Oolong Tea Bags

WHAT ARE OOLONG TEA BAGS?

If you want to enjoy oolong tea, you can already buy them in tea bags! It is  convenient while traveling and it will never mess up with your schedule!  You just have to drink it after every meal, wherever you are, even if you are waiting for a friend, don’t forget your hot drinkable water.

Oolong Tea bags have the same polyphenols as the other line of Oolong tea.  It is  packed in small tea bags so people can drink their power filled polyphenols whenever they go.

WHERE DOES OOLONG TEA BAGS COME FROM?

Oolong Tea Bags are manufactured in China, and some from Taiwan. Most Oolong Tea Bags are manufactured from tea coming from Taiwan, called Tianili Oolong.

You can detect your Oolong tea bags according to its taste, it has a distinct unique twist in your tongue after you have drunk it.  Most Oolong tea bags drinkers don’t use sweeteners like sugar or honey, as the bitter bland taste is what makes it really effective.

However, some Oolong tea bag drinkers, especially those who are living in European and North American Countries, may prefer to add a sweetener on it.  Honey is a preferred sweetener, as it is healthy. It is not advisable to use sweetener if you are drinking Oolong Tea for weight loss.

THE DIFFERENT OOLONG TEA BAGS

There are different grades of oolong tea bags.  They are characterized by the color of the tea, dark oolong tea and green oolong tea.  Dark Oolong tea has a unique after taste, but if you prefer aroma, green oolong tea is better.

Research shows the polyphenols content of both green and dark is the same, except that dark oolong tea has an added kick because of its aftertaste. Most Japanese Master drinkers prefer the dark oolong tea.

Read on the labels which ones your prefer, as manufacturers label what type of Oolong tea bags are repackage for your satisfaction.

HOW OOLONG TEA BAGS ARE MANUFACTURED

We all know that oolong teas are half fermented teas!  They may vary from their aroma and bitter bland taste. Teas from China and Japan come from the plant Camellia Sinensis. Oolong tea is semi – fermented.

The production of Oolong teas started off during the time of the famous Ming, but it became popular at the leadership of the Sung Dynasty.

Oolong tea became so popular, as  barter trade made it famous all over the orient.  However, Fujian Province was known for propagating the best Oolong tea.  Now there are many parts of China, Taiwan, and Japan producing oolong tea, and to make it even better, they manufactured oolong tea bags!

The production of oolong tea bags starts with the picking of the finest bud and three leaves of the tea, later on, it is fermented.  When the tea leaves are already somewhat seventy percent (70%) green and thirty percent (30%) red, it’s the best time to stop fermentation.

More often, the leaves have different gradations of semi fermentation, and they are again subdivided into 5 grades. The first grade is the highest, based on its aroma, and color, this is sold at the highest prize.  The fifth grade is the lowest and sold cheap.

After which these oolong tea leaves are packed in small tea bags, and you already have your Oolong Tea Bags!

If you want to buy the highest grade of Oolong tea bags, you just have to check on the label.

HOW TO DRINK YOUR OOLONG TEA BAGS

Historically Oolong teas are drank ceremoniously, it started with the emperor’s table during the time of Ming. Oolong tea was traditionally drank using a clay teapot with a dragon design most of the time, as this dragon gives you luck and good tidings, then you use a small tea cup, quite different from the London tea we are used to drinking in a demitasse cup.  The Chinese tea cup does not have a handle, and the reason for this is to make your palms warm, while drinking your Oolong tea.

China has always been a cold country, and Oolong tea keeps most people warm, and it gives you a relaxing effect, after travelling the roads of cold China.

Now, that you have your Chinese Oolong Tea bags, you can bring it anywhere, in your office, in a restaurant, in your car while taking a quick brunch or after every meal.

BENEFITS OF OOLONG TEA BAGS

Oolong Tea bags have large deposits of  polyphenols! These chemical compound acts as a powerful blaster of free radicals, especially those causing cancer, it also has therapeutic effects for cancer patients, prevents diabetes, makes your teeth stronger and drives away cavities,  based on the research study last 2006 made by International Public Health Nutrition, Graduate School of Health Biosciences in the University of Tokushima, Japan

If you are problematic on maintaining weight and decreasing your cholesterol level, Oolong tea  is also helpful, as based on research published in European Journal Clinical Nutrition (2006), Oolong Tea bags, helps the body release in an increased amount of cholesterol naturally!

GENERAL INDICATION

Persons who suffered from an overdose of caffeine or are taking weight loss prescription pills must not be given an Oolong tea drink.

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