Anji bai cha explained

Tea Name:Anji Bai Cha
Tea Image:File:Anji_bai_cha_leaves.jpg
Tea Names:Anji white tea,安吉白茶
Tea Quick:Rare, large-leafed green tea

Anji bai (; pronounced) or Anji white[1] is a green tea originally produced in Anji County, Zhejiang Province, China. Now, it can also be found in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China.

This tea cultivar was discovered in 1982,[2] is not as widely planted as other teas and has a short harvesting period; it is a comparatively rare tea, and as such, is among the most expensive teas in China.[3]

It is called "white" tea although it is a green tea.[4] This is because the leaves turn a jade-white colour during the low-temperature seasons in Anji. As the temperature rises, the leaves gradually return to their green colour.[5] The processed, long, narrow leaves are yellow and have a recognisable fold along the length of the leaf.[6]

A 2010 study found that the tea is high in polysaccharides which can inhibit the hemolysis of blood cells.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-02-24 . An Ji Bai Cha . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310122954/http://www.teaspring.com/An-Ji-Bai-Cha.asp . 2016-03-10 .
  2. Web site: Anji Bai Cha Green Tea of Zhejiang . Yunnan Sourcing . 9 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Anji White Tea. Kaleidoscope - Food Culture. Cultural China. 4 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202104/http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/8Kaleidoscope2134.html. 6 June 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Anji White Tea. Tea Encyclopedia. 4 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140908191633/http://www.teaencyclopedia.org/anji-white-tea.html. 8 September 2014. dead.
  5. Book: 胡 (Hú), 涛 (Tāo) . 中国茶图鉴全书 . 江西科学技术出版社 (Jiangxi Science and Technology Publishing House) . 2019 . 978-7-53-906625-7 . 南昌 (Nanchang) . 54 . Simplified Chinese . The Complete Illustrated Book of Chinese Tea.
  6. Book: Mary Lou Heiss. Robert J. Heiss. The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook: A Guide to the World's Best Teas. 18 January 2012. Ten Speed Press. 978-1-60774-378-1. 44.
  7. Book: Victor R. Preedy. Tea in Health and Disease Prevention. 2013. Academic Press. 978-0-12-384937-3. 233.

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