Water keeps the body hydrated, helps in digestion and absorption of our food and transport throughout the body. Therefore it is very important to replace this water otherwise it will disturb the body balance. Beverage is any kind of liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of quenching thirst,These include tea, coffee cocoa and soft drinks beverages

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Tea

• Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world.
• Tea is a beverage which is made from the processed leaf of a tea plant.
• The botanical name of this plant is ‘Camellia sinensis‘ 
• Tea is a very mild stimulant, since it contains caffeine.
• The caffeine content is lesser than coffee but more than cocoa.
• It also contains small amounts of tannin compounds, vitamin A, B2 , C, D, K, some minerals and aromatic oils.
• The tannin compounds and essential oils are mainly responsible for flavor of tea, color, astringency and the delightful aroma.

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Process and manufacturing of Tea

How tea is made ? tea manufacturing process and the tea harvest is in following steps

6 steps of tea processing

1. Plucking — The tea leaves are first plucked from the end of branchlets.
2. Withering — The plucked leaves are placed on a withering rack (drying). 
3. Grinding — crushing of  leaves where the enzymes inside the cells are exposed and come in contact with air.
4. Fermentation and Oxidation — The leaves are then spread on a thin platform and allowed to ferment for 2-6 hours.
5. Drying — Tea is dried for 30 minutes to several hours in a chamber of hot air.
6. Screening — After drying tea is cleaned and sorted into various grades.

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Classification of tea

A list of tea verities or different tea verities and different types of tea

• Green tea
• Black tea
• Oolong tea
• White tea
• Yellow tea
• Kukicha

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Do you Know ?

The basic difference between green, white & black tea

Parameters	White tea	Green tea	Black tea
Fermented / Oxidized	No	No	Yes
Made of	Only Buds	Both buds & leaves	Both buds & leaves
Polyphenols level	Most	Moderate	Low
Taste	Sweet	Tangy	Bitter
Aroma	Very low	Moderate	Strong
Activity level in body	High	High	Moderate

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 Coffee

There are many species of coffee, but most popular coffee are :
Coffea arabica
Coffea canephora (robusta)

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Coffee processing methods

There are following steps through a process of coffee production. This is just an overlook on coffee production

1. Harvesting of beans
2. Processing of beans
   1. Drying the beans (to remove excess moisture)
   2. Hulling (removing the seed coat around beans)
   3. Polishing (to make beans shine & cleaning purpose)
   4. Grading and sorting (to select quality beans for process)
   5. Roasting (to improve & enhance the flavor & taste)
   6. Grinding (making fine or granulated powder)
   7. Tasting (to assure quality)
   8. Packaging

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Different types of coffee

Most popular types of coffee. an easy guide to different types of coffee

• Vacuum coffee
• Drip coffee
• Percolator coffee
• Steeped coffee
• Espresso coffee (most concentrated)
• Cappuccino coffee (most popular)
• French drip
• French press
• Cold water method
• Iced coffee
• Instant coffee
• Filtered coffee
• Beaten coffee

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Cocoa

Cocoa is made by grinding the seeds of the pods of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)

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Cocoa production and processing

5 steps involved in the manufacture and processing cocoa

1. Harvesting
2. Fermentation
3. Curing
4. Roasting
5. Grinding and defatting

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