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"Quality matters" - Amazing Health Benefits of Tea by Tea Guardian
Read more 〉"Quality matters. There are findings that relate quality with potent substance contents and we shall discuss them in separate articles. However, just quoting USDA’s report, the difference for, say EGCG (Epigallocatechin 3-gallate), one of the tea polyphenols and a most powerful salutary one, can be as much as over 200 mg in a green tea and 0.49 mg in a decaffeinated black tea, per 100 ml of the tea liquid, i.e roughly half a cup! To help you visualize that, it basically means drinking one cup of the former selection is equal to the EGCG potency of 408 cups of...
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你知道嗎？Good teas taste similar to the sweetness of chicken soup ?! and They are Anti-Anxiety?
Read more 〉When we are tasting good quality Green Teas and White Teas, I usually explain to our tea friends about the good tea tastes sweet and it is very similar to the sweetness of chicken soup. Everyone seems surprise by this comment. Here is the scientific explanation: Sweet flavor in meat is derived from sugars, amino acids and organic acids. On the other hand, tea also has an unique amino acid called Theanine! Theanine is an unique amino acid found almost solely in tea plants, and it is a major component which contribute to the sweetness of tea! SO, it makes sense now? Despite...