Are Cups Suitable For Making Tea? What Harm Will There Be?

Are Cups suitable for making tea? What harm will there be?

When drinking water in winter, in order to prevent the water temperature from dropping too quickly, a Cup is generally used to hold water, but the editor found that many people still use Cups to make tea, in fact, this practice is not correct. So let me tell you in detail why the Cup is not suitable for making tea, and what kind of harm it will cause.

1. The reasons why Cups are not suitable for making tea

Tea is a beverage rich in nutrients. Tea contains tea polyphenols, tannins, aromatic substances, amino acids and various vitamins. When boiling water is used to make tea in a pot or ordinary cup, a large number of beneficial ingredients are dissolved in the water, which makes the tea soup produce an aromatic smell. The refreshing bitterness can be said to be just right. However, using a Cup to make tea, because the temperature has been kept high, the aromatic substances are quickly volatilized, thereby reducing the due aroma. In addition, due to the high temperature, tea polyphenols and tannins can be scratched out too much, making the tea soup thick in color, bitter in taste, and stuffy. In addition, because vitamins are not resistant to high temperature, long-term high-temperature soaking makes the loss larger. Therefore, it is not advisable to use a Cup to make tea. In the same way, it is not advisable to boil tea leaves in a pot and drink them.

2. What are the dangers of making tea in a Cup?

1. It will affect the taste of tea

When the tea is stuffed in the cup, the aroma of the tea is not easy to volatilize; and the tannic acid and theophylline in the tea overflows in large quantities, which also makes the tea soup too thick and the bitterness increases, and the taste will not be very good. Because the temperature of the Cup is generally relatively high, although the tea can be distributed quickly, it also reduces the fragrance that the tea should have. Moreover, the tea leaves that have been scalded at high temperature will lose the nutrients they contain, thus losing the tea leaves. Therefore, it is not suitable to use a Cup for making tea.

2. It will damage your health

It is believed that most of the people who use the thermos to make tea are office workers. In fact, the tea itself has many beneficial effects on the human body, but if the thermos is scalded at high temperature, it will lose a lot of nutrients, leaving only the tea leaves. Most people in the office drink two or three cups or more a day because tea can refresh their minds. Too much tea from a thermos can lead to various symptoms such as insomnia and dreaminess. Friends who are using Cups to make tea should pay attention.