Instant Green Tea and Green Tea Powder
1. Production Method
- Instant teas are once brewed and extracted into liquid form. Then it is made into a concentrate and dried into powder form.
- Powdered green teas are simply loose leaf teas that are grounded into fine powder. Ceremonial grade matcha uses traditional stone mill to make the fine ground powder.
2. Composition
Instant tea is first brewed into liquid, then concentrated and dried, so the cup is reconstituted from a tea extract. Green tea powder is the loose-leaf tea itself, simply ground fine, so you whisk and drink the whole leaf rather than steeping it and discarding the leaves.
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3. Solubility
The good part of instant green tea is that it will immediately dissolve in water with no sediment. On the other hand, green tea powder will not dissolve in tea as well as instant green tea. Since it is pure tea leaf with no additives it is likely to have some sediments.
4. Ingredients
Instant teas will include preservatives such as maltodextrin, citric acid, etc to make it easier to dissolve in water. As mentioned, green tea powder will not have any additives or preservatives, just simply tea leaf for the ingredient.
I have put together an info-graphic, hope you can see the difference from the following:
Hope you now have a better understanding about the teas!
Now that you know the difference, choose by preparation
Three powders, three ways to brew.
Thank you for reading.
