Tea contains various polyphenols, essential oils, some vitamins (E and some from B group) and minerals (because of high percent of zinc it is recommended to pregnant woman's).
Tea also contains caffeine, which wakes up. The concentration of caffeine in tea ranges from 2.5 to 4.5 percent, as contrasted to an average concentration of about 1.5 percent in coffee. But caffeine in tea acts different than in coffee. The more you warm tea leafs it release more tannin, which neutralize caffeine and tea, starts effect relaxing. Tea leaf buds and young tea leaves are used in making tea, the age of tea leaves determining the taste and name. Orange pekoe is made from the youngest leaves, and souchong from the fourth leaves. After picking, the leaves either are dried immediately and completely to produce green tea such as basket-fired, pan-fired, hyson, and gunpowder-or are partially dried and then allowed to ferment to produce various kinds of black teas, such as pekoe, congou, orange pekoe and souchong. Oolong tea is partially fired and then steamed, thus being intermediate between green tea and black tea. In China, tea is sometimes allowed to absorb the scent from various flowers; jasmine is a particular favourite.The most tea drinks Scotsman. Also from Scotland comes Thomas Lipton (born in 1850 year), he was well known expert in tea.
Green tea weight loss benefits are great, one is that can help persons with weight problem:
If U drink a lot of regular coffee and have problem with weight, U should reconsider to change your mind and start drinking green tea . Green tea has less caffeine than coffee, but that is not the right reason, coffee makes insulin rise when you drink it, and green tea makes it go down. So after a month U should see change on your body (4-5 kg) . For green tea you can say that it is green tea antioxidant and green tea stimulant. It keeps you safe from hearth diseases, also makes blood pressure and cholesterol low. Traditional Chinese medicine recommends it for depression, digestion, and headache. They believe that if you drink green tea every day your life will be longer. U can buy green tea bags in your nearest store. |