Earl gray tea , Less common (and incorrectly) spelled Earl Grey It is the pillar of British tea culture. Probably the most popular flavored tea in Western Europe, Earl Gray was named after the name of Charles Gray, a member of the former British Minister's Whig Party. Earl Gray is typical and historically a bergamot oil, an orange scented tea.
Effect of Earl Gray tea on health:
Earl Gray is a tea, although there are some benefits to health for tea, there is little chance of lowering the risk of heart disease. In contrast to the general way of thinking, black tea is richer than antioxidant green tea. When tea is oxidized, antioxidants in green tea, Catechins It will not be destroyed, but rather turns into a new antioxidant Theaflavins And Albigin .
However, the benefits of Earl Gray 's tea are not limited to base tea alone, bergamot oil also has a harmful effect on health. Bergamot oil has not been studied extensively as tea plants, but bergamot Neural protection Which means that neurons in the brain can be protected from damage caused by toxic chemicals.
How much caffeine does Earl Gray tea have?
Unfortunately, there is no easy or clear answer to this question. Although Earl Gray is widely recognized as broad and tasty tea, all black tea is high in caffeine, and it is not that caffeine is higher than green tea or white tea. The content of tea caffeine varies widely and does not depend on the color of tea (green, black, white) than the proportion of leaf buds or tips to mature leaves present in black tea. "Tippy" Earl Grays with a high percentage of leaf buds are higher in caffeine in nature and those made from larger mature leaves tend to be lower in caffeine.
People who want this style of caffeine free herb tea may want to explore Ruibosu Earl Gray rooibos (also called red tea in South Africa and seasoned with bergamot oil). Such a blend does not contain natural caffeine and does not use caffeine treatment for the production of cacao like decaufed tea.
Wild beragmot?
It is not widely used in commercial blends, Wild bergamot In Monalda The genus has a scent that is remarkably similar to bergamot orange, although plants are hardly related. Wild bergamot is from North America, belongs to the mint family and makes its own excellent herb tea. You can blend with black tea to create a blend that closely resembles Earl Gray.
Earl Choose gray tea:
Although Earl Gray is unique as a unique style because of the unique aroma of bergamot oil, it changes very much due to the fact that it can be made from various base teas, though it is always different. Historically, only black tea was used as the base, but recently green tea, and rare white tea is used as the base. As discussed above, a rooibo is used as a base to make a blend without caffeine.
The amount of bergamot used also varies widely. Some tea companies sell "extra bergamot" varieties and other brands sell lighter blends in bergamot. In addition to other herbs or flavors including vanilla, lemon, sometimes added corn flour for its blue color, there is also Earl Gray tea flavored with bergamot and base tea, "Blue Flower Earl Gray" blend of these .
