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Feb 9Liked by Mary Ann Rollano

This is very interesting

I thought that green leaf will have more theanine than black leaf, but why is it that black leaf has more? Also, with such a wide gap

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Shade grown green tea (matcha and gyokuro) does have more theanine. But all other green tea has less when brewed as it is typically brewed at a lower temperature and shorter time extracting less theanine.

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