GB/T 22292-2017Jasmine tea (English PDF)

Foreword

This standard was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.

This standard replaces GB/T 22292-2008 Jasmine tea. Compared with GB/T 22292-2008, the main technical differences of this standard are as follows:

- Clause 3 Terms and definitions has been added;

- sensory quality requirements have been added for special baking jasmine tea of the categories Xianghao, Chunhao, Yinhao, Maofeng, Maojian, Dabaihao and shaped tea;

- sensory quality requirements for special stir fixation jasmine tea have been added;

- sensory quality and physicochemical index requirements for broken tea and flake tea have been added;

- physicochemical index requirements for special jasmine tea have been added;

- the quantity of flowers for special jasmine tea in Annex A and the test method for dried jasmine in Annex B have been added.

This standard was proposed by the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives.

This standard is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Tea (SAC/TC 339).

Drafting organizations of this standard: Hangzhou Tea Research Institute of the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Fujian Chunlun Tea Industry Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhangyiyuan Tea Co., Ltd., Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian Tea Import and Export Co., Ltd., Fujian Tea Quality Inspection and Testing Center Station, Beijing Wuyutai Tea Co., Ltd., Sichuan Tea Group Co., Ltd., Hunan Tea Group Co., Ltd., National Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.

The previous editions of the standard replaced by this standard are:

- GB/T 22292-2008.

1 Scope

This standard specifies the requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking and labelling, packaging, transportation and storage of jasmine tea.

This standard applies to jasmine tea made from green tea as raw material which, after being processed into graded and shaped base tea, is scented with fresh jasmine flowers (including base scenting with fresh white magnolia (Michelia alba) flowers).

2 Normative references

The following documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies to this document. For undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 191 Packaging - Pictorial marking for handling of goods

GB 2762 National food safety standard - Maximum levels of contaminants in foods

GB 2763 National food safety standard - Maximum residue limits for pesticides in food

GB 7718 National food safety standard - General standard for the labeling of prepackaged foods

GB/T 8302 Tea - Sampling

GB/T 8304 Tea - Determination of moisture content

GB/T 8305 Tea - Determination of water extracts content

GB/T 8306 Tea - Determination of total ash

GB/T 8311 Tea - Determination of powder and broken tea content

GB/T 23776 Methodology for sensory evaluation of tea

GB/T 30375 Tea storage

GH/T 1070 General rules for tea packaging

JJF 1070 Rules of metrological testing for net quantity of products in prepackages with fixed content

Measures for the supervision and administration of metrology of quantitatively packaged commodities - Order No. 75 [2005] of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Decision of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on amending the Provisions on the Administration of Food Labelling - Order No. 123 [2009] of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

4 Classification and physical standard samples

4.1 According to the different raw materials of the base tea, jasmine tea is classified into baked green jasmine tea, stir-fixed green (including semi-baked and semi-fried) jasmine tea, and broken tea and flake tea jasmine tea.

4.2 Physical standard samples shall be established for each grade of each category of product.