New Discovery Explains Antihypertensive Properties of Tea
A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel…
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Profiles of Tea Drinkers in the US Air Force
In the USA, caffeine consumption among active duty US Air Force personnel has been studied. The following facts have been revealed. The proportion of people consuming caffeinated beverages in the…
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Phytosterols and Fatty Acids in Camellias
Chinese scientists studied the sterol composition and the content of fatty acids in the oils obtained from the seeds of plants belonging to three different sections of the Camellia genus:…
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A tricky system for recognizing the astringency of tea
Taiwanese experts took the challenge of creating a technique that allows to recognize the taste characteristics of tea without the participation of tea tasters. The prerequisites for such work are…
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Radical scavenging activity of Yabukita and Benifuuki
German researchers have tested the ability of green teas made from Yabukita and Benifuuki cultivars to protect skin cells from the effects of free radicals. 32 people took part in…
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Antioxidant properties of green tea aroma
During twenty weeks Japanese specialists were sprinkling with green tea ethanol solution the bedding in the cages for 9-week-old female mice. The bedding was soaked with the tea solution, and…
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Tea and alcohol as components of the health-improving Dutch diet
Dutch specialists have developed a diet that, in their opinion, should reduce the risk of developing a number of chronic diseases in adults. And tested it on almost ten thousand…
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The most secret polyphenol knowledge
One English professor wrote a remarkable article in which he described the specificity of polyphenols as components of a diet. Among other interesting topics, the author of the article explains…
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Alkenes, alkanes and other compounds in dark teas
Chinese scientists have compared the composition of aromatic volatiles forming the flavors of Chinese post-fermented teas — pu-erh, liubao, Ya’an Tibetan tea, jingweifu, fu zhuan and quingzhuan. And the aromas…
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Identification of epigallocatechin-3-O-methyl-gallate in a Korean tea cultivar
Epigallocatechin-3-O-methyl-gallate (or methylated catechin) is not as widely known as other catechins — components of tea. And this is not due to the fact that its name is more complicated.…
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Green tea leafhoppers are still at large and uncontrolled
Specialists from Hangzhou Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, are working on the creation of attractants for green tea leafhoppers, which are well-known as tea pests, but at…
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Yellow light irradiation during withering improves black tea quality
Researchers from Hanzhou and Huazhong used different light sources (ultraviolet, yellow, blue, purple, orange, red, cyan, green and white) to irradiate tea leaves, which were then used to make black…
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Tea-induced calmness
Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, has studied the effect of tea (instant tea powder, pure and sweetened with sugar, sucralose and stevia) on the emotional state of consumers…
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The shorter the sleep, the sweeter the drink
A study of habits and lifestyle of American adults showed that people who sleep fewer hours consume more sweet and, mainly, caffeinated drinks. In the course of the study, an…
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Effects of oolonghomobisflavan A on oxidation of low-density lipoprotein
One of the most important qualities of a tea man is the ability to see high poetry in the simplest and most common things. In the murmur of clear water…
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Mice on green tea diet do not lose weight at night
For twenty days Brazilian scientists fed twenty Swiss four-month-old female mice two different diets. One group of mice received a standard diet, and the other — a high-glucose mixture of…
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Tea and coffee consumption has little effect on pregnant Dutch women
Dutch experts have analyzed data on tea and coffee consumption as well as health conditions of 936 pregnant women (healthy, with uncomplicated pregnancy). The results of their study report the…
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Theanine vs. stress; caffeine and catechins vs. theanine
Japanese experts have conducted a pilot study of the anti-stress effect of tea with a lower content of caffeine and catechins. The matter is that theanine, contained in tea, in…
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Of green tea, thighs and wings
An international group of scientists, supported by Islamic Azad University, has conducted a study on how dietary green tea powder affects the immunologic parameters of broiler chicks and concluded that…
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On tea genome sequencing
The news feed being full of messages on the tea genome sequencing in Yunnan, we’d also like to make a small commentary on the study. To begin with, scientists in…
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