T/MHC 007.4-2024 Menghai tea, Zijuan tea (white tea)
T/MHC 007.4-2024 Menghai tea, Zijuan tea (white 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 Zijuan tea products. This standard applies to white tea products made from fresh leaves of Zijuan tea trees cultivated in Menghe County or processed in Menghe according to traditional and unique processing techniques. Main technical content: 5. Requirements 5.1 Raw materials 5.1.1 Fresh leaves: Fresh leaves should be collected from the new shoots of Zijuan tea trees, and the buds and leaves should be intact, fresh, and clean. No fresh leaves from other tea trees or non-tea and deteriorated fresh leaves should be mixed in. 5.1.2 The requirements for the grading of fresh leaves shall comply with Table 1. 5.1.3 The loading and transportation of raw materials shall use clean, non-polluting, and well-ventilated containers, with the amount of tea leaves loaded being appropriate to ensure the quality of the tea leaves. Measures shall be taken to prevent the fresh leaves from deteriorating and to prevent the mixing of tea leaves with odorous, toxic, or harmful substances. 5.2 Preliminary processing products 5.2.1 Requirements for preliminary processing technology: After the fresh leaves are piled according to the requirements in Section 5.1.2 of this standard, the raw materials shall be subjected to preliminary processing according to the processing technology of Menghe Zijuan white tea. 5.2.2 Management of preliminary processing of tea leaves: Implement in accordance with the "Regulations on the Construction and Management of Tea Preliminary Processing Plants in Yunnan Province (Trial)" issued by Yunnan Agriculture Bulletin [2019] No. 9. 5.2.3 No additives or non-tea substances shall be added during the production and processing of raw materials. 5.3 Products 5.3.1 The sensory quality characteristics of Zijuan preliminary processing products shall comply