Green Tea weight loss:
Some facts on Green tea weight loss
Green tea weight loss is a "true" tea (i.e. Camellia sinensis) that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing for weight loss. Normal Black tea has been processed differently and longer therefore you gain less benefit than it's Green tea equivalent. Green tea weight loss is only gently steamed first, then dried.
Green tea is popular in the East and has recently become more popular in the West, which traditionally drinks black tea (a "true" tea made from leaves more heavily oxidized than the white, green, and oolong varieties).
The Chinese are said to be the first ones to discover tea, and in China the most varieties of tea are found. Chinese legend says that one day, an emperor was boiling some water on a fire, and a sudden wind swept by several small trees nearby. During this great gust of wind, a handful of leaves from the trees were blown off their branches, and landed in the emperor's kettle. He tasted the strange liquid that formed and was delighted at what he found.
During the Tang Dynasty wild tea was gathered and then processed by steaming the tea on a bamboo tray, grinding the tea into a fine pulp called tea mud and then placing this mud into moulds. The tea was then pressed and left to harden.
It was then transferred out of the mould, dried in the sun, and baked to prevent rotting.
The first of the less processed teas were called white teas, whilst further processing created green teas that could be stored for longer periods of time.
Compressed raw teas are still made in Yunnan and a few other provinces, they are very popular and are discussed in the Pu-erh tea article, however these teas are classified differently because they undergo a period of aging.
Tea has played a significant role in Asian culture for centuries as a staple beverage, a curative and a symbol of status. Even the earliest texts discuss the health benefits of tea. One of the earliest known references in Japan is a 9th century text.
It was the Heian Period (A.D. 794-1185) of peace, prosperity, and openness to ideas and cultures particularly from China. Also Anhui Province is home to three Chinese famous teas.
Green tea (ryokucha) is so ubiquitous in Japan that it is more commonly known as "tea" (ocha) and even "Japanese tea" (nihoncha). Types of tea are commonly graded depending on the quality and the parts of the plant used.
Of course, there are large variations in both price and quality within these broad categories, and there are many specialty green teas that fall outside this spectrum. The very best Japanese green tea is said to be that from the Uji region of Kyoto.
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