ISO 3103

ISO 3103 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization(commonly referred to as ISO). It specifies a standardized method for brewing tea, originally laid down in 1980as ISO 3103:1980. It was produced by ISO Technical Committee 34 (Food products), Sub-Committee 8 (Tea).

The abstract states the following:

The method consists in extracting of solublesubstancesin dried tea leaf, containing in a porcelainor earthenwarepot, by means of freshly boilingwater, pouring of the liquor into a whiteporcelain or earthenware bowl, examinationof the organolepticproperties of the infusedleaf, and of the liquor with or withoutmilkor both.

This standard is not meant to define the only proper method for brewing tea, but rather how to brew tea "for use in sensory tests".

External link

• ISO 3103 at iso.ch
• Other tea related documents from iso.chru:ISO 3103

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