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Benifuuki

Variety of Tea plant · Camellia sinensis
Bred for black tea, now famous as an allergy-fighting green tea rich in methylated catechins.
Edible value7Medicinal value7Other uses1
🇯🇵 Japan 1993

Taste & characteristics

Taste

firmbitteraromatic

Profile

Parentage
Benihomare x Makura Cd86 (sinensis x assamica)
Breeder
Nationale Teeforschung Japan
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Description

Growth

Hybrid of sinensis and assamica; robust growth, high catechin content.

Yield

As unfermented green tea rich in EGCG-3''-Me-gallate; also for full-bodied black tea.

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