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 [...]
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White tea health benefits
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. [...]
White tea
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 [...]