The road to commercialisation of an unutilised Cyclopia species for herbal tea production – the case of Cyclopia pubescens

• C. pubescens was shown to be suitable for production of honeybush herbal tea. • Its sensory profile is similar to that of commercially-cultivated C. subternata. • Other quality parameters were similar to that of C. subternata and C. genistoides. • High-temperature oxidation reduces the xanthone co...
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• C. pubescens was shown to be suitable for production of honeybush herbal tea. • Its sensory profile is similar to that of commercially-cultivated C. subternata. • Other quality parameters were similar to that of C. subternata and C. genistoides. • High-temperature oxidation reduces the xanthone content more than 70%. Ausführliche Beschreibung