Green tea. Taste and aroma - myths and reality

Green tea... there are literally legends about its benefits. Not surprisingly, the upper leaves and unopened buds, collected manually in early spring, contain all the strength and energy of the plant that awoke after a winter sleep.

Tea bush, giving the first young shoots under the gentle sunshine, gives all the vitality that slept in it in the winter. It is the youngest, upper, tender leaves and buds that serve as raw materials for the production of high-quality green tea. In addition, it is in the upper leaves and kidneys that contains the maximum amount of healing substances.

Young fresh leaves from the top of the branches are carefully harvested by hand, so as not to damage the delicate shoots. If the tea leaf is even slightly damaged during harvesting, the fermentation process begins, the leaf begins to oxidize and darken.

That is why for imperial tea the leaves from the bushes were plucked before dawn (the sun had not yet risen). The collection of tea involved girls in light-colored clothes, their nails were cut in a special way, so that the girl, tearing the leaf, did not touch his warm fingers, without accidentally starting the oxidation process. The leaves were gently and quickly pinned off with the nails, the movements of the girls 'fingers were so sharp and fast that the locals, admiring the girls' work, said: "So quickly, smartly and flawlessly ... How do birds peck rice"

Often there are questions: green tea and black tea - are these different sorts of tea bushes?

Not certainly in that way.

In order to keep the tea green, it is steamed or fried, thus stopping the fermentation process. For different varieties, in different countries, there is its own processing technology. Steam treatment is more characteristic of Japanese tea, in China it is customary to fry tea in a frying pan or bake in the oven.

And now let's try to figure out what is so good (or bad) green tea?

Taste and aroma - myths and reality

Green tea smells like fish

Quality green tea does not smell like fish, friends. This someone misled you. The composition of tea leaves, like any other plant, includes essential oils. With improper long-term storage, they change their structure. And then the "fishiness" can manifest itself in all its ugliness. If a dry tea leaf smells like fish, tea is stale. Fresh green tea exudes aroma of freshly cut grass, spring flowers, sometimes hot baking or melted milk. But not fish.

Green tea bitter

No and no. Real green tea will never be bitter if you follow simple rules for brewing it. Tender young leaves are very easy to offend with boiling water. Be merciful. Water temperature for brewing green tea should not exceed 80 degrees. Infusion time - no more than five minutes. Boiling water in your tea will destroy 90% of the beneficial properties, the leaves will be simply cooked, and long-time infusion will release saponins into the infusion and make your tea bitter and coarse to the taste.

Green tea helps to lose weight

Green tea, of course, carries a lot of usefulness for your health and shape. It removes toxins, contains antioxidants, promotes rejuvenation ... But, among other things, it increases the acidity of the stomach and stimulates the appetite. Therefore, deciding to lose weight with the help of green tea, think about whether you want to eat after this more than planned? Puer tea is much better for losing weight, it effectively cleanses and removes cholesterol from the body.

Green Tea Washes Calcium

Calcium enters the body with certain foods and is derived from it. Even water removes excess substances from the body and brings others into it. Metabolism occurs is normal. Calcium enters with magnesium, which is abundant in tea. In addition, tea, in addition to other nutrients, also supplies calcium. We will not bore you with unnecessary numbers, but in order to consume tea threatened your calcium levels, you need to drink at least two hundred cups a day.

Green tea soothes

It is doubtful. Green tea leads the caffeine content among all other teas. It is in the top leaves and tea bud (tips) contains the maximum amount of invigorating caffeine. If you need to gain physical and mental activity, be filled with energy, grow wings, drink green tea. But do not do it at night if you plan to sleep))),

Now for the good

One cup of green tea contains as much vitamin C as 200 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice.

Regular consumption of green tea improves the overall condition of the skin and hair, boosts immunity, normalizes pressure, helps to cope with vision problems, strengthens bones, lowers sugar levels, rejuvenates and heals the body. High-quality green tea tones, energizes, improves overall tone and ability to work. Thoughts become clear, the body is healthy, this tea inspires and fills with creativity.

Summary

Fragrant, fresh, like spring itself. This green tea will fill your life with the primeval energy of nature itself in its spring manifestation.
This tea is worth drinking in the morning is a bright, morning tea, giving you the power to work and everyday work.

Green tea is a tea for the daytime, for the light season. Enjoy it in the morning. Enjoy it in summer and spring - it quenches thirst perfectly. But in the winter or autumn, he will charge with the missing vitamins and energy.

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