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Green rooibos tea

Posted in Rooibos tea health on 04/07/2009 08:21 pm by admin

Organic green rooibos tea leaves. Photo taken ...
As red Rooibos tea gets fermented and oxidized after harvest, in the green variety of Rooibus tea the fermentation and oxidation are skipped. The tea gets withered and steamed immediately thus preventing oxidation. This results in a lighter and more aromatic taste and a deep green color of the beverage.

As green rooibos tea is “freezed” in its more natural and fresh state in conserves even more of its healing properties.

The amounts of antioxidants and flavonoids are also much higher than in the red variety of rooibos tea. As a consequence green Rooibos tea has increased health benefits over red Rooibos tea.

The other nutrients contained in Rooibos tea remain unaltered. So green Rooibos tea is still a rich source of minerals and microelements.

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Steeping

Being very low in tannine green Rooibos tea can be steeped or brewed for much longer than regular tea at a much higher temperature. This way the active ingredients can be extracted in much higher quantities. The same leaves can be used for a second steeping.

The latest research has shown that vitamin c significaly increases the absorbtion of antioxidants in the body. Just 30mg of the vitamin in a cup of tea is enought to greatly improve the absorbtion of beneficial substances from the tea. Vitamin c is however destroyed by heat so it should only be added to cold tea.

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Rooibos chai recipe

Posted in Organic farming, Rooibos recipes, Rooibos tea health, Rooibos tea products on 04/07/2009 08:51 am by admin

Chai or more precisely Masala chai is a very popular drink in South Asia and particularly in India. The main ingredients of chai are a very strong black tea, milk and various spices among which cardamom, cinnamon and ginger. The result is a very sweet drink <a style=’display:none;’ href=http://rooibos-benefits.com > Rooibos tea </a> full of spices that some regard almost as food.

Many of us might be put of by the high amount of caffeine of chai. Fortunately this is where Rooibus tea comes in.

Rooibos tea with is strong aroma can stand its ground to black tea and thus it can be used as a substitute in a variation on the chai recipe. This time we get a very similar strong beverage without the caffeine content.

Ingredients: ( 4 servings )

4 cups of water

1 cup of whole milk

2 tablespoons of brown sugar

2 slices of ginger

2 cinnamon sticks

1 tablespoon of whole cloves

1/2 tablespoon of whole black peppercorn

2 tablespoons of rooibos leaves

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients together and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and stir ocasionally boiling for another 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Alternative: Mix together all the ingredients except the milk. Boil for 20 minutes. Store in fridge. Add hot milk before serving.

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