White Tea Vs. Green Tea

Almost everyone has a fair idea of the health benefits of green tea. For the health conscious, green tea is a part and parcel of the daily routine. And why not, when for decades people have been bombarded with advertisements extolling the medicinal properties of green tea, and rightly so. But now this esteemed position of green tea is severely threatened, from its pinnacle as the healthiest beverage, by a member of its own family. The white tea, the newest entrant among tea drinkers, is a part of the tea trinity. The black tea, the green tea, and the white tea are all derived from the Camellia sinensis plant, and so, it can be said that the dominant position of the green and black tea is threatened by its lesser-known sibling. A perfect example of sibling rivalry as all the ingredients are in place before the final showdown. As of now, green tea is finding it hard to match the enviable reputation of white tea. Various studies also support the fact that white tea has a certain edge over green tea when it comes to conferring health benefits among its drinkers. Though green tea doesn’t have any known side effect, it loses up on white tea because white tea bestows far more health benefits in the same amount as that of green tea. In only one respect does green tea significantly manage to cruise ahead of its competitor. And that is regarding the availability. Due to the rarity of white tea, green tea is more widely used. So, it happens that most people don’t know that there is such a thing as white tea. Those who love their tea, accept both. For them green tea is for all seasons, white tea is luxury. To know more on the differences between the two teas read below.