Appropriately raising fermentation temperature beneficial to the increase of antioxidant activity and gallic acid content in Eurotium cristatum-fermented loose tea

Abstract There were little reports on effects of fermentation conditions on the quality and function of Fu-brick tea. In this study, gallic acid contents and antioxidant properties of Eurotium cristatum-fermented loose tea at different fermentation temperatures were analyzed. The results showed that E. cristatum fermentation had resulted in an obvious increase of the antioxidant ability, and fermentation temperature significantly affected gallic acid and antioxidant ability of E. cristatum-fermented loose tea (p