Tea type

Brewing time

Item

Japanese

(n = 57)

Non-Japanese Asian (n = 21)

Non-Asian

(n = 20)

Total (n = 98)

CT

First

Color preference

3.67 ± 1.27^ab

4.19 ± 1.21^a

3.00 ± 1.84^bc

3.64 ± 1.43

Aroma strength

3.10 ± 1.16

3.00 ± 1.34

2.75 ± 1.59

3.01 ± 1.29

Bitter strength

3.00 ± 1.41

3.00 ± 1.55

3.35 ± 1.87

3.07 ± 1.53

Sweet intensity

2.42 ± 1.29

2.24 ± 1.58

1.75 ± 1.25

2.24 ± 1.36

Overall impression

3.65 ± 1.36^ab

4.10 ± 1.26^a

2.68 ± 1.86^c

3.56 ± 1.51

BT

First

Color preference

3.99 ± 1.11

3.60 ± 1.31

3.75 ± 1.55

3.86 ± 1.25

Aroma strength

2.99 ± 1.24

2.75 ± 1.07

2.45 ± 1.36

2.83 ± 1.24

Bitter strength

2.84 ± 1.28

2.15 ± 1.27

2.65 ± 1.84

2.66 ± 1.42

Sweet intensity

2.25 ± 1.20

2.15 ± 1.35

2.05 ± 1.19

2.19 ± 1.22

Overall impression

3.56 ± 1.27

3.60 ± 1.10

3.05 ± 1.57

3.46 ± 1.31

CT

Second

Color preference

3.12 ± 1.26

3.13 ± 1.39

3.65 ± 1.23

3.23 ± 1.29

Aroma strength

2.92 ± 1.32

2.78 ± 1.44

2.55 ± 1.39

2.81 ± 1.36

Bitter strength

3.26 ± 1.44

2.70 ± 1.58

3.15 ± 1.27

3.10 ± 1.44

Sweet intensity

2.23 ± 1.28

1.83 ± 1.40

2.20 ± 1.01

2.13 ± 1.26

Overall impression

3.11 ± 1.53

3.30 ± 1.33

3.70 ± 1.08

3.28 ± 1.41

BT

Second

Color preference

3.62 ± 1.48

3.65 ± 1.27

4.20 ± 1.11

3.75 ± 1.37

Aroma strength

2.83 ± 1.34

2.52 ± 1.40

2.45 ± 1.32

2.69 ± 1.35

Bitter strength

2.42 ± 1.23

1.76 ± 1.00

2.64 ± 1.03

2.32 ± 1.18

Sweet intensity

2.42 ± 1.26

2.76 ± 1.34

2.63 ± 1.30

2.54 ± 1.28

Overall impression

3.35 ± 1.40

3.76 ± 1.34

3.68 ± 1.20

3.50 ± 1.35