Green tea in one bud and one leaf

"One bud, one leaf" and "one bud, two leaves" are not unfamiliar to tea lovers who like Rizhao Green Tea. People who like to drink Rizhao Green Tea know that the tea sellers usually call one bud, one leaf and one bud, two leaves, with high grade, high uniformity and good purity, which are very popular in the tea market. Of course, when picking tea in Rizhao tea farmers, they will also use one bud and one leaf, one bud and two leaves to describe the picking standard. There are unified standards for picking tea according to different situations, and the prices of fresh leaves in different picking standards are different, which is conducive to the processing of different picking grades of Rizhao Green Tea and the quality of the finished tea.

In Rizhao Green tea, generally picking one bud and one leaf is the highest level, one bud and two leaves are the second, and one bud and three leaves (the so-called general ingredients) are relatively older. Of course, in recent years, according to the demand of the market, there are also tea merchants frying Rizhao green tea with single buds, and occasionally there are tea farmers using machines to pick rough ingredients with different levels.

The results showed that the content of tea polyphenols in tea buds was 26.84%, 27.15% in one bud and one leaf, 25.31% in one bud and two leaves, 23.60% in one bud and three leaves. The content of catechins was 13.65% in tea buds, 14.68% in one bud and one leaf, and 13.93% in one bud and two leaves. It can be seen from the data that the content of both tea polyphenols and catechins in one bud and one leaf increased, followed by one bud and two leaves. Tea polyphenol is the most soluble part in fresh leaves, which has a great influence on tea color, aroma and taste. The content of tea polyphenols in Rizhao Green tea is an important factor for its quality formation.

In the evaluation of Rizhao Green tea, the picking standard is indeed one of its quality requirements. But judging the quality of the finished tea depends not only on the shape of the tea, but also on the color, smell, taste and the technology of making tea. Whether it's a bud and a leaf or a bud and two leaves, this is just the first step of our choice. What suits us is the best, tea is the best, and good taste is the key to satisfying our taste buds.