Tea polyphenols ke lentsoe le akaretsang bakeng sa lintho tsa polyphenolic makhasing a tee, e leng phofo e t?oeu ea amorphous e qhibilihang habonolo metsing, e qhibilihang ka har'a ethanol, methanol, acetone, le ethyl acetate, 'me e sa qhibilihe ka chloroform. Likahare tsa tee ea polyphenols ka tee e tala li batla li phahame, li nka 15% ho isa ho 30% ea boima ba eona. Likarolo tse kholo tsa tee ea polyphenols ke flavonoids, anthocyanins, flavonols, anthocyanins, phenolic acid le phenolic acid. Har'a tsona, li-flavanones (haholo-holo li-catechin) ke tsa bohlokoa ka ho fetisisa, tse ikarabellang ho 60% ho isa ho 80% ea kakaretso ea tee ea polyphenols, e lateloa ke flavonoids, le lintho tse ling tsa phenolic li na le lintho tse fokolang.