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Specifications | Quality and Duration of Storage | Packaging and transport
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Tea description
Tea consists of the dried (and fermented for black tea) leaves, leaf buds and tender stems of the evergreen tea bush of the Theaceae family. The following types are differentiated on the basis of processing:
- Green tea
- Black tea (orthodox or CTC production)
Green tea: With green tea, the freshly picked leaves are steamed, rolled and dried so that the green color of the chlorophyll is retained. The fermentation process is omitted.
Black tea:
CTC (crush, tear, curl) differs from orthodox production solely in that, after rolling and before fermentation, the tea is uniformly shredded with a CTC machine, so shortening the overall production time by approx. 50%. This method yields powerfully flavored, quick brewing teas which, while they are not of very high quality, are particularly suitable for producing tea bags. |
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