Tea
Culture

Tea Culture

Across the globe, more than 10,000 different teas are made from different varietals of Camellia sinensis. Tea's character, colour and flavour of each tea when it is brewed and served are determined by a long list of variable factors- location of the plantation, altitude, climate, seasonal changes, the soil, the minerals it contains the way in which it drains, cultivation methods, ;lucking methods, how the leaf is processed, what happens to the leaf at the end of the manufacturing process and the way in which the tea is eventually brewed. Teas are classified by the process used to make them and, although the names of the different categories (white, yellow, green, oolong, black, puerh and compressed).

• Green Tea

  
  
  

  Degree of Fermentation: 0%

  Character

  Green tea is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. This includes improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other incredible benefits.

  
  

  Health-preserving Functions

  • May Lower Your Risk of Type II Diabetes:
    Studies show that green tea can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels. One study in Japanese individuals found that those who drank the most green tea had a 42% lower risk of developing type II diabetes According to a review of 7 studies with a total of 286,701 individuals, green tea drinkers had an 18% lower risk of becoming diabetic.
  • Contains Various Bioactive compounds:
    Green tea is e of the more powerful compounds in green tea is the antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), which has been studied to treat various diseases and may be one of the main reasons green tea has such powerful medicinal properties.
  • Increases Fat Burning and Improves Physical Performance:
    This is because green tea has been shown to increase fat burning and boost the metabolic rate, in human controlled trials. In one study in 10 healthy men, green tea increased energy expenditure by 4%.

• Yellow Tea

  
  
  

  Degree of Fermentation:10-20%

  Character

  Yellow teas are among China's rarest. Manufacture is very similar to that of green teas but there is an extra stage during which the leaf is exposed to gentle heat an allowed to mellow by a process of non-enzymatic.

  
  

  Health-preserving Functions

  • Beneficial for the spleen and stomach
    A great deal of Digestive enzyme, which occurred during the production of yellow tea, helps correcting indigestion and stimulating appetite.
  • Reduce inflammation
    Polyphenols, which is created during the smothering process of yellow tea production, and other different nutrients in yellow tea are good for reducing inflammation.

• White tea

  
  
  

  Degree of Fermentation: 20-30%

  Character

  White tea comes from the buds and leaves of the Chinese Camellia sinensis plant. The leaves and buds are allowed to wither in natural sunlight before they are lightly processed to prevent oxidation or further tea processing. White tea was originally name after the tiny white or silver hairs that cover the bud as it develops at the tip of each tea shoot. It is a lightly oxidized tea.

  
  

  Health-preserving Functions

  • Maintaining blood sugar level
    White tea contains a lot of carbohydrate-active enzyme, which is essential nutrient for increasing metabolism, decreasing insulin secretion, slowing down the consummation of glucose and starch, and decomposing extra sugar stored in body, in order to balance the blood sugar level.
  • Contains numerous amino acids
    White tea contains numbers of amino acids which help boost immune system.
  • Whiten skin
    White tea has the ability of antioxidant. It can help skin to generate a lot of nutrients supplements, delay the damage, and antiaging. Tea polyphenol in white tea would strengthen the ability of detoxing and allow the skin maintain it moisture level.
  • Good for liver and eyes
    White tea is rich in provitamin A which can be absorbs by human body and quickly exchange to vitamin A. It helps prevent night blindness and dry eyes, and protect our visions.

• Oolong tea

  
  
  

  Degree of Fermentation: 30-60%

  Character

  Oolong teas, sometimes referred to as 'blue' or 'blue-green' teas, are partially oxidized. The manufacturing process of oolong tea is very complicated. It has an extra process, oxidation, compared to green tea. During the process of oxidation, the increase of temperature would darker the colour of the leaves.

  
  

  Health-preserving Functions

  • Burning fat and losing weight
    Oolong tea has tea polyphenol, which stimulate the consummation of fatty food. Also, it is rich in tannins, which increases the metabolism of fat cell, decreases the consummation of fatty food, speed up fat burning process and decrease the accumulation of fat.
  • Moisturizing skin and antiallergic
    Polyphenols in oolong tea remove harmful substances created during the process of metabolism. It helps with the allergy and keep the skin stay moist.
  • Anti aging and anti cancer
    Polyphenols prevent the oxidation of unsaturated fat. Also, other substances in Oolong tea can help prevent diseases.

• Black tea

  
  
  

  Degree of Fermentation: 80-90%

  Character

  Black tea is also known as 'red tea' in Asia because of the coppery-red color of the liquor that they yield. Through a long fermentation process, tea polyphenols in fresh leaves would be oxidized and become a great amount of thearubigins and theaflavin; therefore, there's less tea polyphenols in black tea.

  
  
  

  Health-preserving Function

  • Inducing diuresis to reduce edema
    Because caffeine in black tea can cause dilation of kidney blood vessels, and slow down the abortion of water, which would increase the amount of urination, it helps remove extra lactic acid, urine acid, and extra salt from the body, and prevent edema caused by nephritis.
  • Prevent flu
    Black tea also contains alkylamine antigens, which help boost immune response.
  • Prevent heart diseases
    Black tea is abundant in antioxidants, such as flavonoids, demonstrated to prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, preventing damage in both the bloodstream and at artery walls, and lowering the risk of heart disease. Additionally, it has been shown that black tea flavonoids are able to both improve coronary vasodilation and reduce clots. Polypehnols found in black tea are also very strong antioxidants, and the manganese in black tea may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by helping cardiac muscle function.

• Dark tea

  
  
  

  Degree of Fermentation: 100%

  Character

  Dark tea is a class of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation, from several months to many years. Under the influence of anaerobic bacteria, substances that were difficult for human body to absorb become easier, which improve the health effect of tea. Also, during fermentation, the amount of vitamin C would increase rapidly. It has a great effect on improving human's immune system. Furthermore, fermented tea contains substances that can speed up the breakdown of fat stored in body.

  
  
  

  Health-preserving Function

  • Burning fat and slimming
    Substances in Puerh tea can break down fat stored in body and lower cholesterol.
  • Speed up digestion and abortion
    Puerh tea can speed up the movement of stomach and intestines, which can decrease the time for digestion.
  • Anti-aging
    Puerh tea is rich in antioxidant. It can slow down aging and help body stay health.
  • Prevent heart diseases
    Theanine in Puerh tea is really effective on prevent high blood pressure and lower LDL cholesterol. It helps with cardiovascular health to prevent cardiovascular diseases.