It is always a dilemma to pick one when you are presented with the best two - Green Tea and Oolong Tea.
Green tea is one of the healthiest brews available on the earth and so is oolong tea. Both these teas originated in China and are made from the same plant, i.e. Camellia sinensis.
What makes them different is that they are made from different parts of the plant and by following different procedures. Yet, both these teas are worth suggesting because of their health benefits.
Difference in manufacture method
Green tea is unfermented, black tea is fully fermented whereas oolong tea is partially fermented. Green tea is heated to stop natural oxidation then, rolled intentionally. Oolong tea is withered under strong sun and then allowed to oxidize(degree of oxidation from 8 - 85%) before curling and twisting.
Similar ingredients in oolong tea and green tea
Ingredient | Benefits |
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Catechins |
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Caffeine |
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Fluoride |
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Health Benefits of oolong tea and green tea
Benefit | Lowers blood sugar level |
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Oolong Tea |
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Green Tea |
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Benefit | Improves brain function |
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Oolong Tea |
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Green Tea |
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Benefit | Weight management |
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Oolong Tea |
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Green Tea |
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Benefit | Cures cancer |
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Oolong Tea |
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Green Tea |
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Benefit | Skin benefits |
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Oolong Tea |
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Green Tea |
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Benefit | Healthy heart |
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Oolong Tea |
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Green Tea |
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Which is tastier: oolong tea or green tea?
The brown colored oolong tea is preferred by a lot of people for its sweet and delicious flavor while the green tea is bitter in flavor.
Side Effects of oolong tea and green tea
Both teas present negative effects if consumed in more amounts. Because higher amount of caffeine consumption present in both teas may cause headache, insomnia, vomiting, irritability, diarrhea, dizziness, etc.
Likewise, consuming too much of green tea or oolong tea increases fluoride content in your body which causes a health trouble known as fluorosis.
Research conducted
Oolong Tea
- A Chinese study, in 1998 which surveyed on 102 females found that drinking oolong tea regularly for six weeks helped in reducing body weight.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s research reports that approximately 75 percent of the tea produced universally is black; around 23 percent is green while only 2 percent is oolong.
Green Tea
- According to a review published in “Maturitas”, the catechins present in green tea may lessen the risk of breast, ovarian, prostate, and endometrial cancers.
- In a study “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” conducted in 2009, it discovered that green tea holds more amount of polyphenols, antioxidant properties than in oolong tea.