Specifications

1.White tea is the uncured and unoxidized tea leaf
2.White tea often contains buds and young tea leaves

White tea is the uncured and unoxidized tea leaf. Like , and , white tea comes from the plant. Oolong and black teas are oxidized before curing.

 

White tea often contains buds and young tea leaves, which have been found to contain higher levels of caffeine than older leaves, suggesting that the content of some white teas may be slightly higher than that of green teas.

 

White tea is a specialty of the province . The leaves come from a number of varieties of tea cultivars. The most popular are Da Bai (Large White), Xiao Bai (Small White), Narcissus and Chaicha bushes. According to the different standards of picking and selection, white teas can be classified into a number of grades, further described in the .