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    • Diagram showing the 6 main types of tea.
    Rights: © Copyright 2013. University of Waikato. All rights reserved. Published 24 September 2013 Size: 84 KB Referencing Hub media

    The six main types of tea are white, yellow, green, oolong, black and post-fermented. The differences in form, colour and taste are created by variations in the processing steps.

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      The science of tea

      All tea is made from the leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Six main types of tea are produced – white, yellow, green, oolong, black and post-fermented. Each type of tea has a unique ...

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