What kind of tea is Tuttea? A comprehensive guide to this tea

Tea is a traditional beverage in our country, and almost everyone drinks it. Drinking it in moderation can boost your immunity, refresh the mind and sharpen the brain, and so on. There are many kinds of tea, such as dark tea, black tea, green tea, and so on. So what kind of tea is Tuttea?

1. What kind of tea is Tuttea?

Tuttea is a kind of tea leaf found in Guangxi, Yunnan and other places. The plant is 5-12 m tall, and its long leaves are thin, like paper or leather, and are oblong or elliptical. The fruit it bears is dark brown and elliptical, and the seeds inside number 6-8 per chamber. It generally flowers from June to July and fruits from August to September. The brewed tea is bitter at first and then sweet, and even after being brewed 8-10 times the flavor is still strong.

2. What are the benefits of drinking tea often?

1. It replenishes the many vitamins the human body needs

Tea leaves contain many kinds of vitamins. According to their solubility, they can be divided into water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins. Among them, the water-soluble vitamins can be directly absorbed and used by the human body through drinking tea. Therefore, drinking tea is a good way to supplement water-soluble vitamins, and drinking tea regularly can supplement the body's need for many kinds of vitamins.

2. It replenishes the protein and amino acids the human body needs

The content of water-soluble protein in tea leaves that can be directly absorbed and used through drinking tea is about 2%, and most of the protein is water-insoluble matter that exists in the tea dregs. Tea leaves are rich in amino acids, with as many as more than 25 kinds. Among them, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, threonine and valine are six of the eight essential amino acids for the human body. There is also histidine, which is needed for the growth and development of infants. Although the content of these amino acids in tea leaves is not high, they can serve as a supplement when the human body's daily requirement is insufficient.

3. It replenishes the mineral elements the human body needs

Tea leaves contain the major elements and trace elements needed by the human body. The major elements are mainly phosphorus, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, sulfur, and so on; the trace elements are mainly iron, manganese, zinc, selenium, copper, fluorine and iodine, and so on. These elements play an important role in the physiological functions of the human body. Drinking tea regularly is one of the important channels for obtaining these mineral elements.