The Situation and Prospect of the Quality Evaluation Technology of Buckwheat Tea

Buckwheat tea is a kind of substitute tea made from buckwheat. It is rich in nutrition and has a unique flavor. It also has high nutritional value and health function. At present,there are various products of buckwheat tea in the market,their quality is uneven,and so it is very important to evaluate the quality of buckwheat tea. The quality of buckwheat tea is related to many factors,such as the variety and origins of the raw materials,processing parameters,storage conditions and so on. In this paper,the status of quality evaluation technology of buckwheat tea in recent years was reviewed,especially the rapid and nondestructive testing technology applied to buckwheat tea’s odor,texture,color,taste and so on,and the feasibility of applying the new technology to the quality evaluation of buckwheat tea was prospected in order to provide references for the quality evaluation of buckwheat tea.