7 Facts About Tea You Didn’t Know
All true tea comes from the same plant:
Every tea, whether green, black, white, oolong or pu-erh tea, originates from camellia sinensis; only the processing of them makes the difference.
Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world:
After water, tea is considered to top the global beverage list and beats coffee by a wide margin.
Black tea has more caffeine than green tea — but less than coffee:
On average, black tea contains about half the caffeine of coffee, which makes it a gentle pick-me-up.
Tea Was Discovered by Accident:
Legend says that it was when in Chinese Emperor Shen Nong was boiling water, leaves blew it was then that tea was discovered, around 2737 BCE.
Some teas can age like wine:
Especially pu-erh tea from Yunnan, China, which is fermented and can improve in flavors over decades.
The World’s Most Expensive Tea Can Cost Thousands per Kilo:
Very rare teas like Da Hong Pao or Panda Dung Tea can almost cost up to one thousand dollars per kilogram due to their rarity.
There's a tea that changes color:
You will be amazed to know that Butterfly pea flower tea shifts from blue to purple with a splash of lemon because of its pH-sensitive pigments.