The white, green and black tea come from the same plant, called Camellia Sinensis. The basic differences are determined by the parts of the plant that are collected and the way they are processed.
The following diagram shows the details of collecting and processing tea. Also you can read our online catalogues with new varieties of tea and accessories for preparing and serving tea, that will make the difference.
Collect &
rinse
Dry up
White tea
Collect &
rinse
Steam or high temperature processing
Leaves drying up -
Green tea
Collect &
rinse
Light
sifting
Light
fermentation
High temperature processing
Complete
drying up
OOLONG
Tea
Collect &
rinse
Leaves wrapping or chopping
Complete
fermentation
High temperature processing
Black tea
Camelia Sinesis
New Catalogues of tea varieties and accessories
for preparing and serving tea
Tea varieties
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