Types of green tea:
Green tea is a kind of tea without fermentation. Because its leaves and soup are green, it is named. The top ten famous teas in China are West Lake Longjing, Taihu Lake Biluochun, Huangshan Mao Feng, Lu 'an Guapian, Junshan Yinzhen, Xinyang Maojian, Taiping Monkey Kui, Lushan Wu Yun, Sichuan Mengding and Guzhu Zizun Tea.
Black tea:
Black tea is a kind of tea made by fermentation. It is named because its leaves and soup are red. The famous black teas in China are Qi Hong in An Wei, Zhen Hong in Yunnan, Hong Xuan in Hubei and Chuanhong in Sichuan.
Scented tea:
Scented tea is one of the finished products of green tea. It is made of fragrant flowers in tea embryo. Commonly used fragrant flowers include jasmine, Zhu Lan, Zanzan, rose and grapefruit. Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Sichuan are the main producing areas. Suzhou jasmine tea is a famous product in scented tea; Fujian jasmine tea belongs to Luzhou-flavor tea, with mellow soup, rich fragrance, yellow-green soup color and lasting taste.
Oolong tea:
Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea, which is characterized by green leaves in the center and red edges, commonly known as green leaves and red edges. Location: Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan Province provinces. Generally, it is named after the tea trees in its place of origin, such as Tieguanyin, Dahongpao, Oolong Tea, Narcissus, Danzong and so on. It has the fragrance of black tea, but it is more astringent than ordinary black tea; It has the refreshing taste of green tea, but not the astringency of ordinary green tea. Its aroma is rich and lasting, and it remains fragrant after drinking, and it has the effects of refreshing, promoting digestion, stopping dysentery, relieving summer heat and sobering up. In the early Qing dynasty, it was exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asian countries. Most popular with Japanese tourists.
White tea:
White tea is a kind of tea that has not been fermented or kneaded. Tea is divided into white tea, narcissus white tea and mountain white tea with natural fragrance, so it is named white tea. Among them, the silver needle is the most precious, which is characterized by being covered with fine white hairs and silver flowers. The soup is yellowish and sweet. Location: Fuding County and Zhenghe County, Fujian Province.
Brick tea:
Brick tea belongs to pressed tea. Green tea, scented tea, old green tea and other raw tea are used as raw materials and autoclaved in brick molds. Location: Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and other places. Brick tea, also known as edge tea, is mainly sold in frontier and pastoral areas.
Which teas belong to green tea?
Commonly seen in the market are: West Lake Longjing, Huangshan Mao Feng, Dongting Biluochun, Sword Leaf, Emei Chunyu, Cai Hua Maojian Tea, Xinyang Maojian Tea, Mabian Yunwu Tea, Laoshan Green Tea, Rizhao Green Tea, Hanzhong Xianhao, Tianzhu Hao Jian, Cuilan Yuexi, Emei Xueya, Lushan Yunwu Tea, Hanjia Liushi Tea, Yingshan Yunwu Tea, Zhuyeqing Tea and Guzhu Purple Bamboo Shoots. Biluochun (produced in Dongting Mountain, Taihu Lake, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province), Huangshan Mao Feng (produced in Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province), Longjing Tea (produced in Lion Peak, West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province), Xinyang Maojian Tea (produced in Xinyang, Henan Province) and Taiping Monkey Kui (produced in Houkeng Village, Taiping County, Anhui Province) all belong to the category of green tea.
What is the effect of tea and green tea: anti-cancer and eye diseases.
Green tea is rich in antioxidants and other antiviral substances, which may reduce the risk of glaucoma and other eye diseases turning into cancer. Studies have also shown that green tea can improve bone condition. Obviously, the chemicals it contains can stimulate bone growth and delay its aging, which is a good medicine for people with bone problems or osteoporosis.
Black tea: Black tea can enhance immunity.
According to the Journal of Food Science, black tea can enhance immunity, lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of uterine cancer by half (similar to green tea), and control diabetes to some extent.
This kind of tea contains polysaccharides and may contain anti-glucose substances. Gray earl grey, English breakfast, and half the other mixed substances are made of black tea.
White tea: promoting slimming (anti-wrinkle)
White tea can consume some fat. A study in Germany in 2009 showed that when white tea extract enters human fat cells, it will reduce the activity of genes related to new fat growth and consume some existing fat.
It will also bring you beauty: last year, British scientists found that white tea can control the enzymes that act on elastin and collagen, which make you wrinkle overnight, and white tea will make them ineffective.
Tip: If you are sensitive to caffeine, you can choose white tea. The caffeine content of white tea is significantly lower than other types of tea.
Oolong tea: promote metabolism and lower cholesterol.
Oolong tea promotes metabolism. A study found that when you eat fast food, oolong tea will speed up your metabolism by 10% (compared with 4% of green tea). In addition, it will reduce the fat you absorb when eating and help to lower the level of harmful cholesterol.