Green Tea, White Tea: Africa Green Tea

African Green Teas
Chinese teas are pan-fired with a smokey, hearty taste. Many are rolled or formed into shapes like gunpowder balls, stars and flowers from well cultivated estates.

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Malawi Satemwa Green	3.5oz (100g)	8.49
Sencha Kenya Zebra	3.5oz (100g)	10.99
Matcha Kenya Flmngo Green	2.0oz (60g)	14.99
Matcha Malawi Green Banda	2.0oz (60g)	15.99

Sencha Kenya Zebra
(African Sencha-Style Green Tea Organically Grown)

Size: 3.5oz (100g)/ Price: -$10.99-

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Light green tea notes with floral accents and an exceptionally smoothe finish. The cup is lively and assertive with grassy notes, hints of light honey and subtle seaweedy notes. The natural sweetness of this tea makes it an excellent palate cleanser. The Changoi tea estate is pesticide and herbicide free. Nitrogen is used as a natural fertilizer to boost yield and ensure continuous crop. Traditional leaf grades for Japanese Sencha have been imported to grow in these superb conditions and the result is Kenya Zebra Sencha! The all natural farming methods produce tea of unsurpassed flavor and very high antioxidant content.

Mass Market teas typically have a 5-6% antioxidant level. This tea has an ultra high antioxidant level of 17.45%

Hot Tea:
- Boil water and let cool to 180F/90C
- Steep for 3 minutes (longer=stronger)
- Use approx. 1 tsp per cup
- To re-infuse use higher temperature/less time

Iced Tea:
- Pour 1 1/4 cups boiled water on 5 tsps of tea
- Steep for 5 minutes
- Pour into pitcher while straining leaves.
- For a quart of tea add ice & top w/cold water
- Garnish and sweeten to taste

1.0 oz. (30g) of loose tea	= 15-30 cups
2.0 oz. (60g) of loose tea	= 30-45 cups
3.5 oz. (100g) of loose tea	= 50-75 cups
Assumes multiple (2-3) l	infusions

While not certified organic these teas are grown using naturally organic methods. They are pesticide and herbicide free because pests can't survive in the the high mountain altitudes the teas are grown. So there is no need to use these chemicals. Nitrogen is used as a natural fertilizer to boost yield and ensure continuous crop. The all natural farming methods produce green and white tea of unsurpassed flavor and high antioxidant content which a fuller bodied taste similar to oolongs.

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Ingredient Comparisons Green tea has many nutrients that contribute to good health. Here is a quick rundown of the healthy ingredients in various steamed Japanese green teas.

BANCHA Tanin: 11.0 Caffeine: 2.0 Aminos: 19.7 Fiber: 19.5 Minerals: 5.5 Vitamins A: 7800iu B1: 0.25 B2: 1.40 B3: 5.4 C:150 E: N/A	GYOKURO Tanin: 10.0 Caffeine: 3.5 Aminos: 29.1 Fiber: 11.1 Minerals: 6.4 Vitamins A: 12000iu B1: 0.30 B2: 1.16 B3: 6.0 C: 110 E: N/A	HOUJICHA Tanin: 9.5 Caffeine: 1.9 Aminos: 18.2 Fiber: 18.7 Minerals: 5.5 Vitamins A: 6700iu B1: 0.10 B2: 0.82 B3: 5.6 C: 44 E: N/A
MATCHA Tanin: 10.0 Caffeine: 3.2 Amino Acid: 30.7 Fiber: 10.0 Minerals: 7.4 A: 16000iu B1: 0.60 B2: 1.35 B3: 4.0 C: 60 E: 28.2	SENCHA Tanin: 13.0 Caffeine: 2.3 Amino Acid: 24.0 Fiber: 10.6 Minerals: 5.4 A: 7200iu B1: 0.35 B2: 1.40 B3: 4.0 C: 250 E: 65.4

(unit=mg/100g)

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