All about Tea - By sue mah, registered dietitian

.@@XD DO WCTelORco 2me07 b6ack to DHoe 6ouse. Did you know that@@XDDOC7 Canadççians drink over 7 billion ççps of te@@a each yXDear? I'mHH telling you, I do my part in thatXD. LuckyHG fTVor us, iDOt'ç HGink. Sue Mah from Nutrition@@D TV SoDOluCTtiORon 2s 07is6 here tos about tea. Wow. 7 billio@@n. Wa6 H XDççat a surprise for you?@@ HG>>TV Well, iDOt CTwaORs 2a 0ç me, but, y@@ou know,XD it's goHç Hews, because tea is such a@@XD6 2healthy beverage. Tea naturalT 07 @@ntHains theççse classes of XDtioxHGidTVants calDOleCTd ORc@ TV>> All tDOeaCTs?OR 2076Hçç 67 All teas.@@XDHGTVDOCTOR 2 H>> Reallççy? Even-- I'm not @@an adveXDnturous HGteç 07inker. I'm sort of the black@R 6 teHa girl.çç >> There's black, gree@@n, whitH XDd oolong, but they all contai@ TVcatechinDOs.CT TORhe 2 g07re6ç 6ew more of the antioxidants,@@7 but geççt this. 2 cups of black @@ teXDa has tHGheTV same anDOtiCTç ORtivity as a glass of red wineO 2 or 7 cHups of oççrange juice, so @@ HtXD's prettHGy TVpowerfulDOCTO6 HGtioxidants we're talking abouD TV inDO tCTeaOR. 2076Hçç >> Wow. But there's some caffeiXDne issueHGs TVinvolvedDç that, too, though. >> TXDhere's sHGomTVe caffeiDOnç DOt you know what? 20 mg to@@XDV CT 07406 mg of cHaffeine ççin a cuf çça, that's @@3, 4, 5 XDtimes lH @@ffeine than in a cup of coffeeHG, TVso it's DOreCTalORlç 07ge issue.@@XDHGTVDOCTOR 6 >>H All rigççht. The TVea-totallers" have got @@itXDG CTgoORin 2g 07on6. All riHght. a lot of beautiful teas here@@.XDV OR>> 2 L07ot6s of greHat teasçço try. Thi@@s is blaXDck tea. HGNç 6ea is different depending on@@7 how thççe tea has been processe@ XD BlHGacTVk tea iDOs CTthORe 2moç It's the most oxid@@ized. InXD ç ORere's an enzyme that naturallO 2 oxidizHes the ççtea and turns ia @@ daXDrker coHGloTVur. ThinDOk CTç when you slice it, and i@@t'sXDç TVposed to air, and it turns@@XG CTbrORow 2n.07 S6ame thinHg wita le@@af. It'sXD green. HGWTVhen ç oxidized, it turns black. Now,@6 TVisçç is a tea from Sri Lanka.D DO>>CT JORus 2t 07a 6black teHaç >> Just a regu@@lar blacXDk teaç It's got that nice, hardy,@@XDHH robust flavour. @@ >>XD Mmm. ThHGatTV's reallDOy Cç 6> This is another black te@@a.7 It's tççhe Earl Grey, which is e of my XDfavouritHGesTV. It's DOç CTuity, orangey flavour.@@XDHGTV OR 6>> Mm-hmHm. Mmm. ççThat's grea. >> IXD love itHG.TVDOCTOR 2076Hç 07 Gosh, I haven't had Earl GreR 6 inH years.çç >> Did you smell t@@he leavXDes6 Takeçç a sniff of that. 2 I think we need to @@mentionT 07 becaHuse you ççhave it in the bg Here a@@s well.XDHGTVDOCTOR 2076 çç>> The bags are 6ltra-convenient, but@@, you kn7 give iççt a taste, and you telle what you think c@@ompared XDto ç XDose leaf.@@ TV>> It's DOnoCTt ORas 2 s07tr6ç >> The flavour just isn't there6 H Anççd take a whiff of the tea b@ XD >>HG ITV can't sDOmeCTllOR a 2nç nose is all stuffed up@@. ButXDç XDah.@@ TV>> It's DOnoCTt ORne 2ar07ly6ç >> You're abso@@lutely XDright.ç >> As the loose, and the teabagV ORac 2tu07a6lly doesHn't contççy anti@@oxidantsXD as the HGloTVoç 07 So, really, if you're going@R 6 XDH brew a ççhealthy, good cup @ HGteTVa, you sDOhoCTulORd- 2-07ç 6> Both are fine. Tea bags are@7 convenççient, but you'll get moe @@ baXDng for tHGheTV buck ifDO yCç the loo@@se.XDHGTVDOCTOR 2076H >> Okay. Now we have green.