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Tea (Camellia sinensis): White Tea

Last Updated: Feb. 26, 2010

White tea is tea that has undergone only minimal processing. Most white tea is produced by withering of the leaves in the sun, and then drying them, although some white teas involve more processing. White tea is the least processed type of tea widely available on the market. The only less-processed tea is fresh tea.

Some sources refer to white teas as a sub-type of green tea, since both are unoxidized. The classification of teas as either white tea or green tea can be subjective, especially for intermediate types of tea such as snow buds (Xue ya).

Many websites claim that white tea contains less caffeine than black or green teas. This is not necessarily true; the caffeine content of white teas, like other teas, varies greatly from one tea to the next. White teas with a large portion of buds, such as silver needle, tend to have more caffeine than those with a large portion of larger leaves.

White tea is generally assumed to have a very subtle and delicate aroma. While this is true of many of the more desireable grades and styles of white, this is not strictly true as a generalization. White teas are quite diverse. Some white teas, such as shou mei, are rich, dark teas, often described as being more similar to darker oolongs than anything else.

Examples of this style of tea: (79 including sub-styles - hide)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Shoumei White Tea	Foojoy	China	0
	ZW60: Special Grade Shou Mei White Tea	Upton Tea Imports	China	1
	Luxurious Silver Needles White	The Tea Set	China	0
	Emperor's 100% White Tea	Republic of Tea	China	0
	Silver Rain White Tea Full Leaf	Republic of Tea	China	0
	ZW90: Organic White Point Reserve	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	ZW97: Organic China White Paklum Tips	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	ZW56: Organic Pai Mu Tan	Upton Tea Imports	China	1
	ZW80: Yin Zhen Bai Hao Downy White Pekoe	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	ZW54: Pai Mu Tan Imperial	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	ZW86: Wang Fu Jing Hao	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	ZW25: Season's Pick Organic White Fannings	Upton Tea Imports	China	1
	Heaven's Reflections	Magnolia Garden Tea Room	China	0
	Pai Mu Tan	Novus Tea	China	0
	Bai Mu Dan	Shanti Tea	China	0
	Silver Needle	Shanti Tea	China	0
	China White Spring Blossom	TeaSource	China	0
	Silver Needles	TeaSource	China	0
	White Mist	Earthbound Tea	India	0
	TC93: Adam's Peak White Tea	Upton Tea Imports	Sri Lanka / Ceylon	0

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