Something You Should Konw about Storing Green Tea
1, Low - temperature Environment
The best preserved temperature of green tea is 0 ~ 5 ℃ temperature. High temperature can make the tea sugars, vitamins, amino acids and some aromatic substance destroyed by decomposition, directly affect the overall quality of the tea.
2, Keep Dry
Green tea has a strong ability to absorb moisture, so green tea can not be stored in a humid environment. Otherwise it will be very easy to moldy, deterioration due to moisture absorption.
3. Closed Environment
Chlorophyll, vitamin C, esters and other substances in green tea are easily oxidized by air. Tea soup will resulting in the red and dark color after soaking in water, and the nutritional value will be reduced accordingly. Therefore, it is recommended to store the tea in a closed environment.
4, Dark Place
Green tea need to store in a dark place, because the sun will promote the oxidation of green tea, so reduced the quality of tea.
5. No Mix Other Smell
The macromolecular palmitase and terpene compounds in green tea can absorb peculiar smell. If the tea is mixed with smelly articles and stored, the tea will also become stale and there is no way to remove it.
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