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The three main varieties of Indian Tea are Assam tea, Nilgiri tea and Darjeeling tea.
Assam tea is produced in the Assam region of Northern India, and is the most-produced Indian Tea. It is a malty, robust tea with a strong, bright colour. The leaves have distinctive brown and gold leaves which appear orange when dried. The most prized Assam Tea has golden tips on its leaves, which increases the sweetness of the tea.
Nilgiri tea is produced in the Nilgiri region of southern India. A mountainous region, Nilgiri tea is grown at altitudes of 1000-2500 meters. This variety of Indian tea is known for its smooth taste, amber colour and versatility. Nilgiri tea can be drunk war or cold, by itself or with milk, and can be used as part of a mixture.
Darjeeling tea is known as the “champagne of teas” and is the finest-quality Indian tea. Grown in West Bengal, Darjeeling tea is known for its distinctive aroma and fragrance. Darjeeling tea is especially famed for its distinctive aroma and fragrance. Darjeeling tea is especially famed for its muscatel (grape-like) quality.

Indian Tea is a generic term for tea originating from India. Indian tea is also called Chai, after the Indian term for tea although “Chai” is used mainly to refer to spiced Indian Tea.
Indian tea usually consists of black tea, and is known for their full-bodied and strong flavor. Indian tea is named after their region of production, and current there are three main varieties Indian tea is sometimes flavoured using spices. Common spices include ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and black peppercorn. Tea that is flavoured with these spices is known as Masala Chai.
India is currently one of the world’s largest producers of tea, along with Sri Lanka and China.

Black tea has been proven to contain some of the same heart-healthy ingredients as purple grape juice and red wine-antioxidants and flavanoids. This study unveiled the role black tea plays in preventing plaque build-up on artery walls and cardiovascular disease.
According to the study, black tea consumption increases the functionality of the vascular endothelium, which forms the inner lining of cells in all blood vessels and responds to the body’s oxygen levels. The endothelium also facilitates blood flow needs by causing blood vessels to expand or contract.
The study examined immediate and long-term effects of black tea vs. water consumption on 50 people with coronary artery disease. Researchers concluded tea improves endothelial-dependent dilation in the arteries while water had no effect.

TEA PUNCH
Serving: 12 People
Ingredients:
1/2 pint Green tea
6 oz. Sugar
12 pint Orange Squash
4 tbsps. Lemon Juice
2 Small bottles singer ale
1 Large Bottle Lemonade
1 orange, slice

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About 60 years ago, Dr. Minowada of Kyoto University noticed that sugar in the urine of hospitalized diabetes patients fell markedly during periods when they participated in the Tea Ceremony. He reported green tea had the capability of lowering blood sugar. Unfortunately this important report was ignored, but in recent years Japan once again has shown a heightened interest in diabetes and in the ability of green tea to reduce blood sugar. The sugars and carbohydrates in our food are digested mainly in the duodenum, where they are converted to glucose and then absorbed into the blood. The agent that regulates the intake of blood sugar into tissues is insulin. Diabetes is characterized by insufficient secretion or improper functioning of insulin, which hinders the proper absorption of glucose into tissues and leads to a high concentration of blood sugar that must eventually be excreted into urine. If this high concentration of blood sugar continues for a long period, it will affect the vascular system and cause serious diseases including arteriosclerosis and retinal hemorrhages. Dr. Y. Hara and Dr. M. Shimizu have demonstrated that green tea catechin has ability to lower blood sugar, and polysaccharides in green tea possess the same ability.

The origin of the mountains’ name is unknown. Some sources cite the reason as the smoky haze The origin of the mountains’ name is unknown. Some sources cite the reason as the smoky haze enveloping the area, others say it is because of the kurunji flower, which blooms every twelve years giving the slopes a bluish tinge. The Nilgiri tea seems to take on the atmosphere of its mountain surroundings. It is dark and intensely aromatic, fragrant and flavourful.

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The speed of thought may be the order of the day but with it comes the stress of forever keeping the body going. Diets are the first casualty and the clock takes its toll. Tea should be drunk because it’s healthy. As simple as that. Antioxidants or free radical scavengers from five or six cups of tea a day will go a long way in keeping your cholesterol level down, lessen chances of a heart or cancer attack. It’s good for your eyes, teeth and plenty else. “When feeling hot, thirsty, depressed, suffering from headache, eye ache, fatigue of the four limbs or pains in the joints, one should only drink four or five times a day. Tea tempers the spirit, harmonises the mind, dispels lassitude, relieves fatigue, awakens thought, prevents drowsiness and refreshes the body and mind.” The pre-Confucian scholars were united in extolling the virtues of tea as a health drink over wine and water. 

Many consumers who’ve taken to popular bottles teas and the hot Chai served at coffee houses have the mistaken notion that they are low calorie and good for you.
Tealeaves or teabags have zero calories. That means tea without milk and sugar has no calories whereas tea with sugar and milk contains calories. The amount of calories in tea depends upon the quantity of sugar and milk added. Generally one teaspoon sugar contains 16 calories, one teaspoon of powdered creamer contains 11 calories and if we add sugar and creamer then it will contain 54 calories.
When iced tea is made from teabag, water and ice cubes. It has zero calories but when sugar is added then it gets calories. “Commercial mix’ iced tea has higher calories than an iced tea because of added sweetener.
One big cup of commercial mix iced tea has calories same as the calories in 4 cookies. Generally 1 cookie contains 50 calories. Thus 4 cookies have 200 calories. So one big cup of commercial iced tea would have almost 200 calories which way is too high.

There are seven wonderful things about green tea that you may or may not have known. Regardless, here are
1. Cut Your Cancer Risk: Several polyphenols the potent antioxidants green tea’s famous for seem to help keep cancer cells from gaining a foothold in the body, by discouraging their growth and then squelching the creation of new blood vessels that tumors need to thrive.
2. Soothe Your Skin: Got a cut, scrape, or bite, and a little leftover green tea? Soak a cotton pad in it.
3. Protect Your Skin: In the lab, green tea applied directly to the skin (or consumed) helps block sun-triggered skin cancer, which is why you’re seeing green tea in more and more sunscreens and moisturizers.
4. Steady Your Blood Pressure: People who sip just half a cup a day are almost 50 percent less likely to wind up with hypertension than nondrinkers. Credit goes to the polyphenols again (especially one known as ECGC). They help keep blood vessels from contracting and raising blood pressure.
5. Protect Your Memory or Your Mom’s: Aging adults who drink at least two cups a day are half as likely to develop cognitive problems as those who drink less. Why? It appears that the tea’s big dose of antioxidants fights the free-radical damage to brain nerves seen in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
6. Stay Young: About 10 ounces a day, deters your body from absorbing artery-clogging fat and cholesterol.
7. Lose Weight:Turns out that green tea speeds up your body’s calorie-burning process.