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Tea is manufacture by processing the young shoots of Tea plants. The quality of the final black Tea are dependant on the types of compound present in the Tea leaf. The important compounds are a group of compounds clarified as polyphenols. Other compounds include Caffeine, amino acids and carbohydrates. The leaf also contain a group of proteins called enzymes. These compounds and enzymes undergo a series of reactions to impart the characteristic colour and taste to TEA BREWS. The
concentration of compounds and enzymes are high and ideal in the younger leaves
for the production of good quality black tea while a coarser leaves have a
lower concentration of components resulting in low quality black tea. Tea processing flow - Rotorvane type processing Withering MAYANG
TEA is a LOW GROWN tea RICH in COLOUR and
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Rolling This process is to break up the leaf cells and in the process chemical components are mixed with the enzymes using rotorvane machines through 3 passes. The rolled leaf which has been reduced to required sizes are separated on rotary sifters and filled into Aluminium trays for fermenting. |