What is black tea :S?!


Question: What is black tea :S?
I'm abit confused about this I brought a box that said green tea bcoz I always drink it n it said black tea aswell so I thought I've never tried black tea so I'll giv it ago but it just looks exactly the same as normal tea to me :S is it just normal tea then I thought or I was hoping that it had antioxidants in it n still helps ur metabolism :S am I wrong ?!?! X

Answers:

Black is the most common tea in the UK and possibly the US, so it probably what you refer to as normal tea.

Tea is traditionally classified based on the techniques with which it is produced and processed.

* White tea: Wilted and unoxidized
* Yellow tea: Unwilted and unoxidized, but allowed to yellow
* Green tea: Unwilted and unoxidized
* Oolong: Wilted, bruised, and partially oxidized
* Black tea: Wilted, sometimes crushed, and fully oxidized
* Post-fermented tea: Green tea that has been allowed to ferment/compost


Research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has suggested that levels of antioxidants in green and black tea do not differ greatly, with green tea having an Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of 1253 and black tea an ORAC of 1128 (measured in μmolTE/100g)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea



All 'tea'--except for herbal blends--come from the same plant. For green tea, the leaves are basically picked and dried. Green tea is a yellow-green color, with a light flavor.

'Black tea' has been fermented while it's drying. This actually concentrates the antioxidants, as well as the caffeine content, meaning black tea has more of both. The color is a darker amber-brown, and the flavor richer and brisker. (Most iced tea in the US is black tea.)

Both black tea and green tea have health benefits, though if caffeine is a concern you may want to stick to green.

Not sure what you bought, or how the label got so confusing.



I think there is a difference but all teas are made from the same species of plants. As a fan of tea, but not green or black tea, i'm not sure of the difference

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Sorry but your question is hard to comprehend, did you get a box of tea that says both "green tea" and "black tea" and you can't determine what's in it?
Also what do you define as normal tea? Green tea?



Black tea is a variety of tea that is more oxidised than oolong, green and white varieties.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tea



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tea

read it



Tea without milk.




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