Sea Dyke Green Tea

1150 days ago

Got this from Shop N Save. And it’s a cheap one. For a pack of 20 bags of green tea, it cost about S$1.80. I normally drink SOD tea which I...

Got this from Shop N Save. And it’s a cheap one. For a pack of 20 bags of green tea, it cost about S$1.80. I normally drink SOD tea which I like very much but it tends to stain my teeth. For the past few months, I have been drinking the SOD tea nearly everyday and my teeth now looks a bit brownish or yellowish, no matter how much I brush my teeth. And I read from the Internet that green tea stains less than this brown tea I have been taking. So, I decided to try out green tea as an alternative. True, I am not very choosy about tea but usually I find green tea tasteless and bland. I prefer my tea a little more complex. Ya, I know, the Japanese love green tea but that does not mean that I must follow them as well.

The pack of 20 green tea bags. This is from Xiamen Tea Import & Export, so I am guessing that this means that they not only export out tea for sale, they bring in tea from other parts of the world as well?

Yes, 20 tea bags. They are afraid that you might not know they have 20 bags of tea leaves (powder), so they put the numbers in large font. Check out the ingredients – just green tea! Great! And yes, it is made in China, which at times can be very scary.

Another view of the side.

Alright, this is the picture of the tea package. No, the actual tea bag is in this package. I believe that the package is to cover the tea bag to protect the tea bag from exposure.Check out the Sea Dyke brand logo.

Open here and you will find green tea. Just put the bag in hot water and let it simmer for a few minutes. I normally let it rest for 3-5 minutes before taking it out of my tea cup.

Green tea leaves are steamed and then processed. While black tea is first fermented and then processed. The thing about the fermentation is that it might convert some of the health-giving properties to something less effective. We all know that green tea is rich in anti-oxidant like EGCG which stops the growth of cancer cells. The fermentation process might destroy some of them and thus, some researchers believe that black tea or any fermented tea may be less effective.  Of course, new research might disprove this altogether.

Well, for me, I just take whatever tea I can find. If black tea makes my teeth look yellowish and disgusting, I will switch to green tea. Hopefully, I like the taste of green tea. But considering that this Sea Dyke brand of tea is a very cheapo one, it might not be the correct candidate for this. But we will see.