Are there green tea variants that can be made with 100 °C?
Green tea is usually prepared with 80 °C water. However, I found some variants in a supermarket (they are pretty cheap), where there is 100 °C written on the box. Is it some kind of fraud made by the companies, or there really exist such variants?
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I'm no expert in this, but some googling lead me here.
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[...] the naturally farmed tea contains much more poly phenols as compared to the ordinary tea. In addition, the tealeaf of naturally farmed tea is not bitter, even if we chew the raw tealeaf we can hardly taste the bitterness. For the naturally farmed tea, it is highly recommended to use boiling water so as to extract more poly phenols. In order to maintain the freshness of the brewed leaf, we can brew tea at higher temperature for a shorter time, such as 100 degree C for 10 seconds instead of brewing at 60-80 degree C for 1 minute, unless you prefer less flavor and thin taste.
Also, there's another product on amazon which mentions the preparation temperature to be 100 °C.
That said, there's another resource, advocating for that 80:80 rule (80 second in 80 °C temperature), but it also mentions:
[...] If you still want to steep at 100 degrees, then just buy a cheap green tea.
Looks like you've just found that variant.
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What is the best temperature for green tea Celsius?
If you are a real stickler and want to get it exactly right most white teas and green teas are best at 70\xb0C. For black and oolong teas use water around 85\xb0C. For herbal infusions use 100\xb0C water, and 70\xb0C for chamomile.What temperature do you make green tea?
Sencha (classic) green tea is brewed at medium temperature (180\xb0 F). Use a standard sized kyusu, or similarly sized teapot. Pour boiled water into the teacup first, which cools the water temperature by about 18 degrees. Add 2 teaspoons of tea into the teapot.Why green tea is 80 degrees?
Bitterness and astringency are contributed by polyphenols ("tannins"). Amino acids dissolve at 140\xb0F (60 \xb0C) while tannins dissolve at 176\xb0F (80\xb0C). Therefore, brewing green tea at lower temperatures will ensure that its sweet and complex flavors will not be overpowered by the bitter-tasting flavors.Is cold brew green tea healthy?
According to the latest research, cold water steeping increases antioxidant levels in tea and maximizes its healing power. Cold green tea is just as nutritious as hot brewed tea. Its antioxidant content depends largely on steeping time and leaf quality.Finding the Best Green Tea and Avoiding Dangers
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