T/MHC 007.3-2024 Menghai tea, Zijuan tea (sun-dried red tea)
T/MHC 007.3-2024 Menghai tea, Zijuan tea (sun-dried red tea)
Basic Information
Scope
Scope: This standard specifies the production scope, terms and definitions, product classification, quality requirements, testing methods, inspection rules, and marking, packaging, transportation, and storage of Menghe Ziduan tea (sun-dried black tea) products. This standard applies to Ziduan tea (sun-dried black tea) products produced and processed in Menghe County using fresh leaves from cultivated Ziduan tea trees as raw materials, or in accordance with traditional and unique processing techniques. Main technical content: 5.1 Raw materials - Fresh leaves: Fresh leaves should be picked from new shoots of Ziduan tea trees, and should be intact, fresh, and clean, with no mixed leaves from other tea trees or non-tea or deteriorated leaves. The requirements for grading fresh leaves should comply with Table 1. 5.1.1 Raw material transportation - Use clean, non-polluting, and well-ventilated containers, with the amount of leaves loaded being appropriate to avoid affecting tea quality. Measures should be taken to prevent fresh leaves from spoiling and to prevent the mixing of substances with odors, toxicity, or harmfulness. 5.2 Primary processed products 5.2.1 Primary processing requirements - After the fresh leaves are piled according to the requirements of this standard, the raw materials shall be subjected to primary processing in accordance with the processing technology of Menghe Ziduan sun-dried black tea. 5.2.2 Management of primary processing - Implement in accordance with the "Management Regulations for the Construction of Tea Primary Processing Plants in Yunnan Province (Trial)", No. 9 [2019] of Yunnan Agriculture Bulletin. 5.2.3 No additives or non-tea substances may be added during production and processing. 5.3 Products 5.3.1 Primary processed Ziduan tea products shall meet the sensory quality characteristics specified in Table 2 after undergoing unique processing techniques. 5.3.2 Ziduan sun-dried black tea tea bags - The filter bag materials and auxilia