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White Tea
Black tea has been fully fermented during processing, and green has
not been fermented at all. Oolong teas are somewhere in the middle.
white tea come from the Camellia sinensis plant. But the leaves are
picked and harvested before the leaves open fully, when the buds are
still covered by fine white hair. Hence the name. White tea is scarcer
than the other traditional teas, and quite a bit more expensive.
A study at Pace University in 2004 showed white tea had more anti-viral
and anti-bacterial qualities than green tea.
Another study examining the composition of brewed green and white teas
found that white tea contained less catechins and epicatechins than
green tea, but more gallic acid, theobromine, and caffeine, with roughly
similar quantities of Catechins in both teas.
Varieties of white tea
Chinese white teas :
Bai Hao Yinzhen (Silver needle),Bai Mu Dan (White Peony),Gong Mei (Tribute
Eyebrow),Shou Mei (Noble, Long Life Eyebrow).
White Puerh Tea:From Yunnan Province,China
Ceylon White: A highly prized tea grown in Sri Lanka
Darjeeling White: From Darjeeling, India.
Assam White :From Assam ,India.
How to brew White tea
Generally, around 2-2.5 grams of tea per 200 ml (6 ounces) of water,
or about 1.5 teaspoons of white tea per cup, should be used. White teas
should be prepared with 80°C (180°F) water (not boiling) and
steeped 4-5 minutes.