Everyone knows that not everything that has been eaten overnight can be eaten. Friends who like to drink tea must have had overnight tea, so can this overnight tea be drunk? Many people say they can’t drink it, but what are the reasons why they can’t drink it? Let’s introduce it in detail below!

First of all, what is "overnight tea"?

Someone asked: If the tea I brewed at 10 o'clock in the evening is considered to be overnight tea at 2 o'clock in the morning?

Some people say: If you brew tea in the morning and put it in the evening, you will definitely be able to drink it if you don’t leave it overnight!

In fact, overnight tea refers to tea that has been brewed for a long time, not just tea that has been left overnight. How long does it take for tea to be left overnight? In fact, there are no specific regulations, but tea that is usually left for more than 24 hours is called "overnight tea."

Can you drink overnight tea?

A CCTV program once said I did an experiment and compared the three types of tea that people like to drink: Longjing, Pu'er and chrysanthemum. What are the differences between these three types of tea when they have been left for 24 hours, 12 hours and freshly brewed?

The conclusion is: it is drinkable, and the taste is not bad!

Experiments have shown that tea that has been left for 12 hours and 24 hours does not become sour or rancid. So what is the taste of "overnight tea"? ? This program invites national senior tea tasters to identify the taste of tea under different conditions.

Conclusion: Whether it is Longjing, Pu'er or chrysanthemum, it will matter whether it is stored for 12 hours or 24 hours. The taste is not much different from freshly brewed tea. In fact, the overnight tea has a stronger flavor and a better flavor. Studies have shown that overnight tea is not harmful to health.

Why shouldn’t you drink overnight tea? /p>

1. Tea contains tea polyphenols, which are easily oxidized into brown gelatin in air and water. Tea rust contains pickaxe, lead, iron, arsenic, Mercury and other substances. The longer the tea that has not been finished or left in the cup, such as overnight tea, is exposed to the air, the more tea polyphenols will be oxidized into tea rust and enter the human body, which will be mixed with food. The proteins, fats and vitamins in the food combine and precipitate, hindering the absorption and digestion of nutrients.

2. Once these oxidative substances enter the human body, they can also cause inflammation and ulcers in the kidneys, liver, stomach and other organs. , necrosis and other lesions.

Therefore, tea should not be drunk overnight, and the tea sets should be cleaned frequently.