Manufacturer's Description
This tea was one of the first to be exported to the West, and still represents most Chinese green tea exports today. Its leaves are rolled in little balls, hence its name. It is usually used to prepare mint green tea, when mint leaves are infused with Gunpowder balls. This tea produces a light, smooth beverage without the acidity of some green teas. This tea is sold in 100g tins.
Tea & Health: Recent research has shown that drinking tea as part of a balanced lifestyle can offer a number of important health benefits. These health benefits are found naturally in tea and can be effectively released. Health benefits include; the presence of antioxidants (flavonoids) which protect the body against certain cancers and heart disease. Tea also contains the amino acid theanine, which helps drinkers to stay alert in a relaxed way. Tea contains 1/2 the amount of caffeine compared to coffee and tea is also rehydrating, not dehydrating. Tea also contains key vitamins & minerals that we need to stay healthy.
About Tea: At Fine T, our goal is to offer you the best teas in the world made only of the finest leaves so that you benefit from all their properties. You can enjoy the refined flavours of our fine teas casually, at any time of the day. The world of fine tea promises a taste bud adventure with an abundant choice of tea varieties all with their own distinctive character and health giving benefits. All tea comes from the leaves of the camellia sinensis. The word sinensis, in Latin literally means 'of China'. All teas are made from the leaves and leaf buds of this plant and there are five main categories - Black, Green, White, Puerh and Oolong. Herbal infusions such as peppermint and rooibos are made from a variety of other plants.
Box Contents
1 x 100 grams Gunpowder Pinhead Tea