Green Tea as an Agricultural Based Health Promoting Food: The Past Five to Ten Years

The consumption of tea originated in ancient China over 4000 years ago and is currently the second most popular beverage in the world after water. Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. The link between tea intake, most notably gre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qin-Yin Shi, Vicki Schlegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-12-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/2/4/393