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The tea industry /

In recent years the international tea industry has changed dramatically with the closure of the London Terminal Auction in 1998 in favour of auctions at source in both Africa and Asia, and the evolution of a wide range of value added products. This major new looseleaf provides a guide to the complex...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hall, Nick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Woodhead, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; The Tea Industry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About the author; Index; Chapter 1. The history and origins of tea; 1.1 Oriental origins; 1.2 The British connection; 1.3 The etymology of tea; Notes and references; Chapter 2. Cultivation; 2.1 The tea plant; 2.2 Cultivation; 2.3 Planting; 2.4 Crop control; 2.5 Plucking; 2.6 Pruning; Notes and references; Chapter 3. Processing; 3.1 Processing stages; 3.2 At the factory; 3.3 Grading; 3.4 Tea types; 3.5 Black tea; 3.6 Green tea; 3.7 Yellow tea; 3.8 Oolong tea; 3.9 White tea; 3.10 Pu-erh tea; Notes and references.
  • Chapter 4. Value added tea4.1 Packing; 4.2 Product range; Notes and references; Chapter 5. World production; 5.1 Production trends; 5.2 The producing countries; Notes and references; Chapter 6. World consumption; 6.1 Consumption trends; 6.2 The consuming countries; Notes and references; Chapter 7. Export and import; 7.1 Export and import trends; 7.2 Transport; 7.3 The exporting countries; 7.4 The importing countries; Notes and references; Chapter 8. Markets and marketing; 8.1 Auctions; 8.2 Procedure; 8.3 Prices; 8.4 Supply and demand; 8.5 Marketing; Notes and references.
  • Chapter 9. Quality assessment and control9.1 Key considerations; 9.2 Tea tasting; 9.3 Blending; Notes and references; Chapter 10. Health; 10.1 The claims; 10.2 The components of tea; 10.3 Research into health benefits; Notes and references; Appendix; Bibliography.