Amazing Facts About Green Tea - Craig Hochstadt

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Amazing Facts About Green Tea - Craig Hochstadt
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What is Green Tea?

• Green tea is made from the leaves of Camellia
  sinensis that have undergone a process of
  steaming (heat treatment, multiple rolling and
  drying. The step of fermentation (oxidation) is
  skipped after rolling, as the enzymes are
  inactivated through steaming
• Green tea brew has a delicate taste and is light
  green or golden in color
• The demand of green tea has increased
  considerably in the last decade
• The main reason being increase in the awareness
  of its health benefits

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What are the different types/flavours?

• Green tea is blended with natural herbal or fruit
  flavours to create a wide variety of flavored tea
  variants like
• Honey
• Lemon
• Ginger
• Aloe Vera
• Citrus Spice

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Manufacturing Process
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How is it manufactured?

• Freshly plucked leaves are processed
• The leaves are heated (through steaming or pan
  firing) almost immediately to inactivate the
  enzymes, to prevent oxidation
• The tea is then rolled partially and dried
  partially to bring down the moisture to enable a
  second rolling.
• The partially dried leaves are rolled again to
  give it shape
• The rolled leaves are fully dried and graded

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What is the demand globally?

• The global market share of green tea has risen
  from 17 to 31 over the past decade
• The Indian Green Tea market is growing by over
  50 Y-O-Y

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How much is produced?

• India is one of the largest producers of tea in
  the world
• Of the 11m Kg green tea produced, 8m Kg is
  exported and around 3m Kg is available for
  domestic market
• Its share is estimated to touch 160 million kg,
  or about 20 of the market, in the coming few
  years

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How nutritious is Green Tea?

• Green tea is a hydrating calorie-free beverage
  whose consumption is recommended upto 3 - 4 cups
  per day
• With 99.5 water per cup, it is an ideal beverage
  for body hydration
• It is a good source of polyphenols which are
  antioxidants

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• It is a rich source of Manganese and many other
  beneficial minerals as Zinc, Chromium and
  Selenium
• Its most important active component is
  Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)
• Also contains L- theanine a type of Amino acid
• Tea is not a good source of nutrition

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What are the Benefits?
Helps to protect the cells from various types of
Cancers like Bladder, Breast, Ovarian,
Pancreatic, Prostate etc.
Helps in lowering the cholesterol level in the
body and preventing Heart Disease and Stroke
Burns fat and boosts metabolism rate naturally
thus helping in Weight Loss and prevents Obesity
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What are the Benefits?

• Has Anti-aging properties and also helps in
  keeping the skin healthy and fighting Skin Cancer

Improves lipid and glucose Metabolism, lowers
your Blood Sugar Level and hence, prevents
Diabetes
Helps cure Liver Diseases
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What are the Benefits?

• Destroys bacteria and viruses that cause many
  Dental Diseases and reduces bad breath

Prevents Hair Loss
Polyphenols and Flavonoids help in boosting
Immunity
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What are the Benefits?

• Helps in fighting Cold and Flu and reduces the
  severity of Asthma

Kills bacteria which cause Food Poisoning,
relieves Allergies and also helps with Ear
Infection problems
Scientists have found that EGCG stops the HIV
Virus from spreading
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What are the Benefits?
Helps in boosting your memory, reducing the
effect of Alzheimer's and preventing cell damage
in the brain which could cause Parkinson's
It has High Fluoride content that keeps bones
strong and preserves Bone Density
Helps relieve Stress and Anxiety