Origin: Fuding, Fujian, China

Ingredients: Leaves been rolled into a small round pellets

Taste: Smoky flavor and sweet aftertaste

Brew: 1-2 teaspoons for 8oz of water. Brew at 203 ºF (95 ºC) for 1 to 2 minutes (100 ºC) for 1 to 3 minutes (exact time depends on your taste – a longer time will give the tea a stronger taste and color)

Health Benefits: Like all green teas, the benefits of gunpowder tea are many and varied. A cup of Gunpowder green tea contains up to 200 mg of catechins, that are known to give green its anti oxidant benefits. Several studies have shown that the catechins in teas can act as so-called “hypolipidemics” – that is they lower the amount of “bad” cholesterol in the body (called LDL), while increasing the amount of “good” cholesterol (called HDL).

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