“…Currently, methods analyzing the trace of tea origins include component investigation methods such as gas chromatography–mass spectrometry ( Yun et al, 2021 ), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, HPLC ( Gu et al, 2022 ), element analysis methodologies such as table isotope mass spectrometry ( Jin et al, 2020 ), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ( Liu, Meng, Zhao, Ye, & Tong, 2021 ), spectral methodologies such as near-infrared spectroscopy ( Zhang et al, 2023 ), nuclear magnetic resonance ( Cui et al, 2023 ), and sensory analysis techniques called electronic nose ( Fu, Liu, Chen, & Xing, 2023 ), electronic tongue ( Li, Lei, Yang, & Liu, 2014 )). HPLC was found to present characteristics of good reproducibility, high precision, and minimal reagent utilization, thus, making it broadly implemented in tea authentication processes ( Wang, Li, et al, 2022 ; Wang, Liang, et al, 2022 ; Wang, Nie, et al, 2022 ).…”