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Rooibos: Green Rooibos

Green Rooibos, sometimes called green bush, is rooibos that has been processed similarly to green tea, so as to stop the oxidation that would lead to its turning into red rooibos. Because the process used to make red rooibos is so simple (unlike the processes used to make black tea), and the process used in making green rooibos is more complex, green rooibos tends to be more expensive than red.

Green rooibos has a light, straw-like color and an aroma that is often described as being "fresher" than red rooibos. Green rooibos is a recent invention that arose when people who had knowledge of methods of producing green tea began producing rooibos; traditionally all rooibos was red.

Typically, green rooibos ends up with some pieces of red leaf and stem mixed in. Depending on how much red is mixed in, the cup will brew a color ranging from golden to a deep orange, but always lighter than the dark red of red rooibos.

Health Benefits:

Green rooibos is frequently promoted as having more antioxidants than red rooibos, much in the same way green tea is promoted as having more antioxidants than black tea. While the antioxidant activity of rooibos is well-established, there is not enough evidence to back the claim that green rooibos has more antioxidants, nor is there evidence that rooibos has more antioxidants than tea.

While there have not been many studies comparing green to red rooibos, one study found roughly comparable activity between green and red, with green showing more activity by one measure and red showing more by a different measure.[1] It should also be noted that green tea is not necessarily more beneficial to your health than black tea or other types of tea.[2]

Examples of this style of tea: (5 including sub-styles - hide)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Green Rooibos - Sweet African Red	Numi Organic Tea	South Africa	0
	Green Rooibos (Green Bush)	Rishi Tea	South Africa	1
	BA02: South African Green Rooibos (Red Bush) Superior Organic	Upton Tea Imports	South Africa	1
	Green Rooibos	Shanti Tea	South Africa	0
	Green Rooibos	TeaSource	South Africa	0

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