White tea is a lightly oxidized tea grown and harvested primarily in China, mostly in the Fujian and Zhejiang province.
White tea comes from the buds and leaves of the Chinese Camellia sinensis plant. The leaves and buds are allowed to wither in natural sunlight before they are lightly processed to prevent oxidation.
The name “white tea” derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant, which gives the plant a whitish appearance.The beverage itself is not white or colourless but pale yellow.
Here you are some of its benefits:
– Its high antioxidant capacity due to its high concentration of polyphenols, three times higher than that of green tea.
– Helps improve defenses and helps fighting the radicals free.
– Protects against tooth decay by high fluorine component.
– Combat physical and mental fatigue, increases the ability to concentrate and memory.
– Ideal diets because it has no calories.
– Increases energy.
– Gently diuretic.
– Helps eliminate fat.
– It is a good ally to cardiovascular diseases and lowering levels of “bad” cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides.
– And also contains half the caffeine than green tea, so recommended for people with nerve problems.
