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Health Benefits of Green Tea in the News
BBC News report on Green Tea - 15th march 2005 -A chemical extracted from green tea could help scientists to develop new drugs to fight cancer
Green tea 'may protect the heart'
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Green Tea is very popular alternative to "real" tea.
Define green tea - this is tea made with unfermented tea leaves. They're still green. When tea leaves have been fermented they go black, making the normal tea we are used to making for our daily cuppa.
Green Tea - latin name Cameillia sinesis, is the same plant as the
black tea.
During fermentation the polyphenols are turned into tannins.
A polyphenol - is a potent, beneficial anti-oxidant compound.
The green leaves are steamed to prevent fermentation taking place and this protects the polyphenol content.
Green tea contains a small amount of caffeine (about 20-30 mg per cup compared to 150mg coffee) so this is also good for your body.
What do polyphenols do?
As well as being good anti-oxidants they discourage the formation of cancer causing compounds from food.[1]
This makes green tea a good option to have included in your diets.
Reducing caffeine is a good idea. By taking green tea you will reduce the amount of caffeine you drink.
In studies green tea has been found to stimulate thermogenesis - which
helps burn calories. One Swiss study found drinking 2-3 cups of Green
Tea a day amounted to the expenditure of 80 calories, without the
need of exercise or increased heart rate.
This doesn't mean that drinking more than this level would burn more.
Replace your normal brew with this and see how you feel after a week.
We have just heard about White tea - White Tea is incredibly rare,
coming from the downy, unopened buds of the tea plant. White tea is
said to
contain
more antioxidants
than
any other tea - around three times as many even as green Tea.
Grown in the Fujian region of China, one of the few estates that produce
White Tea.
White Tea has been used for millennia in China, reserved exclusively
for the most formal tea ceremonies and esteemed guests - drinking it
has been described as 'an almost spiritual experience'.
We've tried green tea. Its quite refreshing and you should
give it a try too.
Benefits of green tea
- Green tea also contains fluoride which is good for the teeth.
- Contains anti-oxidants
- Lower caffeine
- Anti-cancer action
- effective in reducing LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol)
- impedes production of Angiotensin - which is responsible for high blood pressure.
Making Green Tea
Boil fresh water
Leave to stand for about a minute
Pour water on tea leaves
Brew for about 2 minutes
Serve.
Can I take Green tea?
Green tea contains caffeine so you should take the same care as with
other caffeine drinks.
People taking the class of antidepressant
called MAO inhibitors may want to avoid the caffeine in green tea.
If in doubt contact your doctor.
Types of green tea
Sencha - grown in full sun, can be harvested 3-4 times a year. First harvest is called Sincha - has deeper leaves and best quality.
Gyokuro - shielded from sun for 2 weeks prior to harvest,
Only pick the first growth from spring harvest - small amount so dearer.
Has deep yellow green coloured when served.
Kabusecha -- shielded from sun for 2 weeks prior to harvest but to
only about 50%
Only pick the first growth from the plants though
Sweeter than Gyokuro
Emerald green when served.
Matcha
Shade throughout growth.
Used in traditional japanese tea ceremonies.
Low tannin levels and mellow flavour.
Bancha
Late harvest of sencha -
Every day green tea
Kukicha
Lowest grade green tea made from stems and leaves.
Sweet butty refreshing taste.
Hojicha
Bancha is baked to give this
The process removes most of caffeine
Smokey fragrance
Fukamushicha - twice length of steaming
Sources
[1] Leslie Kenton, 10 Steps to energy
There are many references about the health benefits of Green Tea,
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