Relaxed Facts About Tea



 Tea contains antioxidants called polyphenols. Polyphenols helps in repairing cells which can help us to fight disease. The antioxidants are also why you don't get a caffeine crash from drinking it. The antioxidants slow the the absorption of caffeine into your system, Resulting in a longer caffeine effects while it's commonly believed that only green tea has health benefits. All varieties of tea are good for you in moderate amounts. It take 2,000 leaves to make a pound of finished tea. The best tea is grown in high elevations and handpicked.


In parts of Asia tea plants can grow wild. but in many palaces tea is formed instead iced tea was introduced in the US at the 1904 world's fair in St. Louis.


It was born out of necessity ,A tea merchant at the fair planned to give out free samples, but it was so hot outside no one wants to drink tea! so he dumped a bucket of ice into his his brewed batch, so that passersby could enjoy a cool refreshments. Iced has been a hit ever since. 



Ideal steeping times for your tea depend on varieties:

For 1 cup of black tea the ideal sleeping is 3 to 5 minutes. Genuine Darjeeling tea is grown at the foot of Himalayas. In an area fewer that 70 square miles large. That's why it is known as the champagne of tea.


  All taes comes from one plant Camellia Sinensis, varieties of tea are created based on home the tea plant is treated after harvesting. Black tea leaves are left to ferment until they trun black, Green tea is steamed or pan-fried, and white tea is just briefly left to dry. Any teas that are not made from tea leaves, like peppermint tea, are technically tisanes or herbal teas.


The most expensive variety of tea in the world is a Chinese variety called Tieguanyin. It is an oolong tea that is prized for its five-sense experience. The leaves can be brewed up to seven times before losing flavour. Just one pound of this rare tea cost $1,500.


The countries with the largest tea exports are:-

1). China,

2). Srilanka, and 

3). Kenya,


Over 3 billion cups of tea are consumed worldwide each year.