For centuries, green tea has been used in Japanese and Chinese medicine practices and its popularity in the western world, especially United States, has soared in the past two decades.
Green tea has been referred to by many as a superfood because of its many benefits ranging from nutritious benefits to prevention of cancers, among many others. Green tea, just like black and oolong teas, is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinesis plant. It’s made using a steam-dry method. This means that the tea leaves are steamed and rolled before they dry, to prevent the leaves from fermenting, which needs to happen when making black tea. The richness of green tea in terms of antioxidants and nutrients has been attributed to this technique.
