White, Green, Black, and Oolong Tea: What's the Difference?

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  • čas přidán 8. 04. 2019
  • Did you know that many different types of tea come from the same plant? It’s pretty amazing, considering the various flavors and colors, but what really sets each tea apart are the chemical changes that happen in the leaves during production. This week on Reactions, we’re going to debunk a couple of myths behind the healthful and flavorful compounds found in each type of tea.
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Komentáře • 76

  • @PalasBrown
    @PalasBrown Před 4 lety +29

    Its 90% vodka 10% whiskey

  • @bf0189
    @bf0189 Před 5 lety +22

    L-Theanine is a compound found in green tea and has some it has mild pharmacological benefits such as mood improvement and anti anxiety effects which might explain the calming effect some people experience with tea despite the caffeine.

    • @tuasonbeast8144
      @tuasonbeast8144 Před 3 lety +3

      Definitely! I've been drinking tea for a 6 months, I always feel sleepy right after 5 to 10 mins drank green tea

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 Před 2 lety +4

      What about oolong tea?

  • @ShirinRose
    @ShirinRose Před 5 lety +61

    It bugs me when people choose green tea as a "caffeine free" alternative to black tea late in the evening, thinking it's like herbal teas in that respect 🤦‍♀️

    • @ACSReactions
      @ACSReactions  Před 5 lety +8

      Same.

    • @thormaster06
      @thormaster06 Před 5 lety +2

      So true!! I usually make myself fennel or chamomile in the evening!

    • @Al-ok1lj
      @Al-ok1lj Před 2 lety +3

      It has that L theanine (spelling?) component that has a calming effect. I always drink green tea in the evening and sleep just fine.

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Al-ok1lj Same

  • @steevemartial4084
    @steevemartial4084 Před 5 lety +7

    I already watched the today I found out video on this subject, so I knew the difference between those teas. But your infographic brought clarity to the next level. And the added chemical info is a nice bonus. Good job!

  • @DanielDumbrill
    @DanielDumbrill Před 5 lety +1

    Hunan Anhua Fizhuang (Brick Tea) is very interesting. Deliberately molded, with its signature spore creating bright yellow spots

  • @Alex-iu7dl
    @Alex-iu7dl Před 4 lety +6

    I really would love to know the difference in health benefits with everyday drinking various types of tea. Also I wonder why you have so low views cause the video is really informative. You deserve more attention. Keep up good content!

  • @3moirai
    @3moirai Před 5 lety +22

    How about matcha processing?

    • @user-ns3dc2xd6m
      @user-ns3dc2xd6m Před 5 lety

      I was gonna say that too 😉

    • @mireimirei
      @mireimirei Před 5 lety +3

      Matcha is made from the leaves of tencha, a type of Japanese green tea grown in the shade. After harvesting, the leaves are lightly steamed and dried. But instead of going through the rolling process, they are ground with stone mills into powder. There may be forms of "matcha" produced outside Japan, but if they are not from tencha leaves, they should technically not be called as matcha but just regular green tea powder.

  • @betsyann453
    @betsyann453 Před 2 lety +3

    I absolutely love Oolong tea❤️

  • @rdu239
    @rdu239 Před 2 lety +1

    I've tasted couple of oolong brands in the market, not sure how they do it but the general flavor profile I got conditioned by drinking them non stop is: light, fresh and fragrant, the general flavor is mild, refreshing and has a hint of sweetness to it even if I steep it for 5 to 7 minutes, the color is mild yellow. Or maybe the oolongs in the groceries generally are the "green" oolongs, the lightly roasted ones, hence the absence of the standard tea bitterness I am expecting.

  • @bryanchang1995
    @bryanchang1995 Před 4 lety +1

    I was doing some research on tea leaves and found that online say oolong and black tea has a higher concentration of caffeine but this video states otherwise, can someone please explain to me?

  • @user-lv4ov5rp6d
    @user-lv4ov5rp6d Před 2 lety +2

    Is white tea a healthy choice that won’t stain your teeth?

  • @annjean8709
    @annjean8709 Před 2 lety

    Great video.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @Fcon0
    @Fcon0 Před 4 lety +1

    We are also interested in puer and aged White tea ;)

  • @teainstitute
    @teainstitute Před 4 lety

    Saludos desde Tea Institute Latinoamérica!!🍵😊🍵

  • @knibknibknib
    @knibknibknib Před rokem

    Eastern Beauty and Darjeeling both are uniquely flavored due to chemicals the plants produce in response to intentional infestation with tea leaf hoppers. Also ancient tea trees for use in puerh result in the cooked vs aged vs fresh flavor profiles, all uniquely different than tea bush plantation teas.

  • @maman89
    @maman89 Před 3 lety

    great video, went thru a few videos but most of them didn't got the point

  • @anamorphicalan
    @anamorphicalan Před 5 lety

    What do you think about kombucha? The fermented tea life?!

  • @BothHands1
    @BothHands1 Před 5 lety +38

    In the states most ppl drink artificially flavored sugar water, and call it tea. May as well be soda, tbh.

    • @mrquestionmark7895
      @mrquestionmark7895 Před 4 lety

      Tea is actually incredibly cheap. It would be more expensive to add tea flavouring than just get some tea and steep it. You may start to notice tho, the colour of those drinks is like a very light black tea, so they don't use that much.

  • @josephgregory9113
    @josephgregory9113 Před 5 lety +1

    Would it be possible to explain how the antioxidants are... Well antioxidants and how they are used in the body?

