Initially, there was no such drink as & laquo; tea & raquo;. There was a medicine & laquo; tea & raquo;, which helps against many diseases, strengthens immunity and prolongs youth.
Only from about the 5th century AD did the Chinese begin to use tea as a tonic drink.
The question of which is the healthiest Chinese tea is very difficult to answer, because each variety and species individually has individual medicinal properties. And in general, all tea carries a charge of energy, a beneficial effect on organ systems along with gastronomic pleasure.
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Tea composition
Whichever you decide to buy Chinese tea , all of it comes from Camelia Sinensis-like tea bushes. But because it is fermentation that triggers a cascade of chemical reactions and divides tea into different types, then each variety contains individual components and substances characteristic of all.
Main groups of substances contained in teas:
- tannins;
- proteins, amino acids;
- pectins, vitamins;
- alkadoids, flavonoids;
- carbohydrate compounds, biological pigments;
- essential oils, etc.
Their ratio varies depending on the type and type of tea, the degree of freshness and storage conditions, and the presence of nutrients in the finished drink depends on the correct brewing.
In tea, scientists have isolated more than 300 compounds, but their biochemical effects have not been studied even half.
However, what has already been investigated is striking in its positive effect on the human body.
Chinese Tea Fermentation Groups
In China, the processing method is:
- White tea;
- Yellow tea;
- Green tea;
- Turquoise or oolong tea;
- Black or red tea;
- Pu.
White tea is considered the most expensive due to its delicate, refined bouquet and maximum content of valuable substances.
Raw materials for white tea undergo minimal processing & ndash; only withering and drying, which allows you to preserve its composition in its natural natural form.
Yellow tea is fermented minimally, similar in composition to green, but has a number of unique biologically active compounds. A huge range of substances appears in the tea leaf at the stage of languishing, which distinguishes the group of yellow teas.
Green tea is considered the most healing tea, but this is only because it is the most popular and known around the world.
Due to poor fermentation, green tea retains all valuable substances, only slightly changed after oxidation.
Turquoise tea. Distinguish between weakly and highly fermented oolong. Accordingly, their biochemical composition also differs from each other, however, elements of both green and black teas are observed in the ulun.
Black tea is very rich in various chemical compounds, and this is understandable, because for red tea (in China it is called that) tea leaf undergoes complete fermentation (75-95%).
In the composition of black tea, almost a third is tannins, which give the drink astringency and viscosity, more than 14 amino acids, thein and essential oils.
Puer contains a large number of polyphenolic compounds with antioxidant and antibacterial properties: in shen puer there are almost twice as many of them as in shu puer.
Effects of tea on the body
Each substance has a positive effect on certain body systems.
Drinking a cup of tea can be expected to have a beneficial effect on:
- gastrointestinal;
- respiratory organs;
- cardiovascular;
- metabolism;
- urinary system;
- vessel walls;
- full physical development, etc.
Chinese tea is useful for any type and variety, the main thing is to choose high-quality and proven products from reliable suppliers.
Improper collection or storage, stale raw materials and illiterate brewing can negatively affect tea, changing its composition for the worse, so every nuance is important when choosing.
If you want to buy tea from China , high quality and freshly picked, then place orders with the & laquo; Russian Tea Company & raquo; - the leader in the supply of plantation tea in the Russian Federation.