Tea : The chemistry in your cup

𝐓𝐞𝐚 is a beverage made by taking leaves from the Camellia Sinensis plant and steeping them in hot water. 

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒂

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞, Polyphenols, 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐬, Enzymes, Pigments, Carbohydrates, Methylxanthines, Minerals, Volatiles

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒂 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒓?

There are 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐞𝐚. But all tea is made from leaves of the tea plant. Here the main 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Oxidation changes chemical composition. Oxidation converts the polyphenols into new compounds. And it brings the colour of tea .

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒂 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆?

𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞, as well as acting as a stimulant, is partly responsible for the better taste in tea and coffee.

𝑻𝒆𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒈

Maximum tea bags are made of filter paper or food-grade plastic. Tea bags actually work as a simplified tea infuser.

𝑻𝒆𝒂 & 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉

There are various kinds of tea . But all these teas also have caffeine and theanine, which affect the brain and seem to heighten mental alertness. 

Tea also burns fat (Green Tea) , counteract oxidative stress on the brain, reduce risk of neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, reduce risk of stroke, and improve cholesterol levels.

𝑴𝑫. 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑲𝒉𝒂𝒏 

𝑫𝒑𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 

𝑯𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 & 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