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05-10-2011, 07:15
The nutritional value of green tea and highly debated, but many experts agreed that the nutritional benefits of green tea is really incredible. Here is some interesting nutritional information about this tea:
•Green tea is a hydrating calorie-free beverage whose consumption is recommended up to eight cups per day.
•A cup of this tea is 99.5% water. Tea is second only to water as an ideal beverage choice for body hydration.
•So don't forget that a key ingredient of tea is water; the better the water, the better the tea.
•Green tea is an exceptionally good source of antioxidants and alkaloids.
•It is believed that there are no calories in green tea without any additives or sweeteners. But all teas and coffees contain some calories - but very few.
•Green tea contains various vitamins like A, D, E, C, B, B5, H and K.
•It is a rich source of Manganese and has many other beneficial minerals as Zinc, Chromium and Selenium.
•The most important active component in green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is many times a more powerful antioxidant than vitamin C or vitamin E.
•It contains caffeine, but the caffeine content of green tea is very low compared to other sources of caffeine.
http://www.greenteanutritionfacts.com/images/8/green-tea/tea-cup-8.jpg
•Green tea is a hydrating calorie-free beverage whose consumption is recommended up to eight cups per day.
•A cup of this tea is 99.5% water. Tea is second only to water as an ideal beverage choice for body hydration.
•So don't forget that a key ingredient of tea is water; the better the water, the better the tea.
•Green tea is an exceptionally good source of antioxidants and alkaloids.
•It is believed that there are no calories in green tea without any additives or sweeteners. But all teas and coffees contain some calories - but very few.
•Green tea contains various vitamins like A, D, E, C, B, B5, H and K.
•It is a rich source of Manganese and has many other beneficial minerals as Zinc, Chromium and Selenium.
•The most important active component in green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is many times a more powerful antioxidant than vitamin C or vitamin E.
•It contains caffeine, but the caffeine content of green tea is very low compared to other sources of caffeine.
http://www.greenteanutritionfacts.com/images/8/green-tea/tea-cup-8.jpg