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• White tea is the uncured and unoxidized tea leaf. Like green, oolong and black tea, white tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. Oolong and black teas are oxidized before curing.

  
  

  White tea contains buds and young tea leaves, with higher caffeine than older leaves, suggesting the caffeine content of white teas may be higher than that of green teas.

  
  

  White tea is a specialty of the Chinese province Fujian. The leaves come from varieties of tea cultivars. Popular are Da Bai (Large White), Xiao Bai (Small White), Narcissus and Chaicha bushes. According to the standards of picking and selection, white teas can be classified into a number of grades, such as Bai Hao Yinzhen (白毫銀針), Bai Mu Dan (白牡丹), Gong Mei （工美), Shou Mei （寿眉）and White Puerh Tea（白普洱茶）etc.

  
  

  (Source: wikipedia)

  Posted at 09:42 2009-11-03| Comment(0) | Report

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