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According to the
analysts the hottest new ingredient of 2005 will be
white tea,
ousting its green sister from its podium. For the past three years the
popularity of
green tea
has exploded, due in large part to the health benefits believed to be in
these delicate leaves. Research predicts that 2005 will be the turn of
white tea.
The main ingredient, antioxidants, has already appeared in skincare products
and, of course,
tea.
Expect to see this ingredient popping up in
vitamins and healthcare
products,
hair care,
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A flavorful Chinese, white tea. "White tea
is the healthiest beverage you can drink", says the Tea Council of the
USA. $8.44/oz.
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PAI MU TAN ---
Pai Mu Tan leaves are plucked from a special variety
of tea bush called Narcissus or “chaicha” bushes. Only 2 leaves and 1
bud are selected. These leaves must show a very light green, almost
gray-white color and be covered with a velvety peach fuzz down. The leaves
are naturally withered and dried in the sun. If mechanical drying is
required, it is a baking process at temperatures less than 40 degrees C.
Interestingly, the western cosmetics industry has recently discovered the
benefits of white tea. In addition to its anti-cancer properties, tea has
a calming and detoxifying effect on the skin.
$4.85/oz.
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DOVES SILVER NEEDLE ---
Remember, the production of white tea is different from other tea. The leaves come from special varietal tea bushes and are not processed but are dried and withered in the sun. Only special "two leaves and a bud" are selected with the ideal being two leaves wrapped around a newly developing shoot. After withering and drying these leaves are then painstakingly selected and sorted by hand.
$15.37/oz.
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The
purest of all teas, white tea is made from the fresh downy buds of the
Camellia sinensis
bush. White tea is the least processed and
rarest of all teas, drunk primarily by tea connoisseurs. You will rarely
find loose-leaf white teas at the supermarket, usually only at fine,
specialty teashops. A recent study at Oregon State University indicated
that white tea may contain the most potent polyphenols of all teas. Chinese
tea estates are starting to produce more because of America's new-found
interest in this rare beverage. |
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