When you buy tea, have you ever rejected, disliked, or doubted it because it contained tea stems? Indeed, it affects the appearance of the tea, but not all tea with stems is inferior. Tea stems are not as useless as people think. So what are their advantages? Let's sort them out and introduce them today!

Many people think tea stems have no nutrients and discard them, and some even believe that good Fuding white tea should be stem-free. In fact, tea stems contain a considerable amount of aroma compounds. The aroma of tea leaves gradually decreases from the first leaf to the third leaf, while the aroma of tea stems is the highest. The aroma substances of tea are mainly in the tea stems and the main veins of tender leaves. Moreover, the amino acid content in tender stems is higher than in tender leaves. The vascular bundles in stems are the main conduits for nutrients and aroma. Most of the substances they contain are water-soluble. During tea processing, the aroma transfers from the stems to the leaves along with water evaporation. These substances then combine and transform with the effective substances in the leaves to form a higher and richer aroma quality.

Tea needs a certain amount of stems to brew a richer aroma. Tea stems also contain certain nutrients. If you only pick the "leaves" and discard the "stems" when drinking tea, both the taste and the health effects will be greatly reduced.

Tea stems are rich in tea polysaccharides. Tea polysaccharides are a physiologically active substance with great development value in tea. Modern pharmacological studies have found that tea polysaccharides have effects such as lowering blood sugar, blood lipids, and blood pressure, slowing heart rate, and improving tolerance to hypoxia. They also show significant effects in anticoagulation, preventing thrombosis, protecting blood profiles, and enhancing non-specific immune functions.

In addition, tea stems also have certain disease-preventing effects to some extent. Experts say that the nutrition and essence of tea lie in both the stems and the leaves. Consuming about 6 grams of tea stems daily can effectively prevent aging and resist radiation.

So, when you buy tea, don't look down on it just because it has stems. And never pick out the stems and throw them away!