What do green tea leaves contain?
Let's talk a little, let's talk composition. Green tea is a drink with beneficial properties for our health, but what exactly does it contain?
Theine, a natural stimulant
Green tea contains theine, obviously. Different in some ways from caffeine, theine is responsible for the stimulating effect of tea.
Antioxidants, with unsuspected virtues
Green tea also contains antioxidants like polyphenols, flavonoids and catechins (EGCG). If all these words seem complicated, know that they only mean good for you. The polyphenol content of green tea gives it several beneficial properties. These assets are recognized for their antioxidant effects but also for their role on our immune system. They actually promote immunity against foreign pathogens. On the other hand, it protects the body's tissues and cells against oxidative damage and helps fight against the action of free radicals and the development of certain diseases. Finally, it also supports our metabolism. Learn more? This way, green tea: a powerful antioxidant. Did you know that tea contains the most antioxidants?
Vitamins with multiple benefits
Finally, green tea leaves contain vitamins such as vitamin C but also vitamin P, B vitamins and minerals such as potassium and fluoride.
Do green tea leaves really contain vitamin C?
Is green tea vitamin-rich? The answer is yes, green tea leaves contain vitamin C. However, the benefits and active ingredients of vitamin C are completely nullified when it is infused in water above 30°C. This will be the case for all green teas, even for matcha. The natural green tea cannot therefore rely on a vitamin C intake. Additionally, natural green teas cannot be considered a primary source of vitamin C due to the low amount they naturally contain (unlike other foods).
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Tea powder matcha, also rich in vitamin C
What about tea powder matcha ? If the “matcha mania” is not calmed down, it is because the powder of matcha from Japan is well known for its many virtues (detox, calming and antioxidant) and its very delicious taste. We like to say that the matcha is different because it is reduced to powder, however the properties of matcha are similar to those of green tea. So that the powder of matcha also contains vitamin C. Just like green tea, vitamin C from matcha loses its effectiveness in heated water. To make the most of its benefits, we therefore opt for cold or iced tea. Remember that tea matcha prepared according to the rules of the art is mixed in simmering water and beaten vigorously with the traditional bamboo whisk. Yes, even for one matcha frozen.
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And black tea in all this?
Well no, it is indeed green tea that wins the battle for the highest vitamin C content. Why? Because it is not fermented! Black tea leaves have other virtues but not this one.
Discover Immune Defense Ritual, the new organic green tea Kusmi Tea, naturally source of vitamin C
Kusmi pushes the limits of inventiveness with Immune Defenses Ritual, a vitamin-rich and organic green tea naturally enriched with acerola, one of the fruits richest in vitamin C. The principle: for 4 weeks, every day we enjoy a bag of Sencha green tea naturally enriched with vitamin C and flavored with orange. A pure delight, which our taste buds delight in while our immune defenses are active!
Why take a vitamin C treatment?
For the vitamin cures in general, you have to know how to be patient! A duration of 4 weeks seems to us to be the minimum to allow the body to assimilate the vitamin. You can of course repeat this vitamin C treatment as many times as you wish. The key is to last over time.
Keep in mind that this vitamin C treatment must be accompanied by a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet. Since vitamin C is present in many fruits and vegetables, eat 5 to 6 per day. You know the song by now. Our vitamin tea will simply be the icing on the cake of your diet.
Everything you need to know about vitamin C
If we imagined a green tea naturally enriched with vitamin C, that’s because we know how essential vitamin C is to our well-being and health. Humans only produce a small amount of vitamin C. They can therefore rely on food to supplement their daily needs. TheNational Food Safety Agency recommends an intake of 110 mg/day of vitamin C for an adult. An insufficient intake of vitamin C can also lead to daily fatigue. In addition to avoiding sluggishness, the consumption of vitamin C is essential for the proper functioning of our body. immune system and our body. Of immune defenses boosted allow us to avoid cold snaps in winter. Furthermore, vitamin C would also facilitate the absorption of iron by the body. Be careful, however, with this commonly accepted information for which the empirical evidence is contradictory.
We tell you everything about the role of vitamin C in our last article.
Other foods rich in vitamin C
Did you know that orange does not have a monopoly on vitamin C? Yes, vitamin C is found in many foods such as fruits and vegetables. Among the 20 Best Sources of Vitamin C, we find: guava, pepper, papaya, kiwi, broccoli, strawberry… Our favorite? Acerola, one of the fruits richest in vitamin C. Acerola is a shrub native to tropical areas of the Caribbean, whose small red berries have the good taste of being both tangy and rich in vitamin C. But really very rich: its consumption has a vitamin C content almost 30 to 40 times more than an orange. Nature does things so well that we can only take inspiration from it! Our Immune Defenses vitamin cure is also enriched with acerola to allow you to contribute to your recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Are you more into infusion? Try herbal teas with fennel, orange, ginseng, blackcurrant, cinnamon…
Are you convinced by all these benefits? We invite you to taste our Ritual composed of sencha green tea and acerola. Enough to have a coop of boost when you wake up or during the day!