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Green Tea: Kukicha

Last Updated: Feb. 4, 2010

Kukicha or twig tea is a Japanese green tea made of the stems, stalks, and twigs of the tea plant. Kukicha has a unique flavor and aroma. Surprisingly, its aroma is twig-like. Sometimes kukicha is roasted to make hojicha.

It is a common claim that kukicha has less caffeine than other teas, due to the fact that the stems of the tea plant contain less caffeine than the leaves and buds. This generalization, however, is not universally true; one study (in which only one kukicha was tested) found kukicha to have relatively high caffeine content among green teas.[1]

Examples of this style of tea: (10 including sub-styles - hide)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Kukicha	Adagio Teas	Japan	1
	TJ33: Green Ku-ki Cha	Upton Tea Imports	Japan	0
	TJ34: Organic Green Ku-ki Cha Kamakura	Upton Tea Imports	Japan	1
	Twig Tea	Choice Organic Teas	Japan	0
	Organic Kukicha	Traditional Medicinals	Japan	0
	Kukicha	Rishi Tea	Kagoshima, Japan	0
	Gokubo Fukamushi Kukicha (First Flush)	Rishi Tea	Shizuoka, Japan	0
	Kukicha	ITO EN	Shizuoka, Japan	0
	Karigane Superior Gyokuro Kukicha	GreenTea Japan	Fukuoka, Japan	0
	Isshin High Grade First Flush Kukicha	GreenTea Japan	Fukuoka, Japan	0

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