DARJEELING WHITE TEA

Darjeeling White Tea is a specific form of tea in which the leaves and buds are simply steamed and dried. In this sense, Darjeeling white tea represents the least processed form of tea, since green tea, oolong tea and black teas undergo withering before various degrees of fermentation. White tea loose leaf Darjeeling also contain a higher proportion of buds, which are covered with fine 'silver' or 'downy' hairs that impart a light white/grey color and luster to the tea's appearance. Darjeeling White tea brews or cup have a pale yellow/light translucent color, and has a slightly sweet flavor with no 'grassy' undertones sometimes associated with green teas. Since it is the least processed, it is also notable in having best properties in healing and fighting diseases. Take a look at some of the best tea picks of the season that's with us.

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Least processed tea known as organic Darjeeling White Tea full of anti-oxidants, expertly chosen from high grown tea gardens in Darjeeling. Teas packed with full white tea benefits. Most of white tea from Darjeeling are hand picked and mostly only dried in the sun preserving excellent antioxidant properties

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Darjeeling White Tea Health Benefits

"Past studies have shown that green tea stimulates the immune system to fight disease," says Milton Schiffenbauer, Ph.D., a microbiologist and professor in the Department of Biology at Pace University’s Dyson College of Arts & Sciences and primary author of the research. "Our research shows White Tea can actually destroy in vitro the organisms that cause disease. Study after study with tea extract proves that it has many healing properties. This is not an old wives tale, it’s a fact."

Several findings of Darjeeling White Tea are of particular interest:

  • The anti-viral and anti-bacterial effect of white tea is greater than that of green tea.
  • The anti-viral and anti-bacterial effect of several toothpastes including Aim, Aquafresh, Colgate, Crest and Orajel was enhanced by the addition of white tea extract.
  • White tea exhibited an anti-fungal effect on both Penicillium chrysogenum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • White tea may have application in the inactivation of pathogenic human microbes, i.e., bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

According to studies using bacteria, white teas were generally more effective than green tea in inhibiting mutagenicity (mutagenicity is a result of unrepaired/misrepaired DNA damage and an early step in the process leading to cancer). White teas contained many of the expected polyphenols, some of which were present at higher concentrations than in green tea brewed under the same conditions.

Darjeeling White Tea Loose Leaf

Darjeeling White Tea is steamed or fried to inactivate oxidation and dried, some sun dried in the case of Arya Pearl White Tea. Since it involves minimal processing, the health benefits of Darjeeling White Tea is greater. It retains the high concentrations of catechins which are present in fresh tea leaves. When concerning white teas specially relating to the place, Darjeeling, you may have come across Darjeeling White Tea varieties with just the buds or tips with no actual leaves - To be frank, white teas specially Darjeeling Whites with just the buds have a less aroma profile and the cup too will not have strong flavor characteristics. With Darjeeling White Tea Loose Leaf, it is necessary for the tea to comprise of the buds as well as the two leaves that come with it. The tea leaves enhances the overall flavor of tea. So you now know what to look when looking to buy white tea.

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