What People Are Saying And Quick Facts** About Green Tea:
- not classified as a medicine, it does contain medicinal substances
- also sold in liquid concentrate and in powders
- widely consumed in Japan, China, and other Asian nations and is becoming more popular in Western nations
- known for its flat-leaf appearance, pleasant jade-green color, and roasted nutty taste
- highly beneficial for protecting your body from oxidative damage due to free radicals
- not the first product to move from specialty foods stores into the mainstream thanks to its alluringly healthy image
- made from more mature tea leaves than white tea, and may be withered prior to steaming or firing
- among the agents being tested in new, large-scale, phase III chemopreventive clinical trials
- also rich in vitamin C as well as is a low stimulant
- now reported to be the second most popular beverage in the world, topped only by water
- mostly catechin and forms a key component in its astringent taste
- a drink made from the steamed and dried leaves of the Camellia sinesis plant, a shrub native to Asia
- not fermented, hence its active constituents are not changed at all and it retains its natural herbal qualities
- said to be an aid to digestion after a meal and some claim it helps the complexion as well
- made up of a class of chemicals called catechins, the most abundant of which is EGCG
- prepared from unfermented leaves, the leaves of oolong tea are partially fermented, and black tea is fully fermented
- proven to be good for you, it rids the body of toxins and reduces cholestrol and can boost the metabolism
- loaded with catechin polyphenols, especially epigallocatecchin gallate
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Lasted Modified: Nov 30th, 2008
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