@@ XD >>HG TTVhese areDO tCTheOR g 2rç grew up drinking green@@ tea,XDH XDght. I'm Chinese. The green@@ HGteTVas are nDOotCT oORxi 2di0ç that enzyme that turn@@s the leç XDack is heated. It's either@@ TVsteamed DOorCT rORoa 2st07ed6ç is either steamed@@ or roasXDteç 2d that stops the enzyme from@T 07 doinHg any oxççidation. >> I can smel@@l it froXDm hereH çç smell is different. It's @@ unXDbelievabHGleTV.DOCTOR 2076H @@ I know. This is Ascentia green HGteTVa.DOCTOR 2076Hçç >> Ascentia. >> Which@@ is the XDmost comHGm6 H ofçç green tea. It's got a nice mild @@flavour,XD compareHGd TVç black teas. >> This r@@eminds mXDe of wheHGç 67inese food.@@XDHGTVDOCTOR 2 H>> Exactççly. Right on. That's actuXDally frHGomTV Japan. DOThç cream of the crop gree@@n tea.Xç It's called Genmaicha@@XDHGTV OR>> 2 G07en6maicha. HIt looksçç different.@@XD HG >> WDOelCTl,OR i 2t'07s 6got ton rice and popcorn. Take a look a6 67atçç. Doesn't that smell grea2 67> Oh, wççow. Yeah, it does. N2 Hwith greççen tea and also with6 2white tea--@@XDHGTVDOCT 07 >> YHou can bççuy this? >>@@ You canXD buy it.HGTVDOCTOç XD Oh, that's really good.@@ TV>> AnothDOerCT tORhi 2ng07 w6ç you don't get these fabu@@lousX6 variççeties in the bag. You've t to gXDet the lHGooTVse versiDOoç CTeen tea and white tea, which@V OR 6we'll tHalk abouççt in a secon, you don'@@t use boXDiling waHGtç 07t water only.@@XDHGTVDOCTOR 6 >>H Good tiççp. H> If you use boiling@@ water, 6 @@tually burn the leaves, and XDyou get HGa TVbitter tDOaCTstç ORa for just 1 or 2 minutes, thO 2 green Htea. If ççyou brew it for @@any longXDer, it gHGetTVs a bç HGtter.@@XD TV >>DO WCThaORt' 2s 07oo6long?Hçç çç Oolong is sort of in betw@@eH green and black, so it's@@ XD paHGrtTVially oxDOidCTizORed 2.ç by the leaf that it@@'s not qXDç TV black as the black tea and aG CTliORtt 2le07 b6it darkeHr thaD tea.DOCTOR 2076Hçç XD Does it have different healt@ HGbeTVnefits, DOorCT iORs 2it0ç the same stuff?@@XD >> SamDOe CTthORin 2g,07 t6he cç XDah.@@ TV>> That'DOs CTniORce 2, 07to6ç XD It's not bad.@@ TV>> ThereDO'sCT aOR l 2ot07 o6ç oolong tea. I was always curiouV ORwh 2at07 i6t was abHout.çç >> It's kind of the bridge@@XD betweeDOn CTblORac 2k 07an6d grç TVu're not quite ready for@@XD DOgrCTeeORn, 2 t07he6n you caHnç oolong.@@XD >> I dDOonCT'tOR t 2hi07n6k I'vd XD white tea.@@ HG>>TV White tDOeaCT, ORoh 2, 0ç XD's the cream of the crop, the@ HGbeTVst tea yDOouCT cORan 2 b0ç rare, very expensive. This is@@ XD thHGe TVWhite NeDOedCTleOR w 2hç hard to see, but if you take a@ç Hittle look at the leaves, they6 CTactually have sort of a whiteV OR 6peach fuHzz on iççt. It's realD HG realDOlyCT hORar 2d 07to6 see. @ lookHG rTVeally clDOosCTelORy. ç becausXDe these HGleTVaves areDç actually from@@ the budXD, theHç youngest and the most smallest@ç ççrt of the tea plant. It hasn'H Hven been exposed to chlorophyl6 CTor the sun yet, and that's whV OR 6the leavHes are ççwhite, not gV DO 2>>07 I6t's likeH *** ççtea. 2 Pretty well.@@XDHGTVDOCT 07 >> HAnd you ççcan get it in bag @@form as XDwell.HGTVDOCTOR 207H >> But, again, the flavour-- @@>> Oh, nXDot the sHGamTVe. Noç XDn't spoil me with this and@@ HGthTVen give DOmeCT tORha 2t.0ç wrong.@@XDHGTV OR>> 2 I07t 6pales inH compariç. H> 2 cups of tea a day, p@@rett6 good for you? çç You know @@what? RXDesearch H that 2 cups of tea a day can decreaXDse ovariHGanTV cancer Dç TV%. 2 cups of tea.@@XDHG CT>>OR S 2ue07 M6ah, alwaHys wid Hews for us. Thank you so m@@uc6 çç>> You're welcome. >> See@@ you sooXDn. AfterHG tTç break, Dr. Dave answers your@@ XD meHGdiTVcal quesDOtiCTonORs, 2 ç TVw, we have a word from our@@XG CTchORie 2f 07me6dical coHrresp, SaraXDh.HGTVDOCTOR 2076Hçç