Benefits of Organic Green Tea
Types of Green Tea: Green tea has four main varieties, prepared in which depend upon its leaf-length, method of processing, season of harvesting etc. They are as follows;
* Gyokurocha: In this case, the tea leaves are plucked from the tip
of the branches. When brewed, the colour is clear green. Being picked from
the tip, this variety has the best taste and fragrance. This is also
considered best in terms of health and is less bitter, as it contains less tannin
and caffeine, the leaves being younger and budding. The only drawback it
has is that it is very costly. But then, there is price you need to pay for
every good thing.
* Sencha: Sencha Comes from the same plant, but this time, the
leaves are from middle of the branch and are bigger, older and less tender than
Gyokurocha and gives a clear, light green tea on brewing. Naturally, it is
bitter and stronger than the former variety. Being of less noble origin
(middle of the branch) and having more caffeine and tannin, it is cheaper and
more popular than Gyokurocha.
* Bancha: Bancha is made from the tender twigs of the tea plant and
but obvious, it is very strong and bitter. When brewed, it gives a golden
brown tea. This is further cheaper.
* Matcha: It is the leftover powder of green tea, also called Dust�
. It makes a beautifully green coloured tea and forms a lot of foam
(froth) as well, but has a lesser aroma than the leafy varieties. This variety of
Green Tea is very popular in the Ceremonies, sometimes also called
Ceremonial Green Tea. It is far less bitter than its formers and hence when you
sip it, it feels as if it is sweeter than them.
* Houjicha: Also spelled as "Hojicha", it is not a pure or absolute
green tea. Rather, it is mixture of green tea and powdered roasted cereals
such as wheat, barley rice, etc. The quality
and price of this variety depends upon the percentage or ratio of green tea
to cereals. The better ones, having more tea in them, are costlier and
give greener tea; while those, having more grains, yield a golden brown colour
and are cheaper.
* Genmaicha: Like Houjicha, it is not a pure tea either. It is
mixture of green tea and roasted brown rice. On steeping, it yields a
golden yellow tea, very nice in taste and aroma, due to presence of roasted
brown rice in them.
Risks: The risks associated with green tea are same as those associated
with any other kind of tea and are primarily due to presence of Caffeine, Alkaloids, Saponins and
Tannins in it. The contraindications may vary with the percentage of caffeine and tannins in it.
Diane
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