The invention discloses a
green tea-
bitter gourd slices, and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: pre-treating, debitterizing and hardening bitter gourds, and maintaining the bitter gourds green; crushing and sieving
green tea, heating and digesting the
green tea with deionized water, filtering the green tea, adding
xylitol and
high fructose syrup in filtrate, and adjusting the pH value of the filtrate to be 6-7, thus obtaining green tea soup; soaking the treated
bitter gourd slices in the green tea soup to enable ingredients such as tea
polyphenol, the
xylitol and the
high fructose syrup in the tea soup to permeate in the
bitter gourd slices; and draining and
drying the soaked bitter
gourd slices which are fished out, thusobtaining the green tea-bitter
gourd slices. The green tea-bitter
gourd slices prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention are 0.2cm to 0.8 cm thick, brownish green, semi-ring-shaped, full in appearance, and free from crystals on the surface; the taste of the tea-bitter gourd slices is slightly bitter and then sweet, rich in tea
aroma, and mild in bitter gourd flavour; and the total content of the tea
polyphenol is 8840-11510 mg / kg. The green tea-bitter gourd slices are convenient to store, and can be eaten by chewing or drunk by being mixed with
warm water or boiling water.