Green tea, also known as unfermented tea. The tea is made from the new tops of suitable tea trees as raw materials, through the typical process of greening, kneading, drying and other processes. Its dry tea color and color and brewed tea broth, the bottom of the leaf to the green tone, so the name.
The characteristics of green tea retain more of the natural substances within the fresh leaves. Among them, the tea polyphenol caffeine retained more than 85% of the fresh leaves, chlorophyll retained about 50%, the loss of vitamins is also less, which formed the green tea "clear soup, green leaves, taste astringent" characteristics. The most scientific research results show that green tea retains the natural substances in the composition of anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-cancer, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, etc. have special effects, for other types of tea is not as good.
Chinese green tea, the most famous products, not only high flavor, long, excellent quality, and unique shape, with high artistic appreciation value, green tea according to its drying and greening methods are generally divided into fried green, baked green, sunshine green and steamed green tea.
Frying green tea: due to the drying process by mechanical or manual manipulation of different roles, the tea formed a long, ball-shaped, fan-shaped, needle-shaped, screw-shaped and other different shapes, so it is divided into a long fried green, round fried green, flat fried green, and so on. Long fried green after refining called eyebrow tea, finished product color has Zhen Mei, Gong Xi, rain tea, needle eyebrow, show eyebrow, etc., each with different quality characteristics. Such as:
Zhen Mei: thin tight straight or its shape as a lady's eyebrow, color green frost, high fresh aroma, taste strong, soup color, leaf green yellowish bright;
Gongxi: is a long fried green in the round tea, after refining called Gongxi. The appearance of particles similar to pearl tea, round leaf bottom is still tender;
Rain Tea: the original department of pearl tea separated from the long tea, rain tea is now most of the tea from the eyebrow tea in the acquisition, the appearance of thin and short, still tight, color green uniform, pure aroma, taste is still strong, soup color yellowish-green, the bottom of the leaf is still tender;
Round fried green: the appearance of particles of round, tight, due to the different places of origin and harvesting methods, and divided into the flat fried green, quan Gang Hui Bai and Chung Xi fire green. The first one is the one that has been used for the first time in the past few years.
Flat fried green: produced in Sheng County, Xinchang, Shangyu and other counties in Zhejiang Province. Because of the history of the gross tea concentrated in the town of Shaoxing Pingshui refining and distribution, the shape of the finished tea is fine and round and tightly knotted like a pearl, so it is called "Pingshui Pearl Tea" or Ping Green, and the gross tea is called Ping炒青;
扁炒青：Because of the difference in the place of origin and the method of production, it is divided into three kinds of Longjing, Flag Gun, and Dafang.
Longjing: produced in Hangzhou City, West Lake District, also known as West Lake Longjing. Fresh leaves are picked tenderly, and the buds and leaves are required to be uniformly formed, and the workmanship of senior Longjing is particularly fine, with "green color, fragrance. It has the quality characteristics of "green color, lush fragrance, sweet taste and beautiful shape".
Flag gun: produced in Hangzhou Longjing tea area around and adjacent to Yuhang, Fuyang, Xiaoshan and other counties.
Dongfang: produced in Anhui Province, Shexian County and Zhejiang Lin'an, Chun'an adjacent areas, Shexian old bamboo dongfang is the most famous.
In the fried green tea, because of its different tea-making methods, also known as special fried green tea, in order to maintain the integrity of the leaf shape, the final process is often drying. Its tea products are Dongting Biluochun, Nanjing rain tea. Gold Award Huiming, Gaoqiao Yinfeng, Shaoshan Shaofeng, Anhua pine needles. Guzhang Mao Jian, Jianghua Mao Jian, Dayong Mao Jian, Xinyang Mao Jian, Guiping Xishan tea, Mount Lu Yunwu and so on. Here only a brief description of the two products, such as Dongting Biluochun: produced in Jiangsu Wu County, Taihu Lake, Dongting Shanchuan Biluofeng the best quality. The shape of the cords slender, neat, curled like a snail, white hair exposed, color and lustre silver green hidden Cui light and moist; internal quality of the fragrance persistent, soup color green and clear, taste fresh and sweet; leaf bottom young soft uniform bright. Gold Prize Huiming: produced in Yunhe County, Zhejiang Province. It was awarded the gold medal at the Panama World's Fair in 1915, with the appearance of thin, tight and even cords, slim peaks and hairs, and the color is green and moist; the inner quality has high and lasting fragrance, and there is the fragrance of flowers and fruits, the soup color is clear and bright, and the taste is sweet and refreshing, and the bottom of the leaf is tender and green and bright.
