Dark Tea (Fu Tea) Extract

Dark Tea also known as Poria cocos Brick (Fu Brick Tea) is of the top grade in the ancient kind of dark tea. Being a complete ferment tea, Poria cocos Brick Tea is the most complex and unique tea having the longest production processing cycle. Its products Aspergillus Cristatus is brick-like in appearance, with flourishing golden flowers all over and has a dark and shining red and strong tea soup mellow to the taste with lasting scent. Due to the deep ferment process involved in the dark tea manufacturing, the catechine contents are changed during the whole tea polyphenols. For example, 30% green tea polyphenols contains 20% catechines, but 30% dark tea polyphenols contains only around 6% catechines. The catechines in the Dark Tea contain an enormous amount of hydroxyphenols that are easily oxidized, congregated and contracted, which explains its good anti-oxidation effect, having an effect of 25-100 times as strong as those of vitamin C and E. It is widely used in medicines, agriculture, and chemical and food industries. This extract prevents cardiovascular disease, lowers the risk of cancer, and decreases blood sugar and blood pressure, as well as viruses. In the food industry, the anti oxidation agent is used for preserving food and cooking oils.