Are green tea, white tea and red tea from the same plant?!
Are green tea, white tea and red tea from the same plant?
Answers:
Green tea and white tea come from the same plant. Like black tea they are considered ‘true’ teas. The differences in colour, flavour and antioxidant content come from differences in the harvesting and processing of the leaves. Both green tea and white tea have very mild flavours. White tea gives a very pale straw-coloured liquor and like green tea should be drunk without milk. All teas contain antioxidants that are believed to have numerous health benefits.
The teas produced in different areas have their own individual characteristics. Low-grown teas, produced at the foothills give good colour and strength but lack the distinctive flavour of the higher-grown teas. These are usually used in blending. Mid-grown teas, grown between 1,800 and 3,500 feet, are rich in flavour and give good colour. High-grown teas, from heights of between 3,500 and 7,500 feet, are the very best giving a lovely golden liquor and an intense powerful flavour.
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Yes! White, Green, and Red are just the different stages of a tea plant's growth. White is a baby tea leaf (picked first), Green is picked second, which gives that mild, slightly acidic flavor, and Red is picked last, giving the tea an aged, robust flavor.
All true tea comes from the same plant called Camellia Sinensis.
The differences between types of tea result from different methods of processing the leaves.
There are four basic types of true tea: black tea, oolong tea(between green and black), green tea, and white tea.
Any way Chinese call Red tea and in the west it is called black tea.
All types of tea are derived from the same plant, the flavor and health benefits differ due to the different processing methods. More details available at http://www.teaenjoy.com/