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Silver Yin Zhen Pearls by Teavana

One of the things I’ve learned from Michael Harney’s Guide to Tea so far: tea buds are endowed with extra caffeine and polyphenols, to repel sun and bugs. As a result, white tea actually contains more caffeine than black tea and green tea, contrary to what you hear most of the time.

So this morning I decided to forego my usual cup of black tea and substitute it for a white: Teavana’s Silver Yin Zhen Pearls.

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7 Common Questions About White Tea

White tea is one of the most rare teas around, produced with unopened budsets or the first leaves of the tea plant. Traditionally, it also only comes from one specific region in China. Learn all about this highly prized tea.

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