Tea drinking for health is the traditional culture of China. However, like drinking tea, if you don’t drink it right, then it will do nothing for you. As it is known for all, it is better to brew tea with boiled water that is 70-80 degrees. However, for convenient purpose, some people like to brew tea with thermal bottle. Doing this, you can carry the hot tea and drink the hot tea any time you want. But, you don’t know brew tea with thermal bottle is bad for your health. Let’s check it out together.
The harm of brewing tea with thermal bottle is that if you soak the tea leaves in the high-temperature water, it will destroy the vitamin contained in the tea, cause the volatile of tea oil, and the leakage of tannins and theophylline. It will not only reduce the nutritional value of the tea, but also increased the amount of carcinogenic substances. If you drink like this for a long time, it will cause health issues, leading to diseases in terms of digestive, cardiovascular, nervous and hematopoietic system.
It is better to brew teas used these containers
- Ceramic cup
Due to the special material used and the manufacturing technique of ceramic cup, it rarely releases any harmful substances during the process. Therefore, the ceramic cup is the top choice for tea brewing.
- Glass
Glass does not contain any chemicals when is made in the furnace. When people drink tea with glass, they don’t need to worry that they will drink chemical substance into their stomachs. In additional, the smooth surface of the glass makes it easy to clean. And it is hard for bacteria and dirt to grow on the surface of the cup. Therefore, it is relatively healthier and safer to drink tea with glass.
- Enamel cup
Traditional enamel cup is made by the thousands of degrees of heat. It does not contain any poisoned substances, such as lead. You use with relief.
Therefore, if you want to have a cup of health and strong aroma tea, it is better to use glass, enamel cup and ceramic cup to brew tea. The thermal bottle is not completely unusable. If you brew the tea, then you pour the tea (without the tea leaves) into the thermal bottle. On the one hand, it can keep the temperature for a relatively longer period. On the other hand, it can compensate the cons of nutrition lose.