How to choose a good tea that you enjoy

That was autumn with its cool evenings, and therefore attracted to the tea has increased! Despite the fact that in Ukraine, Black tea- the most popular drink, we know him not so long ago, only 300 years ago. Perhaps this is why the Ukrainians so addicted doubtful tea bags or sugar added to tea, which destroys its taste and aroma. For the main quality of the drink of the day should be treated seriously. How to choose the right tea?

The main criteria for choosing a good tea

Colour It should only be black. Any other shades honking problems. Brown or gray tea gets from improper storage, dust. Whitish leaves - so before you mix different harvests.
View The tea is loose, pressed and extracted. Loose long leaf is also called, is the most common and high-quality appearance. Pressed - briquettes made ot hardened tea leaves of different quality. The extracted tea is tea extract or concentrate. Tea leaves therein - there are only synthesized powder or granules.

Torsion The stronger the twisted tea leaves, the better the tea. Curled into a tailspin tea leaves are called "wire". This tea is kept longer. Connoisseurs know: if the leaves are twisted much tea will be stronger if weak - the taste is soft but more fragrant.
Smell A good tea should not smell of burning - a marriage, tea leaves retain moisture. Other odors - metal, gasoline, etc... - talk about the storage and packaging problems.

Is there any caffeine in tea?

While in the minds of many people, most invigorating morning drink - coffee, tea also contains a lot of caffeine. On average, about 3%. For some it is a merit, for someone - a disadvantage. But it is important to bear in mind that it is present in tea. As tannins - tannic acid, which possesses the useful properties, but in large quantities can cause problems with digestion and blood pressure.

300 million. cups of tea a day drink US residents. They are champions in the consumption of the drink. Adult drinks Ukrainian fall, on average, 3 cups of tea a day. Moreover, half of us often drink tea bags.

How to read the tea marked?

On the packaging of tea should be placed abbreviation, which is encrypted information about the quality of the product.

1. For leaf teas letters OP mean tea quality mark - so the best raw materials used,
2. the top three leaves. FP - quality tea is slightly lower than that of the OP.
3. Abbreviation PS - tea consists of coarse leaves.
4. The small letter F means teas bran, and D - dust. These varieties are sold in bags and are composed of the finest particles of tea leaves.

The notorious "Made in China"

If the package of tea is written «Made in Chine» ( "Made in China"), it means that the product is not exactly Chinese! On the "native" tea from China can not be so marked. This Chinese tea is exported only the "China National Import and Export Corporation of tea and local products" (China National Tea & Native Product Import & Export Corp.). Only such an inscription refers to the original.

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