Why is loose leaf tea better than tea bags?
To best illustrate how loose leaf teas differ from tea bags, take a cup of Folgers coffee and compare it to a cup of Starbucks. While Folgers may be fine for some, Starbucks has certainly taken the coffee experience up a notch. The same holds true for tea. The varieties offered in supermarkets are of a much lower quality; in fact what ends up in a tea bag is the dust, the tiny tea leaf particles that break off during processing. Not only is the aroma and the flavor of tea brewed with loose leaf teas much better, but it contains higher amounts of flavinoids.
