Compounds called catechins in tea leaves act like “little Velcro” hooks to which lead molecules latch, said Michelle Francl, a chemist at Bryn Mawr College and the author of a book on the ...

Black tea leaves are crushed so the chemicals inside them get exposed to the air – a process called oxidation. This alters the bitter-tasting compounds, such as tannins, into more floral and ...

Something that “Big” Coffee & “Hip” Coffee Don’t Have: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf heads into 2017 stronger than ever Not many people know that The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is one of the world’s first ...

In Moroccan culture, the tea is made by steeping mint and green tea leaves and sugar, and is commonly served at all times of day. In North America, early Native Americans made a tea from wild mint ...