Japanese teas have multiple health benefits and here are at a glance 3 major components.

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Benefits

Antivirus

Anti-allergy

Relaxing

Immunoenhancing

Catechins

EGC

Caffeine

Amino Acids

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Open-field tea types have more EGCG catechins than shade-grown tea types.

(Goto et al. “Contents of Individual Tea Catechins and Caffeine in Japanese Green Tea”, Tea Research Journal, No.83, 1996, P24,

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Shade-grown tea leaves have more theanine than open field-grown tea leaves.

(Goto et al. “Chemical Composition of Japanese Green Teas on Market”, Tea Research Journal, No.80, 1994, P26,

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