Green and black teas: manufacturing and consumption / Xiaochun Wan, Daxiang Li, and Zhengzhu Zhang -- Pu-erh tea: its manufacturing and health benefits / Huai-Yuan Chen, Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau, and Jen-Kun Lin -- White tea: its manufacture, chemistry and health effects / He-yuan Jiang -- Biological functions and manufacturing of GABA tea / Andi Shau-mei Ou, Yung-sheng Tsai, and Hsueh-fang Wang -- Production of theaflavins, theasinensins and related polyphenols during tea fermentation / Takashi Tanaka, Yosuke Matsuo, Isao Kouno -- Analytical methods for bioactive compounds in teas / Chi-Chun Wong. [et al.] -- Bioavailability and metabolism of tea catechins in human subjects / Ting Sun, Chi-Tang Ho, and Fereidoon Shahidi -- Antioxidant properties and mechanism of tea polyphenols / Xiaochun Wan, Daxiang Li, and Zheng-zhu Zhang -- Mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by tea and tea polyphenols / Jen-Kun Lin -- Effect of tea and tea constituents on inflammation / Divya Ramji. [et al.] -- Inhibition of breast cancer cell Profiliferation by theaflavins and epigallocatechin 3-gallate through suppressing proteasomal activities / Jen-Kun Lin, Yu-Wen Chen, and Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau -- Suppression of prostate carcinogenesis by tea polyphenols through inhibiting microsomal aromatase and 5-a-reductase / Jen-Kun Lin -- Green tea induced thermogenesis controlling body weight / John Shi, Sophia Jun Xue, and Yukio Kakuda -- Fermented tea is more effective than unfermented tea in suppressing lipogenesis and obesity / Jen-Kun Lin and Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau -- Trapping of methylglyoxal by tea polyphenols / Di Tan. [et al.] -- Chemistry and biological properties of theanine / Xiaochun Wan, Zheng-Zhu Zhang, and Da-Xiang Li -- Flavor stability of tea drinks / Hideki Masuda.