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Japanese Tea Encyclopedia
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What's actually in your cup — caffeine, L-theanine, antioxidants — and what the research does and doesn't say. We're not doctors; we read the studies and brew the tea.
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Brew Gyokuro beside Hojicha and the contrast is clear before you even drink. One has a sweet, marine quality; the oth...
A cup of brewed Sencha delivers about 6mg of vitamin C per 100mL — roughly 6% of Japan's dietary reference intake of ...
The astringency in green tea comes largely from catechins, a group of polyphenols. When you feel that familiar drying...
Japanese tea cultivation includes farming systems that use pesticides. That is not a secret — it is written into the ...
Tea has caffeine. A typical brewed cup lands somewhere between 20 and 70mg depending on the tea type — see the table ...
L-theanine is one of the compounds contributing to Gyokuro’s umami, alongside glutamic acid and citric acid, as a stu...
Explore the health benefits of green tea ingredients, from amino acids to polyphenols, and how they enhance well-bein...
Discover the ingredients in oolong tea and how they contribute to its flavor, aroma, and color. Oolong tea contains c...
Black tea is fermented and contains catechin, caffeine, amino acids, and aroma components. Fresh tea leaves contain v...
When you whisk Matcha, the fine foam invites a closer look at the leaf. Whisking with a chasen brings air into the bo...
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