Is this a green tea that can be eaten or just brewed? Thank you
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It is not unusual for the Chinese to eat tea leaves. Any tea that is safe to drink can also be eaten.
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It's probably safe to eat small amounts, but tea trees tend to absorb fluoride, so excessive consumption is not smart. Hard to say exactly how much that is, but Google it; there's lots of info out there.
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I'm not a lot of help; I assumed that anything safe for consumption-such as brewed tea-is safe to eat as well and have used the leaves in a cupcake recipe. But I'm no expert. I researched it on eatgreentea.com but couldn't find a great answer for this brand. Figured I was only using a small amount for a special occasion so how much harm could it do?
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I've been looking into this as well, and my rationale for eating the leaves (in smoothies) is that any "toxin" or pathogen that might make you sick in the tea is not going to be killed/neutralized by the average brewing process, so if these were present people would be getting sick from just drinking the tea, which obviously isn't happening. It helps that this is an "organic" product which should mean there are no pestisides present that you wouldn't want to eat. I'm not a doctor or scientist so do this at your own risk.
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I wasn't under the impression green tea was ever eaten. I have not tried eating it and I'm not sure it would taste good eaten. However brewing it to drink as tea it is quite delicious.
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This is a green tea it is not white. I have been using it for many years and I can assure you that it is green.
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My understanding that that green tea is in the low to 0 category. Might be best to seek answer from an Apothecary or specialty tea shop to be absolutely certain.
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There are two levels where you can place your tea, one is in the bottom (where black[red] teas can over brew) and on the top where you can then turn the cup upside down and let the tea brew, turn it right side up and take the whole filter portion off to drink your tea. White teas are pretty good with not over brewing and having a bitter taste like black[red] teas do. My jasmine will brew for ever and never taste bad, but my English breakfast will put hair on your chest if over brewed by a minute.
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There are two types of tea: one is green and has a greenish color while the other is the dried green leaves that have been fermented yielding a redih brown color of tea.Steve Warren
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It is not unflavored. I mix it into green smoothies so I couldn't tell you the exact flavor.
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Yes there is caffeine in it. Don't know how much. It seems to similar to regular green tea.
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Yes! That was exactly why I bought it. Most green teas don't taste anything like what I get at Japanese restaurants. This was an excellent find.
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Yes. Green tea has anywhere from 10% to 50% as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.
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It says that on the ingredients, but I'm not sure why... However it is an EXCELLENT tea.I would say that to get any benefits from the Kombucha out of it, you would have to do a cold brew on this tea, as adding this tea bag(s) to boiling water would ruin/kill that benefit.I use this tea as the "green" tea portion of my Kombucha tea recipe (4-black, 3-green, 1C sugar, 3Qt water) This tea both tastes and smells amazingly good!!!
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Dear customer, Thank you for your interest on our item. We are apologized that we are out of green tea. If you have any further question, please let us know. Thank you and have a great day!
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Yes, Carol. The TeaMaker heats the water to boiling (about 210) - then it enters the brewing chamber where the tea is and after the set time, dispenses into the carafe. It makes very good black and herbal tea. Recommendation for Green Tea is less than boiling (170-180) so to my tastes, this is a drawback.
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I drank it once and don't remember because poured from steel container into cup and I had brewed it longer than usual. Wasn't paying attention.What I can tell you is that despite fact that it is caffeine free and organic, you might feel some acid if you are sensitive to it and have acid reflux. Decaf coffee usually gets rid of most acid and same for green tea. But some acid is still there.
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I have a kale and fruit smothie every a.m. and I put a Tablespoon of the Green tea leaves in it:). Don't like to be or since they are better raw.
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You still need compost to brew the tea but it will add to the healthy biology of the tea. A little goes a long way!
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This is very strong green tea. You don't need much. There's no way you would get only four servings. It's possible to get 25 servings. It all depends on how strong you want your matcha. A little goes a long way. I have tried many different brands. I use this because it's organic and it is relatively smooth. I've had cheap matchas that are so bitter you can't drink them. The quality of this is excellent and that's what makes it worth it to me.
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Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was really simple, tasted great, and clean up was easy. Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was... » Read More Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was really simple, tasted great, and clean up was easy. « Show Less