Posts under ‘White tea’

White Tea is said to be the subtlest of all varieties. When we choose Loose White Tea instead of tea bags, we get only the finest and youngest tea leaves from each tea plant that have been only minimally processed. Loose leaf white tea has a light and delicate taste with sweet and mild vegetal [...]

Recent studies show that White Tea Extract has major health benefits. It can destroy bacteria, viruses and fungi in the body with more success than other tea. The study focused on Staphylococcus infections, Streptococcus infections, and pneumonia. The same study concluded that white tea, being rich in fluoride, helps prevent the growth of dental plaque, [...]

While White Tea can actually be classified as a subgroup of Green Tea, it has recently gained a status of its own due to its high level of antioxidants. The reason why White Tea has much more antioxidants than Green Tea is in its production and minimal processing. White Teas are not fermented, but come [...]

Silver Needle Tea, also named Silver Tip White Tea, is the most prized of all white teas and is grown in the Fujian Province of China. This highest quality of white tea is called Bai Hao Yin Zhen (White Hair Silver Needles) and is produced from large, unopened sun-dried tea buds, covered with white downy [...]

A lot has been said and written about the health benefits of all kinds of teas. The health benefits of white tea have somehow been neglected. Being the least processed tea white tea has some unique properties that can promote health even further.
Antioxidants
Most of the health properties of tea in general comes from the antioxidants. [...]

Pure and unspoiled by oxidation white tea comes for the same camellia sinensis leaf plant as green tea, black tea and oolong tea. White tea is derived from younger leaves and buds that are inherently lower in caffeine than older leaves. After a very short fermentation the leaves are fast dried leaving all the active [...]