Types of Green Tea

There are many types of green tea. There are also many books on types of green tea including different types of Japanese green tea. Green tea comes in various types of varying qualities. If you want to enjoy the best green tea, you need to know about different types of green tea and how to shop for the high quality green tea or green tea extract.

Green tea have become more and more popular especially when more people are aware of thier health benefits and weight loss benefits. There are many brands of green tea and nowadays you can find green tea in all forms such as powdered green tea, decaffeinated green tea, green tea bags. Your local grocery stores should have plenty of different types of green tea supplies. Most health stores also sell green tea dietary supplements and green tea extracts.

Cost of different types of green tea

Naturally, the more quality types of green tea, the more expensive. In general, green tea with whole green tea leaves are better graded. Green tea with broken leaves are lower grade green tea. Major green tea grades are: Broken Orange, Pekoe, Broken Pekoe Souchong, Broken Orange Pekoe, Fannings, and Dust.

Best types of green tea

Below are different types of green tea. Most people choose their favorite types of green tea by taste.

Gunpowder green tea: in the Gunpowder green tea processing, the leaves are rolled tightly into a pellet shape. Gunpowder green tea is known in China as Pearl Tea. Gunpowder green tea stays fresh for the longest time of all types of green tea since it is tightly rolled up.

Hyson green tea: the tea leaves for making Hyson green tea are thick and yellowy green. They are twisted into long, thin shapes during tea processing. Hyson green tea are pungent. Hyson green tea is also called Young Hyson.

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