How is white tea made differently than the others?!
How is white tea made differently than the others?
What is the difference between white tea and other teas?
Answers:
Black tea has been fully fermented during processing, and green has not been fermented at all. Oolong teas are somewhere in the middle. So what is 'white tea'?
Well, just like those other teas, 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.
White tea is similar to green tea, in that it's undergone very little processing and no fermentation. But there is a noticable difference in taste. Most green teas have a distinctive 'grassy' taste to them, but white tea does not. The flavour is described as light, and sweet. You should steep white tea in water that is below the boiling point.
The UtiliTEA Variable Temperature Tea Kettle is perfect for use with white tea.
If you are drinking tea for your health, you may want to consider white teas. There is also considerably less caffeine in white tea than the other varieties (15mg per serving, compared to 40mg for black tea, and 20mg for green). Some studies have also shown that white tea contains more active cancer-fighting antioxidants than green tea.
As with all teas, there are many varieties of white tea, with poetic names such as: white peony, golden moon, silver needle and white cloud. White teas are produced mostly in China and Japan, but the Darjeeling region of India also produces some fine white teas.
i think its the leaf and the growth and when to pluck the leaf used
white tea is from "baby" tea leaves they are not as strong as a full grown tea leaf it also has alot less caffeine.
i believe it is different kind of green tea leaf...I understand that it has like a whitish fuzz on it that makes it kind of silvery...and it is processed for a shorter period
white tea is from smaller leaves so the tae is not as strong
White tea is tea made from new growth buds and young leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis. [1] The leaves are steamed or fired to inactivate oxidation, and then dried. White tea therefore retains the high concentrations of catechins which are present in fresh tea leaves. [2][1] As white teas contain buds and leaves, whereas other teas are mainly leaves, the dried tea doesn’t look green and has a pale appearance. [3] Buds and young tea leaves have been found to contain higher levels of caffeine than older leaves, suggesting that the caffeine content of some white teas may be slightly higher than that of green teas.[1]
the tea leaves that are used have not fully matured compared to the tea leaves usually used. its flavor is very light and refreshing.
least proccess tea....highest content of anti oxidant!