Abstract:s: The taste and color quality of white tea vary with cultivars, but the difference of its characteristic components have been unclear yet. White tea samples were prepared with the fresh leaves of different cultivars according to the traditional technology, exploring the taste and color difference betweencultivars. All the samples were analyzed the quality with the method of sense quality evaluation, and the lipid-solubleSpigments and taste compounds were determined by the method of spectrophotometer, gasSchromatography-massSspectrometry and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), respectively. Results showed that the sensory quality of white tea was different from cultivars. Samples with white pekoe were green, manufacturing with the leaves of Zhongming 7, Zhongcha 108 and Zhongcha 302.Fuding Dahao, Zhongcha 302 and Jiukeng tea samples have a high quality, whose score of soup color and taste were above 90. The carotenoids of Jiukeng tea were 9.9%、63.9%、36.4% and108.3%higher than Zhongming 7, Longjing 43, Zhongcha 108 and Zhongcha302, respectively, and in Zhongming 7 the ratio of carotenoids to chlorophylls was the lowest. The contents of organic acids and carbohydrates of Zhongcha 108 sample were higher, while amino acids of Zhongcha 302 sample were higher and approached 18.8 mg/g. In the same cultivar, the content of carbohydrate compounds was higher than that of organic acids and amino acids, and the content of sucrose, galactotol, fructose and inositol were higher. The total catechins of Jiukeng white tea was higher than that of other cultivars, and 40.3% higher than that of Fuding Dahao. Therefore, the characteristic components of white tea were different from cultivars, supporting the color and flavor quality.