Green Tea and Polyphenols

Does green tea contain polyphenols?

Every kind of tea has some polyphenols in it; some have more and some less. Green tea processing attempts to retain all polyphenols in their most reactive form in the final processed green tea. That means green tea has great antioxidant potential. Many studies have shown that green tea has the highest polyphenol content. Comparing polyphenols in green tea vs Oolong tea and Black tea, green tea has the most polyphenols and black tea has the least while Oolong hovers in the middle in terms of polyphenol content.

Antioxidant and Green tea

Green tea has been shown to improve the antioxidant capability of the blood, more than black tea or Oolong tea. The increased in antioxidant function is more effective within 30 minutes for green tea and 50 minutes for black tea. The polyphenols in green tea are absorbed easily by the body for use.

Other uses of green tea polyphenols

Polyphenols in powdered green tea as well as green tea extract disarm the potentially deadly singlet oxygen. The more green tea you drink, the more polyphenols in green tea you have to protect yourself against harmful single oxygen. Fresh green tea extract or powered green tea offers better protection than stale green tea, of course. The green tea polyphenols also help quench hydrogen peroxide and superoxide free radicals, making the body function better.

Green tea polyphenols also prevent cardiovascular disease by shielding LDL cholesterol from changes that can cause heart disease. Green tea polyphenols also neutralize free radicals before genetic mutation can occur, thus reducing the risk of cancer. There are many other health benefits of green tea polyphenols.