Tea is the infusion made from the leaves and buds of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), with a fresh, slightly bitter and astringent taste. It contains mineral salts such as sodium, potassium, and nickel, as well as copper and iron, silicon, aluminum, magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium.
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Tea is the infusion made from the leaves and buds of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), with a fresh, slightly bitter and astringent taste.
It contains mineral salts such as sodium, potassium, and nickel, as well as copper and iron, silicon, aluminum, magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium.
It also contains fluoride, tooth protector.
The essential oil distilled from tea is yellow in color with a strong odor, due to the aromas of tea.
Tea also contains catechic tannins and polyphenolic derivatives, such as the flavonoids kenferol, quercetol, and myricetol1.