Tricetinidin is an intense red-colored chemical compound belonging to the 3-deoxyanthocyanidins. It can be found in black tea infusions.Separation of the Components in Black Tea Infusion by Chromatography on Toyopearl, Tetsuo Ozawa, 1981 Tricetinidin, in tea, would be a product of the oxidative degallation of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).Molecular rearrangements of tea catechins. Wang Hua Fu, Lynch Peter N., Lewis John, Bond Tim. J, Davies Alan P, 1998

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