functionally enriched instant tea, offering promising potential for nutraceutical and specialized food applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/foods15101638","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,11]],"date-time":"2026-05-11T19:35:43Z","timestamp":1778528143000},"page":"1638","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Preparation and Characterization of Theasinensin A-Enriched Instant Black Tea"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Shuixin","family":"Ye","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China"},{"name":"College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"},{"name":"Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weiwei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Feilong","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mengxue","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China"},{"name":"Graduate School,  Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haihua","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3101-7951","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Heyuan","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China"},{"name":"Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"143","DOI":"10.1007\/s00404-015-3811-1","article-title":"Green tea, black tea consumption and risk of endometrial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"293","author":"Zhou","year":"2015","journal-title":"Arch. 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