Drying green tea: drying cage, drying green tea after reprocessing and refining most of the tea billets for smoked tea, the aroma is generally not as high as the fried green, a few drying green tea quality is excellent. The shape of the tea can also be divided into strip tea, pointed tea, piece of tea, needle-shaped tea. Strip baking, the country's major tea-producing areas have production; pointed, slice-shaped tea is mainly produced in Anhui, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities. One of the special baking, mainly Huangshan Mao Feng, Taiping Monkey Kui, Liu'an Gua Pian, Jingting Green Snow, Tianshan Green Tea, Guzhu Purple Bamboo Shoots. Jiangshan green peony, Emei Maofeng, Jinshui Cuifeng, Xiazhou Bifeng, Nannuo White Hair and so on. Such as Huangshan Mao Feng: produced in Anhui soft county Huangshan. The appearance of tender and slightly curled, buds fat, uniform, there is the front hair, shaped like "bird's tongue", color and lustre of golden yellow oily, commonly known as ivory, aroma fresh and long, soup color apricot yellow clear and bright, taste mellow fresh and sweet, the bottom of the leaf buds and leaves into a dozen, thick and bright.
Sunshine green tea: sunlight is used in the sun. Mainly distributed in Hunan, Hubei. Guangdong. Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces have a small amount of production. Sun green green tea to Yunnan large-leafed species of the best quality, known as "Dianqing"; others, such as Sichuan Qing, Guizhou Qing, Gui Qing, E Qing and other qualities of their own, but not as good as Dianqing.
Steam green tea: steam greening is an ancient method of greening in China. Tang Dynasty to Japan, along with the present; and our country since the Ming Dynasty that is changed to pot frying green. Steaming is the use of steam to destroy the amount of enzyme activity in the fresh leaves, the formation of a thousand tea color dark green, tea soup light green and tea bottom green: 'three green' quality characteristics, but the aroma is more boring with green gas, astringent taste is also heavier, not as fresh as the pot frying green tea as fresh and crisp. Due to the needs of foreign trade, China from the mid-80s, also produces a small amount of steamed green tea. The main varieties are Enshi Yulu, produced in Hubei Enshi; Chinese fried tea, produced in Zhejiang. Fujian and Anhui provinces.
Green tea is the earliest tea in history. Ancient human collection of wild tea tree buds and leaves in the sun in the collection, can be regarded as the beginning of green tea processing in a broad sense, at least three thousand years from now. But the real meaning of green tea processing, from the invention of the 8th century A.D. steaming system, to the 12th century and the invention of fried green system, green tea processing technology has been relatively mature, has been used until now, and constantly improve.
Green tea for China's largest production of tea, producing areas are distributed in the tea-producing provinces, cities and autonomous regions. Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi provinces with the highest yield, the best quality, is the main base of green tea production in China. In the international market, China's green tea accounted for more than 70% of international trade. Marketing area throughout North Africa, West Africa countries and France, the United States, Afghanistan and more than 50 countries and regions. Green tea sales in the international market accounted for more than 1/3 of the total domestic sales. At the same time, green tea is the main raw material for the production of flower tea.
