Dissolving ability of commercialized white tea on chocolate-stained fabric: A potential stain remover

• Main Authors: Santamaria, Azilea Ruth T., Sumatra, Reina Juno U., Taguinod, Joshua Cedric B., Tambaoan, Jayme James Q., Sumalapao, Derick Erl P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Tea; Spotting (Cleaning); Catechin; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2535; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3534/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Tea, being the second most consumed beverage in the world, produces huge amount of waste when the used tea bags are readily discarded. This study determined the change in the relative absorbance of commercialized white tea infusions applied to chocolate-stained polyester and cotton fabrics using spectrophotometry. Results showed significantly higher relative stain removal efficiency of unused white tea infusions on chocolate-stained polyester and cotton fabrics possibly due to the solubilizing property of abundant catechins found in tea. © 2017 Santamaria et al.