  • @choux7746
    @choux7746 Před 2 lety

    What white tea has more caffeine than black?

  • @s2pidmonkey
    @s2pidmonkey Před 5 lety +3

    What about Valerian root tea!

  • @sirmeowthelibrarycat
    @sirmeowthelibrarycat Před 5 lety +4

    😳 As an Englishman, I ‘worship’ the Chinese Emperor who discovered how to brew tea! (But I have never forgiven the colonists who threw crates of tea into Boston harbour!). PS. My choice of tea is from northeastern india - Darjeeling. Cucumber sandwiches, anyone?

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 Před 5 lety

      Sir Meow The Library Cat
      The tea was bad tea though.

    • @sirmeowthelibrarycat
      @sirmeowthelibrarycat Před 5 lety +1

      Pi 🙀 But at the time tea was more valuable than gold, due to it being extremely difficult to obtain from China. Tea plants had to be smuggled out from China into India and Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, and later to East Africa. PS. Tea in cup first, then milk to taste. Mine is for tough chaps - black without milk!

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 Před 5 lety

      Sir Meow The Library Cat
      What no milk first
      You probably pour the milk, then the cereal, then add the bowl.

  • @shinchanthebest
    @shinchanthebest Před 5 lety +2

    248 liker uploaded 1 day ago and NOTIFICAITON SQUADD!

  • @maragaretmitchell258
    @maragaretmitchell258 Před 2 lety

    I was told green tea is not good for people with " hypertension " high blood pressure os that true ?

  • @ValidStranger
    @ValidStranger Před 5 lety +1

    Rooibos (I know I spelt that wrong) tea as well as fancy herbal teas that David’s Tea makes. That would be interesting!

  • @robertfletcher3421
    @robertfletcher3421 Před 5 lety +3

    Interesting. I like a good strong black tea.

  • @thecardboardstacker
    @thecardboardstacker Před 5 lety +2

    Why no mention Yellow or Pu’er? Those are tea, too! A missed opportunity. ;)

  • @tianatia9713
    @tianatia9713 Před 4 lety

    TWG tea forever❤❤❤

  • @anductrl.z3328
    @anductrl.z3328 Před 5 lety +3

    Yellow tea? Orange tea?

    • @ACSReactions
      @ACSReactions  Před 5 lety +2

      Blue tea? Magenta tea?

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 Před 5 lety +2

      Red fish? Blue fish?

    • @Bussipysakillah
      @Bussipysakillah Před 5 lety +2

      @@ACSReactions Yellow tea is a thing (lightly fermented green tea) and orange may refer to orange pekoe quality black tea.
      Pu'erh tea would have been nice to hear about in this video. I understand it's fermentation is more microbial and less to do with oxidation.

  • @eurobum2012
    @eurobum2012 Před 5 lety +1

    Dilmah is actually my favourite tea brand. The premium is really flavourful. I don't buy anything else.

  • @mysticstardust1109
    @mysticstardust1109 Před 4 lety

    Why doesn't the roasting destroy the property but boiling water do?

  • @michael16290
    @michael16290 Před 4 lety

    Wowwww

  • @Lingling-im1hp
    @Lingling-im1hp Před 5 lety +1

    hmmm i think the oolong tea is wrong, thought it was just whiskey and vodka

  • @timvibes
    @timvibes Před 2 lety

    I prefer Arizona Tea lol

  • @dropmelon
    @dropmelon Před 5 lety +3

    Now I wonder how people in history stumbled upon tea considering how many steps needed to produce one.

  • @sunilsav7242
    @sunilsav7242 Před 5 měsíci

    😊😊❤❤Hindi translation tell

  • @alexwang982
    @alexwang982 Před 5 lety

    Lol never heard of white tea

  • @Salgood
    @Salgood Před 5 lety

    Vastly different?! And then goes on to discribe them as a gradient... You clearly don't understand what 'vastly different' means.

  • @jazminem98
    @jazminem98 Před 4 lety +1

    i thought white tea wasn’t steamed. i’m confused now

  • @jimmyrrpage
    @jimmyrrpage Před 5 lety +3

    FTR, what we call "black tea" is actually called red tea, and what we call "pu-erh" is actual black tea.
    I hope you'll do videos going more into depth about each type.

  • @mrhouse9365
    @mrhouse9365 Před 5 lety +2

    Britishness intensifies watching this video.

  • @imcreative9065
    @imcreative9065 Před 4 lety +4

    Thats not true oolong tea! It can’t be set on fire!

  • @eatmorenachos
    @eatmorenachos Před 5 lety

    What about twig tea?

  • @antbaba5762
    @antbaba5762 Před rokem

    As a producer of white tea, the explanation of the production process of white tea in the video is not accurate.

  • @kgpnerd
    @kgpnerd Před 5 lety +1

    Many people still don't know that tea comes from a plant (and not manufactured in a factory).

  • @LaceNWhisky
    @LaceNWhisky Před 5 lety +3

    I'm a fan of "pu-erh" tea.

  • @denielvictorius9135
    @denielvictorius9135 Před 5 lety

    first one!!

    • @Morgwic
      @Morgwic Před 5 lety +2

      That's so creative! Makes me all giggly and world loving when I see amazing people like you!

  • @jeromegreen3654
    @jeromegreen3654 Před 5 lety +1

    All tea taste like muddy water