The Benefits of Tea
1. What are the chemical components of tea?Over 700 different chemical compounds have been identified in tea. Fresh tea leaves harvested from tea plants contain 75%-78% moisture, and the rest 22%-25% dry masses consist of organic and inorganic components. Organic components mainly include the following (dry weight): 20%-30% of protein, 20%-25% of saccharide, 10%-25% of tea polyphenols, about 8% of lipids, 3%-5% of alkaloids, 2%-7% of free amino acids, about 3% of organic acids, about 1% of pigments, 0.6%-1.0% of vitamins, and 0.005%-0.03% of aromatic substances.2. What are the effects of tea?Research has shown that tea has 23 main effects:...