Camellia sinensis
This is a structural ingredient node created so product pages can link to a real wiki target. Occurrence values remain pending until a source is promoted for this ingredient.
Routing
This node is linked from kombucha-tea-based, matcha, true-tea-camellia-sinensis.
Contamination Profile State
The machine-readable contamination profile is pending. Ingredient-level values belong here once parsed; finished-product values belong on the relevant product-category page.
Sources
Auto-generated from source-page frontmatter. The “Used on this page for” column is populated by the orchestrator’s POPULATE-SOURCE-LEGEND action; pending entries appear as *[awaiting synthesis]*.
| # | Citation | Year | Type | Used on this page for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ji et al. 2026. Assessing spatial variability and source identification of heavy metals in agricultural soils: A geostatistical and multivariate analysis of coastal eastern Zhejiang, China, PLOS ONE | 2026 | Peer-reviewed | Soil Cr, Pb, Cd, Hg, and As concentrations across 877 agricultural sites in Zhejiang including tea gardens; provides contamination-load context for Camellia sinensis growing regions |
| 2 | Fan et al. 2025. Occurrence, exposure and health risk assessment of heavy metals in green tea samples cultivated in Hangzhou area, Scientific Reports | 2025 | Peer-reviewed | tAs, Cd, Cr, Pb, tHg, Al, Ni, and Sn in 120 Hangzhou green tea samples by ICP-MS; all values below Chinese standard limits, HI = 0.42 |
| 3 | Wang et al. 2025. Tracking Cadmium Transfer from Soil to Cup: An Electrochemical Sensing Strategy Based on Bi3+-Rich MOFs for Tea Safety Monitoring, Foods | 2025 | Peer-reviewed | Cd detection method tracking soil-to-leaf-to-infusion transfer in Camellia sinensis; provides literature-synthesised Cd concentration context across the tea supply chain |
| 4 | Hu et al. 2023. Current Status and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Tea across China, Toxics | 2023 | Peer-reviewed | Meta-analysis of tAs, Cd, Cr, Cu, tHg, and Pb in 4,803 Chinese tea samples (227 studies, 1993–2021); spatial Kriging maps carcinogenic Cd risk hotspots in Shaanxi, Anhui, and southwest China |
| 5 | Kazeminia et al. 2023. Heavy metals and their adverse effects: sources, risks, and strategies to reduce accumulation in tea herb — a systematic review, Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology | 2023 | Peer-reviewed | Systematic review of As, Cd, Cr, Pb, Hg, Al, Fe, Ba, Ni, and Co in black and green tea (157 articles, 2000–2022); synthesizes mitigation strategies including steeping time and soil management |
| 6 | Salmani et al. 2023. Comparison of Essential and Toxic Metals Levels in some Herbal Teas: a Systematic Review, Biological Trace Element Research | 2023 | Review | Systematic review of Pb, Cd, tAs, Al, Cr, and Ni in black tea, green tea, chamomile, thyme, and rosemary (49 studies, 2012–2023); flags As and Pb risks in black tea |
| 7 | Li et al. 2021. Occurrence, accumulation, and risk assessment of trace metals in tea (Camellia sinensis): A national reconnaissance, Science of the Total Environment | 2021 | Peer-reviewed | National-scale Chinese reconnaissance of trace metals in Camellia sinensis tea leaves and infusions; occurrence, accumulation factors, and health risk assessment across growing regions |
| 8 | Yaqub et al. 2018. Monitoring and risk assessment due to presence of heavy metals and pesticides in tea samples, Food Science and Technology | 2018 | Peer-reviewed | Heavy metal monitoring and health risk assessment in Pakistani tea samples; provides occurrence context for tea from South Asian supply chains |
| 9 | Zhang et al. 2018. Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Tea Leaves and Potential Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study from Puan County, Guizhou Province, China, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2018 | Peer-reviewed | Heavy metal accumulation in tea leaves from Puan County, Guizhou (southwest China); health risk assessment in a cadmium-enriched geological province |
| 10 | Brzezicha-Cirocka et al. 2016. Monitoring of essential and heavy metals in green tea from different geographical origins, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 2016 | Peer-reviewed | Essential and toxic metal concentrations in green tea samples by geographic origin; quantifies country-of-origin variance in tea metal profiles |
| 11 | Li et al. 2015. A comparison of the potential health risk of aluminum and heavy metals in tea leaves and tea infusion of commercially available green tea in Jiangxi, China, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 2015 | Peer-reviewed | Al and heavy metal concentrations in Jiangxi green tea leaves and infusions; compares dry-leaf vs brewed-infusion risk and highlights Al as the dominant health concern |
| 12 | Li et al. 2013. Determination for major chemical contaminants in tea (Camellia sinensis) matrices: A review, Food Research International | 2013 | Review | Analytical review of determination methods for major chemical contaminants in tea matrices; covers metals, pesticides, and other contaminants across dry leaf, infusion, and extract |