Grown in environmentally friendly areas, well-processed, properly stored and brewed using classic technology Chinese tea has a lot of useful biochemical substances.
Tea, regardless of its type or variety, initially includes:
- alkaloids & ndash; caffeine, theobromine and theophylline & ndash; have a tonic and invigorating effect;
- essential oils & ndash; responsible for the aroma of the drink, have a soothing effect;
- tannins & ndash; responsible for the astringency and viscosity of the drink, cleaned of radioactive radiation;
- antioxidants & ndash; effectively fight free radicals;
- vitamins C, groups B, K and P & ndash; have an immunosuppressive effect, protect against free radicals, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, normalize the functioning of the nervous system;
- minerals: manganese, fluorine, chromium, zinc, potassium & ndash; responsible for the general strengthening of the body.
More than 300 compounds in tea have a beneficial effect on the human body.
In each type of tea, these compounds are in different proportions, depending on the place of growth and the time of collection of leaves, as well as on the stages of processing and storage of raw materials.
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Tea caffeine
Tea is known for its tonic effect & ndash; and this is the merit of thein, a tea alkaloid.
Tea leaf contains up to 4%, but only a fraction is extracted when brewed.
In addition, caffeine in tea is associated with tannin, so its effect on the body is more mediated, which is important for the cardiovascular and central nervous systems.
According to studies, caffeine is unevenly distributed in a green plant. The maximum concentration of alkaloid in the first leaf of the flash (up to 5%), slightly less & ndash; in the second (3-4%), in the third & ndash; even less (up to 2.5%), etc.
The conclusion follows: it is better & nbsp; to buy Chinese tea & nbsp; of high quality, consisting of a kidney and delicate upper leaves & ndash; it invigorates and tones much better.
Antioxidants
If you decide to buy tea from China , prepare for its complex beneficial effects on the body.
The tea leaf contains about 30 types of phenolic compounds with antioxidant and antibacterial properties. They block oxidative reactions and neutralize free radicals, preventing their harmful effects on the body.
The concentration of antioxidants in different teas is different from each other, but fermentation does not affect this process, therefore, both white unfermented and black fully fermented teas have the polyphenols the body needs.
How much tea can I drink per day?
Good large-leaf Chinese tea has no restrictions on consumption. Although caffeine has a stimulating effect, it acts gently on the cardiovascular system, does not cause dependence, does not accumulate in the body.
For comparison, the volume of caffeine in 1 cup:
- espresso & ndash; up to 200 mg;
- americano, latte or cappuccino & ndash; up to 80 mg;
- black tea & ndash; up to 50-70 mg;
- green tea & ndash; up to 40-70 mg;
- white tea & ndash; up to 30 mg.
Medical recommendations for a safe daily caffeine rate & ndash; approx. 1000 mg, single & ndash; up to 300 mg, so you can drink a lot of tea without any harm to health.
Expert Opinion
Hypertensive patients, people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, or those with an excitable nervous system should be careful when drinking tea no more than 2-4 cups per day.
The caffeine content is greatly influenced by the brewing process: optimal tea leaf extraction time & ndash; 3-5 minutes. To reduce the amount of alkaloid in tea, the first brew is drained.
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