green tea

Also known as lǜchá, nokcha, ryokucha, Theae Folium, Camelliae Folium, Cameliae sinesis folium, tea leaf, green tea leaf

unoxidized tea

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Green tea is tea that has been processed to prevent oxidation, keeping it unoxidized unlike other tea varieties. It matters because this minimal processing preserves certain qualities and compounds that differ from more oxidized teas like black or oolong tea.

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Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 287 products

bNutri-Score

1NOVA · Unprocessed / minimally processed

Energy: 44 kcal
Fat: 0.5 g
— of which saturates: 0.4 g
Carbohydrates: 12.5 g
— of which sugars: 6.5 g
Fibre: 2.4 g
Protein: 1.6 g
Salt: 0.02 g

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NCI Thesaurus ID: C67048
Commons category: Green tea
water footprint: 8856
native label: liu̍k-chhà

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Japanese name Kanji緑茶 Hiraganaりょくちゃ

Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the Camellia sinensis that have not undergone the withering and oxidation process that creates oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China in the late 1st millennium BC, and since then its production and manufacture has spread to other countries in East Asia.