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Green Tea vs. Tie Guanyin Oolong Tea?

Question by : Green Tea vs. Tie Guanyin Oolong Tea?
So my Chinese friend gave me some “Oolong Tea” from China a while ago. It’s brand China’s Tea and says TIE Guanyin. My friend’s a real tea guy but only drinks black tea (I only drink green), so he gave me this saying it was green. It comes in blue individual sealed wrappers of shriveled leaves that look like spinach when they unravel.

I’m confused. This tea tastes nothing like the green tea in the bags I’m used to.

I steeped the tea by emptying the leaves into a pot of boiling water. It made a strong aroma and taste. I continued to add water as I drank the tea throughout the day and it was still pretty strong. Again it doesn’t taste like the green tea I’m used to, and I don’t know if it contains a lot more caffeine, but it made me feel stressed and anxious after a few cups. I usually drink the bagged stuff with most meals and it makes me feel good, but this did not.

I’m interested in the compare and contrast of these 2 teas. I can’t really find it’s specific benefits on google, so does anybody know the difference in like antioxidants/benfits, stuff like that? Am I steeping the tea wrong? Would you recommend just going with bagged since it’s easier and fool-proof? Should I just go with green tea instead?

Best answer:

Answer by K
Tie Guan Yin is not strictly speaking green tea. Depending on the variety there are some that are very close to green tea (low oxidised ones).

Green tea has minimal processing – mostly steaming and drying. Oolong teas such as TGY have much more processing including some roasting but not as much as black so they are somewhere in between.

If you find it strong, use less. In my experience they contain a bit more caffeine than green tea. Teabags are simpler but the tea tends to be of inferior quality and are more expensive. Tea leaves allow you to adjust according to your taste.

According to chinese medicinal principals, tea is astringent and is good for balancing fatty meals. You should not drink it everyday with every meal. It helps ppl lose weight but i suspect the way it works is by reducing your absorption of some nutrients.

Try to drink organic or else the pesticides will more than cancel out any health benefits.

I’m pretty sure if you google you can find some info to compare these teas – TGY is classed as an oolong tea.

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