Green Tea and Health
Nutrition Facts in Green Tea
More than 450 organic compounds which are essential to our health have been found in green tea, including mineral elements, protein, amino acid, glucide, lipid granules and vitamins.
| Catechin | |
| EGCg (Epigallocatechingallate) | 24% |
| EGC (Epigallocatechin) | 3% |
| Water-soluble vitamin | |
| V C | 5-6mg/cup |
| V B | 10.3mg/100g |
| V B5 | 0.1mg/cup |
| V H | 1.4mg/cup |
| Fat-soluble vitamin | |
| V D | 24 IU/cup |
| V A | 2.5mg/100g |
| V E | * |
| V K | 300-500 IU/1g |
| Amino acid | 253mg/100g |
| Caffeine | 76mg/cup |
| Protein | 15-23% |
| Mineral | 4-7% |
| Niacin | * |
| Folic acid | * |
| fluoride | * |
The first steeping brews 13 - 15% nutrition in tea, the second 9 - 12%, and the third 6 - 8%. The hotter the water, the more nutrition will be brewed out. This applies to both tea bags and loose-leaf teas.
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