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Loose Tea Compared to Tea
Bags
Loose tea offers
infinitely superior teas
for numerous reasons.
The problem with tea
bags is that the tea
leaves must be broken up
resulting in tiny
fragments.
On the other hand, loose
tea offers unbroken
leaves. Tea leaves
contain chemicals and
essential oils which
generate the wonderful
flavors and aromas. When
tea leaves are broken up
to fit in bags, those
powerful oils evaporate
which creates listless
and tasteless tea.
Typically, tea bags are
filled with tiny crushed
and broken leaves which
are known as fannings.
Loose teas ordinarily
are comprised of whole
leaves or large segments
of leaves.
Another important factor
is that tea leaves need
space to expand and open
up. Water circulation
around the leaves is
critical.
Circulation is
restricted in tiny tea
bags.
In the tea industry,
Orange Pekoe teas refer
to a basic medium grade
black tea consisting of
many single tea leaves.
A basic bagged Orange
Pekoe tea sold in the
supermarket is an
inferior tasting tea
compared to a true whole
leaf tea. Inferior
bagged teas typically
include fannings and
dust which are simply
tiny remnants of the
sorting and/or crushing
process.
Black Keemun or Assam
leaves constitute the
primary component of
most bagged teas.
Higher quality teas of
Assam leaves are sold as
loose teas.
In order to offer our
customers the highest
quality teas, our teas
are sold as loose teas.
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