The Differences between Tea and Infusion is given here. It is common to use the terms tea and infusion synonymously. Usually, it is said “I will prepare a chamomile tea” even if this is an infusion.
The properties of tea are different from those of an infusion. All tea is an infusion, but not all infusions are tea. To know the difference, it is convenient to understand the meaning of both terms.
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Tea
Tea is, along with coffee, one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. It has wonderful properties that differ depending on the type of oxidation that the tea has been subjected to.
Tea was discovered in 2500 BC and is of Chinese origin.
The tea comes from the Camellia Sinensis plant, a plant of Chinese origin from which black, red, green, and white teas come.
Tea is brewed by infusing for less or for 5 minutes, otherwise you get an unpleasant bitter taste. At the end of the infusion, the leaves are extracted from the cup or teapot.
Tea contains caffeine or theine. If tea is highly oxidized, like black tea, the more caffeine it will have.
Infusion
The infusions are drinks prepared with water at high temperatures, the water does not come to boil. In an infusion, medicinal herbs are used in the form of dried or fresh leaves, flowers, and stems.
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Differences between Tea and Infusion
- The tea comes from the Camellia Sinensis plant and is prepared as an infusion, that is, adding hot water to the leaves and not boiling.
- An infusion is one that is prepared with flowers and parts of various medicinal plants that are not Camellia Sinensis and therefore cannot be called tea.
- Tea contains theine or caffeine, while infusions do not. Therefore, a chamomile infusion cannot be considered tea.
