Organic Japanese Sencha Green Tea Upper Grade. Sencha Loose Leaf Green Tea, 100% Bio, Natural and Pure. First Harvest Green Tea Leaves Cultivated in Japan.
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Produced in Japan
Sencha is a green leaf tea prepared as an infusion and very popular in Japan. Sencha is cultivated in the south of Japan, with the fast growing plantations exposed to direct sunlight throughout their life cycle. NaturaleBio’s Sencha comes from the very first crop harvest towards the end of April, making it the most prized tea.
Certified Organic and Vegan
100% Pure and Organic. Produced without pesticides and unnatural chemical fertilisers which can harm the body and our general health. Produced in Japan. Certified organic by supervisory boards authorised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture.
Sencha Tea Properties
Sencha green tea comes as bright, intense green leaves that have a characteristic needle-like shape. Its infusion is transparent, with a golden yellow to intense green colouring and a particularly refreshing and harmonious flavour, ranging from slightly bitter to sweet.
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What is Sencha?
Sencha is a green tea very popular in Japan. Cultivated in the south of Japan, it comes as bright, intense green leaves that have a characteristic needle-like shape. Accounting for 80% of domestic tea production, Sencha is the most common tea in Japan, and also the most appreciated. Its infusion is transparent, with a golden yellow to intense green colouring.
The origin of Sencha
Sencha tea, unlike Matcha and Gyokuro, is cultivated fully exposed to the sun in long undulating rows. The low-forming tea bushes of a variety of Camellia sinensis, also called Yabukita, are cultivated in a harmonious and orderly manner. Sencha is grown in Japan, particularly in Kirishima, in the south. Kirishima is the ideal place for organic tea cultivation, because it is often foggy, with extreme temperature differences. Such climatic conditions are particularly favourable for Japanese teas.
How is Sencha cultivated?
The time of harvest is very important, with generally three harvests taking place, the first often at the beginning of May, the second at the end of June, and the last at the beginning of August. NaturaleBio’s Sencha tea comes from the very first harvest in late April, and is also called ‘Ichiban-cha’ or ‘Shincha tea’, meaning the freshest tea. After harvesting, the leaves are steamed for a maximum of 2 minutes to immediately stop oxidation, and preserve all their beneficial properties. Later they are dried inside a machine that gives the leaves their typical needle-like appearance.
Taste & Texture
Our Sencha comes from organic farming. Sencha leaves have a beautiful bright and intense green colour and needle-like shape. Sencha green tea has a very particular refreshing and harmonious flavour that ranges from slightly bitter to sweet. This is thanks to two of its essential components that come into play during the infusion: Theanine and Catechin.
How to consume Sencha?
Sencha tea is low in theine, tea’s form of caffeine, making it perfect for drinking frequently. Sencha tea can be drunk as an infusion, or used in the kitchen as a spice to flavour dishes. We at NaturaleBio sell and market Sencha Organic Green Tea Leaves