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Many casual tea drinkers brew all teas in a similar way. Especially with teabags, most of us will do this: Put the teabag in the cup, then boil water. Next, pour the boiling hot water into the cup with the teabag. Then, wait for 5 minutes for the color to turn darker and drink the tea. Is the boiling point of hot water the best temperature for green tea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has become the standard for brewing all teas. Although your tea may not cause you harm when you drink it, that is not the best way to achieve the best results. Every type of tea has the correct temperature for brewing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, different water temperatures are required for different types of tea. For example, it works well if you use water at high temperatures like boiling water to brew black tea, but it does not work the same way when used to brew green tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Green Tea Temperature Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Green tea typically comes from the Camellia Sinensis plant and has been around for thousands of years. It contains some caffeine but less than coffee or black teas. Generally, with a teaspoon of loose tea, green tea is low in caffeine and high in antioxidants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How hot or cold you brew your green tea leaves will affect the composition of the drink, the amount of caffeine, and the effectiveness of antioxidants present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For The Right Flavor and Taste<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Water temperature is key to brewing a cup of good-quality green tea. Green tea leaves make a more delicate tea than black tea leaves. Brewing green tea at the wrong temperature can cause the tea to have a bitter taste due to the overproduction of caffeine and phenolic compounds. You will want to brew green tea in conditions that give a refreshing taste and bring out its full flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cold brewing of green tea leads to less caffeine extraction from the tea leaves, resulting in lighter, less colored, and higher sensory-rated tea infusions with a less astringent and bitter taste [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/a>https:\/\/ifst.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/jfpp.12084<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>