Jasmine green tea 100g Bio-Flavo

Jasmine green tea 100g Bio-Flavo

Jasmine green tea is obtained from the Camellia sinensis var.sinensis bush. HSencha tea with jasmine petals reminds you of sunny, beautiful, warm and bright days. This is an excellent proposition for lovers of floral notes. The tea is invigorating, refreshing full of sensuality. The drink made from the leaves of this plant has many valuable properties. It contains many biologically active compounds such as alkaloids, amino acids, lipids, phenolic compounds, which are strong antioxidants.

Benefits of drinking jasmine green tea

Tea leaves contain many nutrients, but above all theine (a form of caffeine), which has a stimulating effect, i.e. accelerates heart rate, increases metabolic rate, improves concentration,  reflexes, reduces drowsiness, improves mood. Tea prevents tooth decay (fluorine content), heart and circulatory system diseases, atherosclerosis, and the development of glaucoma. It also has diuretic properties.

Chemical ingredients in green tea

Tea leaf drink has many valuable properties. It contains many biologically active compounds and nutrients, such as purine alkaloids (theine being a form of caffeine), amino acids, lipids, some vitamins such as C, A, E, K, and B group. There are also macroelements such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, manganese, iron and some trace elements such as selenium or fluorine. But above all, phenolic compounds (polyphenols) are important, and most of them are life-giving catechins, which are strong antioxidants.

Polyphenols found in green tea and their properties

Polyphenols include:

• Phenylcarboxylic acids

- gallic acid- has an antioxidant effect

• Flavonols;

- kaempferol with diastolic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-fungal properties

- quercetin  with anti-inflammatory, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-thrombotic and anti-allergic properties

- myricetin with anticancer and antiatherosclerotic properties

• Flavanols (up to 30-40% in dry matter):

- catechins, e.g. epicatechins, epicatechin gallate, but epigallocatechin gallate is the most abundant, which is a much stronger antioxidant than vitamins C and E - they have the effect as mentioned above, but also reduce the level of LDL cholesterol, have anti-mutagenic properties, lower blood pressure, help in the fight against obesity, prevent cardiovascular diseases, help in the fight against diabetes, accelerate fat burning.

Green tea in the kitchen and more

Jasmine green tea is brewed at a temperature of 65-80 °C for 3-4 minutes using about 1g of dried material per a cup (100 ml). You can try to brew a larger amount of dried herbs (3-5g) but for a shorter time and then try again by pouring water at a higher temperature and brewing a little longer. The infusions are clearly stimulating, refreshing and at the same time delicate and pleasant to the palate.