Gaba-tea: properties, taste, tips for brewing

Even sellers often can not answer the question, what GBA-tea differs from usual, what its taste is like, and how to brew tea properly. In the article we will answer these and other questions, tell you why tea is so strangely called, and which has an effect on the human body.

GABA-tea: the history of appearance on the shelves

Its strange name this tea received from the English abbreviation, the abbreviation of gamma-aminobutyric acid. This substance participates in the brain, increases blood circulation, increases the potential of neurons and has a stimulating effect on the brain of mammals, and hence humans. This substance was first synthesized in 1960, but unlike it, GABA tea itself contains gamma-aminobutyric acid. This tea can be considered young, because the technology of its preparation was developed only in 1987 in Japan by a group of scientists who worked on studying the effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid on brain activity. The opening was done at the National Center for the Study of Tea Properties called "Tianjin Zhi". Two years later tea went on sale in Japan, but it was not exported and was not produced elsewhere. In 2001, Chinese scientists in the course of research proved the positive influence that tea exerts.

Its price was then not very high, but it remained an exclusive product. After the discovery of technology in Japan, production began in Taiwan, where the technology was improved and refined. After a while, Chinese tea GABA appeared, which is currently the most common. The market is represented mainly by him.

Cooking process

Despite the fact that the highest quality is Thai tea, the stages of its production are almost the same everywhere. So, in the process of production, the leaves are subjected to vacuum treatment, that is, without access to oxygen. For ten hours, the sheet languishes in tanks with nitrogen under anaerobic conditions. As a result of this action, a lot of aminobutyric acid is formed in the sheet. It is a neurotransmitter with unique properties. It provides interaction between brain cells and is usually produced in the body without the use of additional stimulants. But poor nutrition, stress, high mental load, smoking and alcohol influence block the synthesis of this acid, resulting in a slower rate of brain reactions.

The main symptoms of aminobutyric acid deficiency are apathy, reluctance to engage in any kind of deed, depressive states. In Taiwan, GABA tea has been produced for more than twenty years, and all business is in the hands of the state. The price depends not only on the grade, but also on the amount of aminobutyric acid in the leaf.

Basic properties of aminobutyric acid

According to the results of the research, the main properties of aminobutyric acid are somehow connected with the activation of neural connections in the brain. Among them:

• Increased metabolism of brain cells;
• The utilization of surplus glucose, the removal of toxins and decay products from the brain;
• Increasing the speed and productivity of thought processes;
• Restoration of cerebral circulation in functional disorders.

All this makes GABA tea one of the most useful products for people whose activities are related to mental work and heavy loads. It is recommended to drink to students and schoolchildren during the exams, as well as to people after forty years to maintain the productivity of thinking.

The effect of tea

Numerous studies, which were conducted in Japan, Taiwan and China, confirmed the hypothesis formulated earlier. So, it was found that GABA-tea, the effect of which has long been called into question, really eliminates many health problems. So, there is a powerful stimulation of the brain , due to which all organs and systems begin to work better. Tinnitus and headaches caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain disappear, memory and concentration increase.

This is a consequence of the increased activity of neurons, which provokes tea GABA. Its properties can be listed further. So, it was revealed that it promotes normalization of pressure and has pronounced antispasmodic properties. An interesting property is to remove hangover syndrome and normalize sleep. This tea can be recommended to women of reproductive and menopausal age. At the first he facilitates premenstrual syndrome, in the second he helps normalize the hormonal background in the period of menopause and before it.

The peculiarity of GABA tea is that, by stimulating the brain, it has no side effects like coffee and other stimulants based on caffeine. However, this is not a medicine, so you should not abandon traditional medicines.

How to brew tea properly

Tea drinking in our country and at home of this drink is significantly different. We consider it normal to brew tea in cups or pour it immediately after boiling water has been added to the teapot . However, this is wrong. The answer to the question of how to brew tea properly depends on which variety is green or red before you. This determines the degree of fermentation.

Technology of brewing green and red GABA-tea

In the first case, it is exactly the same as when brewing oolong tea. Green tea is never flooded with boiling water, because in this case all the useful substances in the tea leaf are destroyed. After boiling, the water should stand for a while and cool down to 85-90 degrees. For 200 ml of tea leaves, a tablespoon of dry leaf will suffice in the kettle. The first portion of hot water is poured and immediately merges. This process is called rinsing. After it for a couple of minutes, the tea "breathes" without a lid and then water is poured again. After 10 seconds, tea is poured into cups. In our country it is customary to leave some water to make the brewing stronger. This is not true. Ideally, all the water in the teapot should be distributed in cups. During the next tea, the tea leaves are again filled with water, but the infusion time is increased by 15 seconds. Quality tea is brewed up to 10 times, and each time it will be another drink.

Those who seek an answer to the question of how to brew a different kind of tea can breathe a sigh of relief. Red GABA is brewed in the usual and traditional way, while the first water also merges, and tea also breathes. The difference is that the first upholding lasts not ten seconds, but ten minutes. For such tea, the price is often lower than the price for green tea. After that, tea can be poured in cups or in another container, for example, in a thermos, if a long trip is planned. The cost of 100 g, depending on the variety, ranges from 600 to 2000 rubles.

Recognizable taste and aroma

A man who at least once tried GABA tea, will never forget his taste. It slightly resembles the taste of fruit broth, and its color, depending on the type of tea, varies from golden to reddish.

A distinctive feature is an easy sourness. It should not be too strong. This indicates the failure to comply with the rules of production or low quality raw materials. Despite the fact that we are used to drinking tea with sugar, lemon and other condiments, GABA is drunk without all this. Any seasoning can change or even neutralize the original unique taste and long aftertaste.

It is better to try once than to read a hundred times

GABA-tea, reviews of which are mostly positive, can be called a product that everyone should try. People who drink it regularly confirm the conclusions of scientists and say that they are feeling brisker, and their memory has improved significantly after a month of regular tea drinking.

By the way, Taiwanese businessmen consider it a good idea to submit GABA tea at the talks, believing that only concentration, concentration and calmness can lead to a productive course of negotiations. Relaxation, which gives the process of tea drinking, is combined with increased acuity of thinking, which positively affects the speed and mechanism of decision-making.