Question by Lucas: why is my green tea yellow colored? Okay, I thought I would drink green tea from now to reap the health benefit. I bought this Chinese green tea (loose tea leaves) from an Asian market. It explicitly says "green tea", yet when I add hot water to it, the color of the drink is not that green, instead it's like a light yellowish color with only a tiny hint of green. I thought green tea should be green like grass? Best answer:
Answer by Kelly
the green is talking about the color of the leafs not the color of the tea
Answer by ffl04122007
Maybe it is not green tea but yellow tea.
Answer by cazort
Chinese tea has more of a golden color than a green color. The reason for this is that Chinese teas are created by a process of pan-firing. Japanese teas, by contrast, are steamed, preserving a more vibrant green color (think of how broccoli looks after you steam it, vs. after stir-frying it). The golden color is totally normal. In fact, a few green teas even look more brownish, and a few are a very pale color. It really depends on the type of tea. What is important is how the tea tastes. If you want to learn a little about different types of green teas, I run a website with a whole section on green tea: http://ratetea.net/style/green-tea/4/ If you really want an intensely-green-colored tea, you could look into Gyokuro or Matcha, those are the greenest of the green teas. But even Japanese green teas (which tend to be more green) are often less green than you see in pictures...they're more golden green, and Chinese green teas are more greenish-golden, often just pure golden. Enjoy!
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