In general, tea contributes greatly to health and well-being. But are organic teas really better, and if so, why?
Tea is healthy
The health effect of tea is just as indisputable for connoisseurs of this herbal brew as its wellness effect.
Green tea is even healthier than black tea because it has less complexion.
It contains many valuable nutrients, namely vitamins A, B2, B12 and C, although the vitamin C content can decrease in part as a result of the cooking process. The bitter substances, the so-called catechins, which are richer in green tea for lack of fermentation than in black tea, have an antioxidant effect and prevent arteriosclerosis, cancer and heart attacks.
The catechins in the tea also have an antibacterial effect and can support the effect of antibiotics. Furthermore, the minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium, potassium, zinc, copper, phosphorus, nickel, carotene and fluorine as well as the stomach and intestine soothing tannins are contained in green tea.
Quality of Biotea compared to conventional tea
Whether there are differences in nutritional value between conventionally cultivated and organic tea is not researched in more detail.
In any case, tea bearing one or more organic labels is produced free of artificial flavours and without genetic engineering. It is also a fact that the risk of treatment with pesticides and chemical fertilisers in organically grown tea is significantly reduced.
Unfortunately, it cannot always be completely ruled out: the varieties of green tea tested by Stiftung Warentest were also accompanied by two organic brands that were very slightly contaminated with pesticides. However, green tea, which is declared organic, has been affected to a much lesser extent, if at all.
The limit values of such undoubtedly hazardous substances are usually only exceeded in conventional tea without the organic seal.