Tea, as one of the most popular beverages in the world, is widely loved by people. This is because tea leaves contain many components beneficial to health and have a mellow and rich taste. Therefore, the demand for tea products is very high. As a factory manufacturer, we can provide customers with tea extracts and various effective components of tea extracts such as catechins and tea polyphenols. We are also an OEM tea manufacturer and can customize various tea bags, private labels and customized packaging for customers.

What is tea? Why is OEM Tea so popular!

Tea leaves refer to the leaves and buds of the tea plant. It generally refers to the leaves of the evergreen shrub tea tree that can be used for making tea, as well as the beverages made from these leaves. Later, it was extended to all herbal teas made from the flowers, leaves, seeds and roots of plants, such as "chrysanthemum tea", etc. In Chinese literature, "cool tea" made from various medicinal herbs is also called "Leiya". In some countries, there are also teas made from the leaves of fruits, herbs and other plants, such as "fruit tea".

Tea originated in China and was first used as an offering. However, it was used as food by people from the late Spring and Autumn Period, developed into medicine in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, and became a high-end beverage in the imperial court in the late Western Han Dynasty. It was not until after the Western Jin Dynasty that it became popular among the common people as a regular drink. The earliest remains of artificial tea cultivation were discovered at the Tianluoshan Site in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, which has a history of over 6,000 years. Tea drinking originated in China. The leaves are leathery, oblong or ellipsoidal, and can be directly brewed with boiling water for drinking. They are classified into six major categories based on variety, production method and product shape. According to the season, tea can be classified into spring tea, summer tea, autumn tea and winter tea. Reprocessed tea is made from various raw teas or refined tea leaves, including scented tea, compressed tea, extracted tea, medicinal and health tea, and tea-containing beverages, etc.
Tea contains components such as catechins, cholestenone, caffeine, inositol, folic acid and pantothenic acid, which can enhance human health. Tea beverages - Tea is hailed as "one of the world's three major beverages". Tea, along with coffee and cocoa, is known as one of the world's three major beverages.

Tea has spread from China to the world and has long become an important variety that accounts for one-third of the global beverage market. The competition in the global tea market has become increasingly fierce. Since the 1990s, new business models have been constantly emerging in major tea-producing and consuming countries. China is the homeland of tea, with six major types of tea including green tea and black tea, twenty tea-producing provinces and 80 million tea farmers. It is truly a major tea-producing country.

The growth potential of China's tea industry in the future is huge because the domestic and international market demand is steadily increasing. Drinking tea has become a daily habit for the majority of Chinese people. Tea has become an indispensable healthy and spiritual drink in social life. Moreover, with the popularization of people's health consumption concepts, tea is being accepted, loved and pursued by more and more people. From the perspective of international demand, China's tea exports have maintained a stable growth trend.

Tea classification

Green tea, unfermented tea (with a degree of fermentation of zero)

Green tea has the characteristics of high flavor, mellow taste, beautiful shape and resistance to brewing. The production process of all of them involves the steps of pan-frying, rolling and drying. Due to the different drying methods during processing, green tea can be further classified into pan-fired green tea, baked green tea, steamed green tea and sun-dried green tea. Green tea is the most produced type of tea in China. China has the largest variety of green tea colors in the world. Every year, it exports tens of thousands of tons, accounting for about 70% of the global green tea trade volume. Traditional Chinese green teas, such as eyebrow tea and pearl tea, have long been favored by consumers both at home and abroad for their high aroma, mellow taste, beautiful shape and durability in brewing.

Yellow tea is slightly fermented tea (with a fermentation degree of 10 to 20 meters)

During the tea-making process, after being piling and yellowing, yellow leaves and yellow soup are formed. It is classified into three types: "Yellow Bud Tea", "Yellow Small Tea" and "Yellow Large Tea".

White tea, a lightly fermented tea (with a fermentation degree of 20 to 30 meters)

It is processed without stir-frying or kneading. Only the tender tea leaves with downy hairs on the back are sun-dried or gently dried over a low flame, thus preserving the white downy hairs intact.

Oolong tea, also known as blue tea, is a semi-fermented tea with a fermentation degree of 30 to 60 degrees.

Oolong tea, also known as blue tea, is a semi-fermented tea. During its production, it undergoes appropriate fermentation, causing the leaves to slightly turn red. It is a type of tea that lies between green tea and black tea. Oolong tea combines the fresh and rich flavor of green tea with the sweet and mellow taste of black tea. Because the middle of its leaves is green and the edges are red, it is called "green leaves with red borders".

Black tea, fully fermented tea (with a fermentation degree of 80 to 90 degrees)

The difference between black tea and green tea lies in their different processing methods. Black tea is not processed through pan-frying but through withering, which causes the fresh leaves to lose some of their moisture. Then, they are rolled (either into strips or cut into granules), followed by fermentation, where the tea polyphenols they contain oxidize and turn into red compounds. This compound is partly soluble in water and partly insoluble, and accumulates in the leaves, thus forming red soup and red leaves. Black tea can aid digestion in the stomach and intestines, stimulate appetite, promote diuresis, eliminate edema, and strengthen the function of the heart muscle.

Dark tea，a post-fermented tea (with a fermentation degree of 100m)
The raw materials are coarse and old. During processing, they are piled up and fermented for a long time, causing the leaves to turn dark brown and then pressed into bricks.

Summary

It is well known that drinking OEM Tea has many benefits. But why does drinking tea have so many benefits? For the average person, this is knowing what but not why. With the development of science, it was not until the early 19th century that the components of tea gradually became clear. After modern scientific separation and identification, tea contains over 450 kinds of organic chemical components and more than 40 kinds of inorganic mineral elements. The organic chemical components and inorganic mineral elements in tea contain many nutrients and medicinal components. The main organic chemical components include: tea polyphenols, alkaloids, proteins, amino acids, vitamins, pectin, organic acids, lipopolysaccharides, sugars, enzymes, pigments, etc. The organic chemical components contained in Tieguanyin, such as tea polyphenols, catechins, and various amino acids, are significantly higher than those in other types of tea. The main inorganic mineral elements include: potassium, calcium, magnesium, cobalt, iron, manganese, aluminum, sodium, zinc, copper, nitrogen, phosphorus, fluorine, iodine, selenium, etc. The inorganic mineral elements contained in Tieguanyin, such as manganese, iron, fluorine, potassium and sodium, are all higher than those in other types of tea.
It is precisely because tea has so many beneficial effects on people that there is a great demand for tea products. As a result, many end customers need a wide variety of tea products. As an OEM tea manufacturer, we provide suppliers with various types of tea products to meet the needs of different customers and offer them high-quality products and services.