When i read the article the Fun Facts caught my interest. For more about the article, click me!
Some fun facts on tea:
- All teas come from the Camellia sinensis plant
- Tea has about 50% less caffeine than coffee which makes it great for those sensitive to caffeine.
- Caffeine is released in the first minute the tea in infused with water.
- Environmental and climatic conditions of a region (including soil and water) determine the unique taste of tea
- Green tea is claimed to help:
- prevent cancer
- lower LDL (bad cholesterol) levels
- lower blood pressure
- regulate blood sugar levels
- raise metabloism and burn fat
- India is the world's largets tea producer
- Tea is generally categorized into three types -- black, green and oolong [but recently, other variants such as white, yellow and red have been added]
- Water quality will affect the taste of tea
2 comments:
Glad to see you're sharing information about tea. Just noticed a few things aren't true however.
1. Not all things labeled "tea" come from that camellia sinensis plant. Herbal teas, Roibus, and a number of other things are called "tea" but don't actually contain any tea plant.
2. This is absolutely not true. SOME tea's contain less caffeine then coffee. Some contain as much or more then a given cup of coffee. Each cup of coffee - and tea - has a different amount of caffeine based on processing, region it was grown in and how it was prepared.
3. This is also not true, and a continued, but dangerous falsehood for those who are sensitive to caffeine. Caffeine is released during the whole steeping process, and even into secondary infusions. You can not decaffeinate your tea by rinsing or a short steep of 60 seconds.
Lastly, tea is put into several categories - black, green, oolong being the most commonly known. Others are Lansang Souchong, Darjeeling, etc. Yellow and Red tea are not camellia sinensis but another plant called Rooibus. It's a different plant just prepared in a similar manner with a similar taste.
Just wanted to clear up those little things so you can know what you're drinking. Don't let some slick talking marketer sell you something calling it tea, if it isn't or believe their stories about caffeine. They don't know any better - but now you do. :)
Summer's right on her corrections but missed a mistake on #6 - China in 2006 produced 1,028,064 tonnes of tea while India 'only' managed 955,907 tonnes.
Nigel at Teacraft
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