After water, tea is the most widely-consumed drink in the world. More tea is consumed as a beverage than coffee and all soft drinks combined. Black, green, white and oolong teas are all made from leaves of the same species of tree, but are processed differently to produce the variations in taste. The tree specie commonly referred to as the tea tree, or tea plant, is Chinese Camellia Camellia sinensis. Camellia sinensis is native to Southeast Asia, and has been cultivated there for more than...
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