Quality of Black Teas in Indian market

is the second most popular consumed drink in the world after water. Tea has numerous medicinal benefits mainly due to its antibacterial and antioxidant properties. In this study, the levels of Theaflavin (TF), Thearubigin (TR), high polymerized substances (HPS) and total polyphenols (TPP) of different tea brands found in Indian market were determined using UV/Vis spectrophotometric methods. Four brands of black teas were selected [Tata tea (CTC), Red label tea (CTC), Lipton Darjeeling tea (orthodox, Meri Chai and (CTC tea bag)]. Among the different market teas Lipton Darjeeling (orthodox) tea was found to have greater amount of 19.57 % polyphenols and Darjeeling tea was found to have the highest aroma index of 15.9