What
Is Tea?
All
tea comes from the leaves of one plant,
Camellia sinensis, which is processed into
~four tea types~
White, Green, Oolong and Black.
Local conditions in the various tea-growing
regions of the world determine a tea's characteristics,
and one tea type can be quite different from another
of its type in color, body, flavor and aroma.
All teas contain similar amount of antioxidants,
including a class called flavonoids, which are found
in most plants common in the human diet.
Of the more common flavonoids, Green Teas
contain
more of the simple flavonoids called catechins
because this blend is not fermentated as Oolong
and Black teas are.
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