In 1946 George Orwell wrote the essay “A Nice Cup of Tea”, which is still used today.
Tag: Green Tea
Does Decaffeinated Green Tea Retain its Health Benefits?
Many people wonder if decaffeinated green tea loses its health benefits due to the decaffeination process. The answer is yes, if the wrong decaffeination process is used.
Tea and the Versatile Camellia Sinensis
Most pure tea comes from one plant, the Camellia sinensis which is part of the evergreen family. The leaves are glossy green with serrated edges. When allowed to flower, the plant produces a small white flower with bright yellow stamens.
Optimal Tea Harvesting Schedules for the Main Tea Producing Countries
The harvest time for tea leaves depends largely on the region in which they are being grown, and can also vary from season to season in regards to the fluctuations in weather. Timing the harvest is of the utmost importance because it can take only a few days for a bud to appear, open up and grow into a large leaf. If the optimum harvest time is missed a whole crop can be destroyed.




