Apparently, I might be drinking the wrong tea. When I learned about all of the health benefits of green tea, I began drinking it and have done so ever since. Now, I found out that the better tea may be wu yi tea. Is wu yi tea just the latest health kick? Should we be replacing green tea with wu yi tea?
Wu yi tea is definitely not a fad in Asian culture. Just like green tea, it's been used for centuries both in Chinese medicine and for traditional enjoyment of the tea.
In the West, green tea became popular when science discovered all of its amazing health benefits. It contains massive amounts of phytochemicals. These protect the plant from free radical damage and disease.
We gain those benefits to protect our bodies when we drink tea. Green tea and wu yi tea can slow aging and prevent disease. The special phytochemicals in tea called catechins can also help burn fat.
You can burn even more fat when you drink tea and exercise because green tea or wu yi tea are capable of making the fat burning time longer after exercising.
The problem has been convincing black tea connoisseurs to make the switch. The flavor of green tea is often deemed grassy by people who are more familiar with the taste of black tea. For this reason, wu yi tea may be the better choice.
All tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. The variety (white tea, green tea, oolong tea or black tea) depends on the processing. While white tea is highly nutritious and tasty, it is rare because it is harvested when the leaves have yet to open. This can only be done a few times a year. Green tea is more abundant. It is dried, rolled and then another step is taken to steam the tea to prevent oxidation. This preserves the nutrients, but also lends to the grassy flavor.
Black tea is not steamed, so it ends up being fully oxidized. Oolong tea is right in the middle of green tea and black tea. It is oxidized but not as much a black tea. This preserves more nutrients than in black tea, but it has a flavor more similar to the familiar black tea.
Now, you may be wondering where wu yi tea comes into play. Wu yi is actually oolong tea, but it's named for the region where it is grown. The Wu Yi Mountains chains in China are home to wu yi tea. The climate is perfect for growing the best tea in the world, so much so that it was once reserved for only nobility. Finally, it is being sold around the world, but mostly on the internet.
Green tea is a bit more nutritious than wu yi tea, but you may not like the flavor of green tea. You can also look for a wu yi tea with added wu yi tea extract, making it more nutritious than green tea.
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This post was written by Caitlin Ryan on September 19, 2010


