T/MHC 003-2020 Menghai tea, Pu'er tea
T/MHC 003-2020 Menghai tea, Pu'er tea
Basic Information
Scope
Scope: This standard specifies the production scope, terms and definitions, quality requirements, testing methods, inspection rules, and marking, packaging, transportation, and storage of Pu'er tea products in Menghe County. This standard applies to Pu'er tea products manufactured within the jurisdiction of Menghe County using traditional and unique processing techniques, including spreading, roasting, kneading, breaking up, sun-drying, refining, fermentation (or non-fermentation), blending (or non-blending), steam-pressing molding (or non-steam-pressing), dissolving (or non-dissolving), drying, and packaging. Main technical content: - Fresh leaves: harvested from new shoots of tea trees within the scope of GB/T 22111 Geographical Indication Products Protection and meeting national food safety standards. The fresh leaves should maintain intact buds and leaves, be fresh and clean, and not contain leaves from outside the specified range or non-tea materials or deteriorated leaves. - Raw material processing requirements: After piling the fresh leaves according to Section 5.1.2 of this standard, the leaves shall undergo primary processing in accordance with the processing techniques for Pu'er tea raw materials in Menghe County. - Production and processing management: Implemented in accordance with Yunnan Agricultural Bulletin [2019] No. 9, "Regulations on the Construction and Management of Pu'er Tea Primary Processing Plants in Yunnan Province (Trial)". - No additives or non-tea materials may be added during raw material production. - The sensory quality characteristics of the raw materials shall comply with Table 2. - The physicochemical indicators of the raw materials shall comply with Table 3. Table 3: Physicochemical Indicators of Raw Materials Indicator Value Testing Method Water content, % ≤ 12.0 GB/T 5009.3 Total ash, % ≤ 7.0 GB/T 5009.4 Powder, % ≤ 0.8 GB/T 8311 Water-soluble extract, % ≥ 40.0 GB/T 8305 Catechi