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According to the analysts the hottest new ingredient of 2005 will be white tea, ousting its green sister from its podium. For the past three years the popularity of green tea has exploded, due in large part to the health benefits believed to be in these delicate leaves. Research predicts that 2005 will be the turn of white tea. The main ingredient, antioxidants, has already appeared in skincare products and, of course, tea. Expect to see this ingredient popping up in vitamins and healthcare products, hair care, and other food products.

PAI MU TAN --- Pai Mu Tan leaves are plucked from a special variety of tea bush called Narcissus or “chaicha” bushes. Only 2 leaves and 1 bud are selected. These leaves must show a very light green, almost gray-white color and be covered with a velvety peach fuzz down. The leaves are naturally withered and dried in the sun. If mechanical drying is required, it is a baking process at temperatures less than 40 degrees C. Interestingly, the western cosmetics industry has recently discovered the benefits of white tea. In addition to its anti-cancer properties, tea has a calming and detoxifying effect on the skin.     $4.85/oz.     BUY  NOW --- For More Information, Brewing, & Ingredients... 

2 DOVES SILVER NEEDLE --- Remember, the production of white tea is different from other tea. The leaves come from special varietal tea bushes and are not processed but are dried and withered in the sun. Only special "two leaves and a bud" are selected with the ideal being two leaves wrapped around a newly developing shoot. After withering and drying these leaves are then painstakingly selected and sorted by hand.   $15.37/oz.   BUY  NOW --- For More Information, Brewing, & Ingredients...  

The purest of all teas, white tea is made from the fresh downy buds of the Camellia sinensis bush.  White tea is the least processed and rarest of all teas, drunk primarily by tea connoisseurs.  You will rarely find loose-leaf white teas at the supermarket, usually only at fine, specialty teashops.  A recent study at Oregon State University indicated that white tea may contain the most potent polyphenols of all teas.  Chinese tea estates are starting to produce more because of America's new-found interest in this rare beverage.

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