Various types of green tea: West Lake Longjing; Huiming tea; Dongting Biluochun; Guzhu purple tea; Wuzi Xianhao; Huangshan Mao Feng; Xinyang Mao Jian; Pingshui bead tea; Baohong tea; Shangrao White Eyebrows; Trail Mountain Tea; Emei Bamboo Leaf Green; Nan'an Shiting Green; Rangtian Xueqing Green; Mengding Tea; Yongxi Huoqing; Cactus Tea; Tianshan Green Tea; Yongchuan Xiuzha; Xiuning Songlao; Enshi Yulu; Duyun Maojian; Hakkeng Maojian; Guiping West Mountain tea; old bamboo generous; Quan Gang Hui Bai; eyebrow tea; Anji white slice; Nanjing rain tea; Jing Ting green snow; Tian Zun Gong Bud; beach tea; double dragon silver needle; Taiping Monkey Kui; source of tea; Xiazhou Bifeng; Qinba fog hair; Kaihua Longshu; Lushan Yunwu; Anhua pine needles; Ri casting snow buds; Ziyang Maojian; Jiangshan green peony; Liu'an Gua Pian; Gaoqiao Yinfeng; Yunfeng and Pangxian hair; Hanshui Yinshuo; Yunnan White Hair; Zunyi Mao Feng; Jiuhua Maofeng Wugai Mountain Rice Tea; Jinggang Cui Green; Shaofeng; Gulao Tea; Shucheng Orchid; Zhou Biyun; Xiaobu Rock Tea; Huading Yunwu; Nanshan White Hair Sprout; Tianzhu Jianhao; Huangzhu White Hair; Ma Gu Tea; Cheyunshan Mao Jian; Guilin Mao Jian; Jiande Bao Tea; Ruizhou Phellodendron Tea; Shuangqiao Mao Jian; Qintang Mao Jian; Donghu Silver Hair; Jianghua Mao Jian; Dragon Dance Tea; Turtle Mountain Rock Green; Wuxi Hao Tea; Guidong Linglong Tea; Tianmu Qingdings; Xinjiang Down Tea Jingshui CuiFeng; Jintan Bird's Tongue; Guzhang Mao Jian; Shuangjing Green; ZhouDaTie Tea; WenJun Tender Green; QianFeng XueLian; ShixiKou YinYa; Yandang MaoFeng; Jiulong Tea; Emei MaoFeng; Nanshan Shoumei; XiangBo Green; Sunshine Green; ShanYan CuiLi Green; MengDing GanLu; RuiCaoKui; HeXi Round Tea; PuTuoBo Tea; XueFeng MaoJian; QingCheng XueYa; BaoZing Green Tea; LongZhong Tea; SongYang YinMou; LongYan Slanted Back Tea; MeiLong Tea; Lanxi MaoFeng; Guanzhuang Mao Jian; Yunhai Baihao; Lianxin tea; Jinshan Cuiba; Erui; Niuweng tea; Huafo tea; Guiding Yunwu tea; Tianchi Minghao; Tongtian Rock tea; Lingyun white tea; Steamed green pancha; Yunlin tea; Pan'an Yunfeng; Lvchun Ma Yu tea; Dongbai Chunyao tea; Taibai Dingyao tea; Thousand Island Jade Leaf; Qingxi Yuya; Zaolin tea; Xianju Bilu; Qijiangtang green tea; Nanyue Yunwu tea; Da Guan Cuihua tea; Meijiang Cuiba tea; Cuilui tea; Wukeng tea; Yuyao waterfall tea; Cangshan snow green; Xiangqi Yunwu; Huaguo Mountain Yunwu tea; Shuixian velvet hook tea; Suichang silver monkey; Mojiang cloud needle.
Green tea's eight functions
1, anti-aging
Green tea contains antioxidants that help resist aging. Because the human metabolic process, if over-oxidation, will produce a large number of free radicals, easy to aging, but also make the cell injury. SOD (superoxide dismutualization) is a free radical
scavenger, can effectively remove excess free radicals, to stop free radicals on the human body damage. The catechins in green tea can significantly
increase the activity of SOD, scavenging free radicals.
2, antibacterial
Research has shown that the catechins in green tea have an inhibitory effect on some of the bacteria that cause disease in human beings, and at the same time do not cause
injury to the reproduction of beneficial bacteria in the intestinal area, so the green tea has a rectification of the function of the intestines.
3, lowering blood lipids
Scientists' animal experiments show that tea catechins can reduce plasma total cholesterol, free cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, as well as the amount of triglycerides, and at the same time, can increase the amount of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.
Human experiments have shown that it can inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce the incidence of atherosclerosis. Green tea contains flavonols, which have
antioxidant effects, and can also prevent blood clots and platelet clusters, reducing cardiovascular disease.
4, slimming fat
Green tea contains theophylline and caffeine, which can be activated by a number of roles in protein kinase and triglyceride lipase, reducing the accumulation of fat cells, and therefore achieve weight loss.
5, anti-caries, bad breath
Green tea contains fluorine, which catechins can inhibit the role of caries-bearing bacteria, reduce plaque and the occurrence of periodontitis.
The tannins contained in the tea have a bactericidal effect, which can prevent food debris from reproducing bacteria, so it can effectively prevent bad breath
6, cancer prevention
Green tea has an inhibitory effect on some cancers, but the principle of its are limited to the inference stage. To prevent the occurrence of cancer, drinking more tea is bound to have its positive encouraging effect.
7, whitening and UV protection
Experts in animal experiments found that the catechins in green tea can resist UV-B triggered by skin cancer.
8, can improve indigestion.
Research reports in recent years show that green tea can help improve indigestion, such as acute diarrhea caused by bacteria, can drink a little green tea to reduce.