Posts

An Insight Into How Tea Is Enjoyed Globally

Image
  The global tea consumption is about 6.3 billion kgs whereas the world population is 7.9 billion! This perfectly explains that tea is immensely popular and loved in different countries globally. People across the world consider it as a part of their culture. It has achieved way more fondness than any other beverage ever. Tea is widely consumed for two main reasons: rejuvenating taste and medicinal values. China, Japan, Argentina, Morocco, Europe, Iran, Iraq, and many different countries consume tons of tea every year. Moreover, each country has different and interesting ways of preparing this beverage. You must be wondering how is tea consumed and relished all around the world? A discovery found that there are 24 million ways of tea preparation. It is quite unbelievable to imagine that there are so many ways of making this drink. However, all these methods have  tea leaves  as the most common ingredient. The story of tea leaves and how tea became a globally consumed hous...

White Tea Vs Matcha Green Tea - Who Tops The Health Scale?

Image
Attention tea drinkers! Can you choose between White tea and Matcha Green tea? It’s quite a dilemma, we understand! After all, how can you choose between teas that originate from the same tea plant ? Both Matcha Green Tea and White tea are rich in health benefits. But this doesn’t indicate that White tea is the same as Matcha Green Tea. The contrast lies in their respective preparation methods. How is white tea processed? The tea processing of white tea commences during the first flush. The immature tea leaves of freshly opened buds are rigorously picked up. These tea leaves are then sun-dried followed by indoor drying and sorting. White tea leaves do not require extensive processing. This makes them richer in antioxidants and helps them to retain their authenticity.  White tea is particularly made from immature tea leaves covered with white hair. The harvesters are required to be extra careful while handling them. The delicate tea processing method makes white tea slightly expen...

Benefits of Green Tea: Everything that you need to know

Image
Benefits of Green Tea: Everything that you need to know A hot cup of green tea every day invites unfathomable health benefits.  The common notion about green tea is that it helps in weight loss.  But the benefits of green tea are deeper than what is assumed. Green tea is brewed from the Camellia sinensis plant. It is a tea plant that produces other types of teas like – oolong tea, black tea, yellow tea, etc. However, the main difference that empowers green tea is its unprocessed production .  The reason why green tea possesses ‘n’ number of benefits is because it is least oxidized and fermented.  To say that it is least processed means that green tea is first heated in a frying pan and then dried so that it can restrain its innate qualities. This makes green tea a super healthy drink. What does green tea contain? We now know why green tea is a great health drink. Here is what enhances the health benefits of green tea; ·       ...