All about Green Tea
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Green tea
Green tea, which is from the plant Camellia sinensis, is one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide. Green tea has significant effects on human health in the past 2000 years. To produce green tea, freshly harvested leaves are immediately lightly fried (or steamed) to prevent fermentation. These processes preserve natural polyphenols with health-promoting properties.
Yingshan, Where Tai Chi Green Tea is Picked in Spring
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Tea Farm
Pick the Tea in Early Spring
Cool & Dry the Tea
Massage the Tea
Fry the Tea in Iron Pot
Green tea composition
The chemical composition of green tea is complex: proteins (15-20% dry weight), whose enzymes constitute an important fraction; amino acids (1-4% dry weight) such as theanine or 5-N-ethylglutamine, glutamic acid, tryptophan, glycine, serine, aspartic acid, tyrosine, valine, leucine, threonine, arginine, and lysine; carbohydrates (5-7% dry weight) such as cellulose, pectins, glucose, fructose, and sucrose; minerals and trace elements (5% dry weight) such as calcium, magnesium, chromium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc, molybdenum, selenium, sodium, phosphorus, cobalt, strontium, nickel, potassium, fluorine, and aluminum; and trace amounts of lipids (linoleic and α-linolenic acids), sterols (stigmasterol), vitamins (B, C, E), xanthic bases (caffeine, theophylline), pigments (chlorophyll, carotenoids), and volatile compounds (aldehydes, alcohols, esters, lactones, hydrocarbons). Fresh leaves contain, on average, 3-4% of alkaloids known as methylxanthines, such as caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline. In addition, there are phenolic acids such as gallic acids and characteristic amino acid such as theanine present.
How to Store Green TEa
Fully sealed, keep it off air, keep cool, try to keep in refrigerator, but not freeze.
Consume the tea as soon as possible. The fresher, the better.
How to Judge Green TEa
How to Judge the quality of green tea? Which green tea is the best?
How to Enjoy Green Tea Health Benefits
