Tea Production

a Production

Green Tea Extract 2007-12-21 Green Tea Extract is the concentrate of the green tea leaf. The leaf is steeped in alcohol or some other solvent, which is then left to evaporate, leaving the extract. It has all the essential properties of the Green Tea Leaf. The extract has more of the essential parts, while parts of the leaf have no benefit, or effect at all. Read more...   Is Loose Leaf Tea Better? 2007-12-16 Tea bags are convenient, offer quick simple brewing, and even add a nice color to the cup...so it must be the best way to have tea right? Not really... Read more...   White Tea Processing White tea is produced from varietals that yield whitish sprouts and leaves. The original varietal for white tea is called chaicha and is still used for some white tea, it does not have an abundance of the fine white hairs that white tea is famous for. The chaicha varietal has been supplanted somewhat by other varietals such as Fu Ding Da Hao, Fu Ding Da Bai, and Shui Xian. Read more...   Tea Varietals All tea - black tea, green tea, wu long tea - comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. The different types of tea depend on how the tea leaves are processed after they are picked. Nevertheless, there are differences in tea leaves. Camellia sinensis can be hybridized very easily, and this has led to the development of more than 3000 varietals (or cultivars). Read more...   Japanese Green Tea Processing Japanese green tea is processed in several stages from fresh leaf to finished product. There are two types of processing - Aracha and Shiagecha. Read more...   Black Tea Grades Black tea has one of the most uniform tea grading systems of all types of tea. This tea grading system is used by most tea producers in India, Sri Lanka, Java, Indonesia, and Africa as well being applicable to some Chinese black tea. Read more...   Orthodox Black Tea Production Black tea begins with fresh leaves from the Camellia sinensis plant. This plant produces all types of tea – black, green, oolong, white, and yellow – and it is only how the fresh leaves are processed that determines which kind of tea they become. Read more...   Organic Tea Organic tea usually carries a higher price tag than non-organics, which begs the questions: Is organic tea really better? How can the average consumer be sure that organic tea meets certain standards? Read more...   Tea Bags Most people these days associate “tea” with “tea bags.” This sorry state of affairs came about because of the modern world’s obsession with convenience, even when convenience comes at the expense of quality. Read more...   Loose Tea Although tea bags offer convenience, they are usually filled with poor quality tea. There is some whole-leaf tea available in bags, but as a rule of thumb the best quality tea is only available in loose tea form. Read more...   What Type of Plant Produces Tea It comes as a surprise to many people that all tea comes from the same type of plant. The type of plant that produces tea is called Camellia sinensi - a plant native to south and south-eastern Asia. Read more...