Benefits
The best Assam teas are grown in high altitudes with clouds comforting
the tea plant and moisturizing its leaves.
Both black and green tea leaves come from the same
plant source, Camellia sinensis. The leaves that eventually become
black tea are first broken up and exposed to air. This process promotes
oxidation and deactivation of the valuable Polyphenols. With brewed
Green tea, the lack of fermentation protects Polyphenols by destroying
the enzyme that oxidizes them.
Body Ecology Black tea Extract has the same level
of Polyphenols as green tea due to the enhanced Polyphenol concentration
process.
After Assam tea leaves are picked, they are inspected
and sorted by hand. Withering takes place as water evaporates and the
natural process of fermentation takes place. Fermentation, also known
as oxidation, does not produce alcohol. Enzymes oxidize the tea leaf
and turn it brown just like a tree leaf in the fall changes colors from
green to brown .This process is accelerated by increased heat and high
humidity. As a result of these conditions it takes only a few hours
to turn green tea into what is known as the black tea - The world's
number one beverage hot, cold, flavored or scented
Body Ecology Black tea essence is extracted with
purified water from a blend of the best Estate Assam teas available.
The extraction process for Body Ecology helps to retain and enhance
high concentration levels of naturally occurring antioxidants.
Body Ecology extracts are made from Black tea with
approximately 15-30% of the weight of the leaf being composed of polyphenols;
over 50% of this polyphenol fraction is comprised of (-) Epigallocatechin
Gallate(EGCG), the most biologically active and influential polyphenol
in green tea.
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