The second most-consumed drink after water is tea. Consumption of tea started as a habit that eventually turns into a necessity. Ultimately, the UN (United Nations) decided to dedicate a day to this popular drink named “International tea day”. Tea is made up of the Camellia Sinensis plant, recognized as one of the oldest beverages, and had roots from northeast India, northern Myanmar, Southwest China. There is no primary evidence of where it was first grown.
“International tea day” is celebrated all over the world with the theme to promote the production and consumption of tea. Apart from accelerating trade, the Tea sector helps in reducing poverty among the coastal areas. It is an integral part of the Sustainable development goal program. Many proportions of women get empowered by adopting this production process as tea is regarded as one of the important cash crops in the most underdeveloped section of countries.
Earlier International tea day was celebrated in December. It is recently celebrated for may month as in most of the tea-producing countries the season of production of the tea plant begins in May. UN aims to improve tea farmers’ quality of life by promoting different campaigns based on International tea day.
“We are like tea, we don’t know our strength until we’re in hot water- Quote by Sister Busche
Different oxidation and fermentation techniques end up giving so many varieties of tea. Black tea, Green tea, White tea, barley tea, Chaga mushroom tea, Chamomile tea, Dandelion tea, Essiac tea, and the list goes on. So, keep your thoughts as you had already tried all kinds of tea aside.
Tea deserves all hypes as it provides many health benefits. Highly rich in antioxidants helps in reducing weight and makes digestion easier, Caffeine proposition in tea comparatively less than coffee still doctor suggest to not consume it after dinner to avoid disturbance in sleeping cycle. Also, Tea has some anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea reduces insulin resistance in the body, epicatechin in green tea grows metabolism in the human body. Adding to the benefits Green tea bag used for dark circles, toning the skin, in making of face pack.
The tea sector gave us many startups for instance in India like chaayos, chai point, Chai thela, Tpot cafe, Chaipatty cafe, Teabox. In comparison to coffee, tea is treated as affordable although there is no limit in expanding the prices. It can be a good point of different strategies for any startup aiming to launch their product in this line.
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